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Business AIFoundation3 daysHybrid · KL + online
AI Foundations Bootcamp
Three days to a working mental model of modern AI.
A three-day immersive for working professionals who want to develop their own mental model of how modern AI systems actually work — without becoming an engineer. Built around hands-on exercises, not slide decks.
Outcomes
What you'll leave with.
- A grounded mental model for evaluating AI capabilities and limitations
- Hands-on experience with five frontier models
- A practical playbook for your first AI initiative at work
Prerequisites
None. Comfort with a computer is enough.
Curriculum
Day by day.
- 01
Day 1 · The shape of modern AI
- A short history of where we are and why
- What models actually do and don’t do
- Hands-on exploration of frontier models
- 02
Day 2 · Working with AI on real tasks
- Prompt design from first principles
- Retrieval, tools, and what makes outputs reliable
- A worked example using the Teragrid Ai Platform
- 03
Day 3 · Bringing AI into your team
- Identifying realistic first projects
- Common failure modes and how to avoid them
- A workshop on your own initiative
Your instructor
David L.
Lead Instructor · Business AI Track
David leads the business-track bootcamps. He works with operators and managers translating AI capability into operational change in their teams. (Placeholder bio.)