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Getting Started

Start using ChatGPT, then practice on a task you care about.

Guide

Getting started with ChatGPT

OpenAI

Start a conversation, choose a useful first task, and learn when to move from a quick chat to a larger task in Work. Includes voice basics and a route into the AI Foundations course.

Good for Your first conversations with ChatGPT

BeginnerFree guide
Before you start

No programming required.

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Prompt library

Wharton Prompt Library

University of Pennsylvania · Wharton

Reusable prompts with guidance for testing and adapting them. Includes an idea-challenging “Devil’s Advocate” example and a practical checklist for evaluating outputs.

Good for Improving a prompt you actually use

All levelsFree resource
Before you start

Test prompts with your own tasks and model. Reusing the library’s prompts requires attribution to Ethan and Lilach Mollick under CC BY 4.0.

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Learning

Build your understanding or develop something of your own.

Courses & foundations

Structured learning, with costs and prerequisites up front.

Course

Elements of AI

University of Helsinki & MinnaLearn

An introduction to what AI is, what it can do, and how to think about its effects. A useful foundation before focusing on a particular tool.

Good for Understanding AI beyond a single product

BeginnerFree course
Before you start

An account is required for complete course access. Six chapters with exercises; check the course FAQ for completion requirements.

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Course

Google AI Essentials

Google

Hands-on practice in prompting, workplace tasks, and responsible use. A structured option for people who want a short course with a completion certificate.

Good for A structured introduction to AI at work

BeginnerPaid courseUnder 5 hours · provider estimate
Before you start

No technical experience required. Google lists US/Canada pricing at US$49 per month after a 7-day trial; check local enrollment pricing.

Google completion certificate; not a professional license.

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Learning path

AI concepts for developers and technology professionals

Microsoft Learn

A beginner learning path with seven modules covering core AI concepts, generative AI and agents, language, speech, vision, information extraction, and retrieval-augmented generation. Assumes basic computing and math knowledge.

Good for Technical beginners who want a guided AI overview

BeginnerFree learning material
Before you start

Basic computing and math knowledge; aimed at developers and AI engineers.

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For developers

Code, APIs, and agents. Programming experience is expected.

Code & guides

Generative AI for Beginners

Microsoft

A 21-lesson curriculum with Python and TypeScript examples: chat, search, images, retrieval, agents, and application security.

Good for Building a foundation through working examples

DeveloperFree lessons · usage extra
Before you start

Python or TypeScript fundamentals. Choose a supported model service or local setup; the course now directs GitHub Models exercises to Microsoft Foundry Models. Cloud usage may cost extra.

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Code & guides

OpenAI Cookbook

OpenAI

Practical examples and guides for building with the OpenAI API. Start with a use case and work through the accompanying code.

Good for Finding an implementation pattern

DeveloperFree examples · API usage extra
Before you start

Coding experience; examples are mostly Python. API examples require an OpenAI account, API key and any billed model usage.

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Course

AI Agents Course

Hugging Face

Learn agent concepts, work with established frameworks, and build an evaluated final project. Includes retrieval, observability, and a game-playing example.

Good for Moving from chat prompts to working agents

DeveloperFree course3–4 hours per chapter · provider estimate
Before you start

Basic Python and LLM knowledge; a Hugging Face account for publishing projects.

Free course certificates: a fundamentals certificate after Unit 1, and a completion certificate after the required use case and final challenge.

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Courses

Hugging Face Learn

Hugging Face

Courses on language models, agents, context engineering, audio, and other practical topics in the Hugging Face ecosystem. Check each course for prerequisites.

Good for Exploring additional technical subjects

DeveloperVaries by course
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Developer guide

Make repeated API context cost less

OpenAI

A prompt caching guide to shared prefixes, stable tool definitions and cache breakpoints. Includes diagnostics for misses; compare cache-write costs with the savings from repeated reads.

Good for Reducing avoidable latency and input costs

DeveloperFree documentation · paid API usage
Before you start

An API integration with repeated context. Rates and cache behavior vary by model; a persistent session does not guarantee a cache hit.

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Developer guide

Choose a model and measure the result

OpenAI

A practical guide to balancing model capability, latency and cost, with advice on instructions, long-running work and production checks. Test vendor recommendations on your own tasks.

Good for Choosing a model for a real workload

DeveloperFree guide · model usage extra
Before you start

Basic API or coding-agent experience. Compare cost per successful task, not token price alone; benchmark before changing a production workflow.

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Research guidance

Release AI mathematics responsibly

Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence

Calls for labs to stop testing advanced mathematics on inaccessible proprietary models, alongside recommendations for attribution, proof artifacts and community-led human understanding when results are released.

Good for Evaluating how AI research claims are shared

AdvancedFree reading
Before you start

Mathematical research context. These are scholarly recommendations, not verification of any particular proof or endorsement of a lab.

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