Build-along projects

56 projects across the syllabus. Each one is something you build and run yourself, with the stack and time listed up front.

Python for AI, From Zero

Colab Capstone: PDF or Recording to Summary and Actions

Ship an end-to-end work tool notebook.

Stack
Google Colab
Time
About 15 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Python for AI, From Zero

Project: Sales Insights Assistant

Ship an assistant that answers sales questions from a database with charts.

Stack
DuckDB, Streamlit, Gemini API
Time
About 35 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Working With LLM APIs

Provider Shoot-Out on Your Own Task

Pick a provider from measured quality, cost and latency.

Stack
OpenAI API, Anthropic API, Gemini API
Time
About 40 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Working With LLM APIs

Project: Ship a Public AI Study Helper

Launch a logged-in, streaming AI study helper at a public URL.

Stack
Next.js, FastAPI, Gemini API, Git + GitHub
Time
About 40 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
RAG: Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Choose a Vector DB (incl. LanceDB, Redis, Atlas): Benchmark on Your Data

Pick a DB from measured recall, latency and cost.

Stack
Chroma, Qdrant, pgvector (Postgres), Pinecone
Time
About 50 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
AI Agents

Project: Build a Mini Coding-Agent Harness

Ship a small harness that fixes a failing test in a sandbox.

Stack
Python, Ollama, Docker, Git + GitHub
Time
About 75 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Automation and No-Code Agents

Project: AI Email Triage

Classify, draft and route incoming email.

Stack
n8n, Gemini API
Time
About 45 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Automation and No-Code Agents

Project: Automated Weekly Report

Send a weekly AI-written report from a sheet.

Stack
Zapier, Google Sheets
Time
About 40 min
Level
Beginner
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Automation and No-Code Agents

Project: Invoice Processing and Lead Enrichment

Extract invoices to a sheet and enrich new leads.

Stack
n8n, Google Sheets
Time
About 45 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Voice AI Agents

Capstone: AI Receptionist

Ship a receptionist that answers, books and hands off.

Stack
Pipecat, Twilio
Time
About 90 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
LLM Engineering and Production

Capstone: Ship a Production AI Service

Deploy an evaluated, traced, secured AI service.

Stack
FastAPI, Docker, Langfuse, DeepEval
Time
About 90 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
LLM Engineering and Production

Capstone: The Agent Quality Platform

Ship datasets, metrics, red-team tests, CI gates and live monitoring for one agent.

Stack
DeepEval, RAGAS, promptfoo, Langfuse, GitHub Actions
Time
About 90 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Training LLMs

Capstone: Fine-Tune for a Real Work Task

Deliver a model, eval report and demo.

Stack
Unsloth, Google Colab
Time
About 15 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Training LLMs

Build and Train a Toy GPT

Train a tiny GPT that writes in a style.

Stack
PyTorch, nanoGPT-style code, Google Colab
Time
About 90 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Training LLMs

Train a Small Language Model on Colab

Pre-train and evaluate a small LM on a curated corpus.

Stack
PyTorch, Google Colab, Hugging Face Datasets
Time
About 90 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
ML and Deep Learning Foundations for AI Engineers

Your First Model With scikit-learn

Train and evaluate a classifier.

Stack
scikit-learn, pandas
Time
About 45 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
ML and Deep Learning Foundations for AI Engineers

Project: Digit Recogniser

Train and test a network on MNIST.

Stack
PyTorch, Google Colab
Time
About 45 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Multimodal AI

Project: Receipt and ID Checker

Build a validated image-to-data pipeline.

Stack
Qwen-VL, Instructor
Time
About 60 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Multimodal AI

Project: Automated Explainer Video Pipeline

Script, voice, visuals and edit in one pipeline.

Stack
Chatterbox TTS, Google Veo
Time
About 75 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI Careers and Portfolio

Capstone: Three-Project Portfolio

Ship three evaluated, deployed projects.

Stack
Listed in the lesson
Time
About 120 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
Frontier and Advanced

Project: Benchmark Your Model Serving Stack

Compare two serving setups on your own GPU budget (verify price).

Stack
vLLM, SGLang, GPU clouds (RunPod, Lambda, Vast.ai, E2E Networks)
Time
About 60 min
Level
Advanced
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
AI for Your Role

Project: Inspection Report and Checklist Pack

Build a site or plant inspection checklist and report template with a verification step.

Stack
Gemini, Google Sheets, Google Docs
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: Automate One Boring IT Task Safely

Automate one repetitive task with AI-written code, tested on dummy data first.

Stack
VS Code, Gemini, Google Sheets
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Verified Patient Handout and Journal Digest

Produce one patient-education handout and one journal digest, each checked line by line by you.

Stack
NotebookLM, Gemini, Google Docs
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Ward Training Kit and Duty Roster

Build a training quiz set and a fair duty roster, reviewed against your hospital protocols.

Stack
Gemini, Google Sheets, Google Forms
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: Expiry Tracker and Reorder Sheet

Set up a stock sheet with expiry alerts and reorder suggestions that you verify weekly.

Stack
Google Sheets, Gemini, Looker Studio
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Verified Case Brief and Client Checklist

Build a case brief and client intake checklist where every cited source is checked by you.

Stack
NotebookLM, Gemini, Google Docs
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Client Compliance Calendar and Query Bank

Build a compliance calendar and FAQ bank with each rule checked against the latest official source.

Stack
Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Gemini
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Client Concept Presentation

Build a client-ready concept deck with AI visuals clearly labelled as concept only.

Stack
Canva, Gemini, Google Slides
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Room Design Pitch for a Client

Create a room concept board, material list and quote ready to present.

Stack
Canva, Google Sheets, Gemini
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Listing Kit and Lead Tracker

Build a listing description set and a lead tracker with follow-up reminders.

Stack
Google Sheets, Canva, Gemini
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Pitch Pack and Follow-Up Sequence

Build a pitch one-pager, objection answers and a three-step follow-up sequence.

Stack
Gemini, Google Docs, Google Sheets
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Support Reply Library and FAQ Page

Build a tested reply library and FAQ that your team reviews before use.

Stack
NotebookLM, Google Docs, Google Sheets
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Researched Article With a Source Log

Write a short researched piece with a source log proving each fact.

Stack
NotebookLM, Perplexity, Google Docs
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Brand Kit and Landing Page Mockup

Create a small brand kit and landing page mockup, with every asset licence-checked.

Stack
Figma, Penpot, Canva
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A 30-Day Content Calendar

Build a content calendar with scripts for the first week and a review checklist.

Stack
Google Sheets, Gemini, Canva
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Client Onboarding Kit

Build a proposal template, scope checklist and invoice tracker for new clients.

Stack
Google Docs, Google Sheets, Gemini
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Festival Sale Plan for Your Shop

Plan a festival sale with an offer list, poster and message set.

Stack
Canva, Google Sheets, Gemini
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Downtime Tracker and Weekly Plant Report

Build a downtime tracker and weekly report that highlights the top three losses.

Stack
Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Gemini
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Weekly Menu, Cost Sheet and Review Reply Kit

Build a weekly menu with a cost sheet and review reply templates.

Stack
Google Sheets, Canva, Gemini
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A Season Plan and Farm Record Sheet

Build a season plan and cost record sheet checked with your local agri office.

Stack
Google Sheets, Gemini, Google Calendar
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon
AI for Your Role

Project: A 90-Day Study Plan and Mock Test Bank

Build a 90-day plan and a mock test bank with a weekly review loop.

Stack
Google Sheets, NotebookLM, Gemini
Time
About 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Code
Repo link when the lesson goes live
Coming soon