Ultimate AI Learning Resource List
From Zero to Teaching Companies About AI
This is the actual learning roadmap Kyle used to go from zero to teaching companies about AI at $2,000/hour. No fluff, just the resources that work. Work through these over a couple of weeks and you'll know more about large language models than 99% of people out there.
🎬 Start Here: Fun Videos That Actually Teach
The mathematics without the pain. These make complex concepts intuitive without requiring a PhD.
Casually Explained - "The Levels of AI"
Covers narrow vs general vs super intelligence (most people still mix these up). Fun, silly but still useful.
Exurb1a - "How Will We Know When AI is Conscious?"
Philosophical but accessible exploration of AI consciousness and what it means.
3Blue1Brown - LLMs Explained
You're not going to be handwriting differential equations, don't worry! Start here if math scares you.
Pro Tip: If you want to go deeper, 3Blue1Brown's whole playlist on neural networks is fantastic.
🎓 "The Karpathy Trilogy"
Andrej Karpathy's Essential Videos - I personally went through all of this on the treadmill! It's long but chunk it up.
Intro to Large Language Models (1 hour)
Start here - perfect introduction to how LLMs work
Deep Dive into LLMs (3.5 hours)
The main course - comprehensive technical exploration
How I Use LLMs (2+ hours)
Practical application from one of the best in the field
🧠 Foundational Books: Understanding What's Actually Happening
These books explain the underlying concepts that make AI work
"What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work?" by Stephen Wolfram
- • Available free online (or get the book)
- • Written when GPT-3.5 launched but still the best explainer
- • Gets progressively complex but starts accessible
"How AI Works" by Ronald Kneusel
Thin book, light language, deep insights. Perfect bridge between pop-sci and technical.
View on AmazonPro Tip: ChatGPT knows these texts well. Use it as your tutor: "I'm reading Wolfram's piece and don't understand [this part]"
🏫 Structured Learning: Free Courses
Professional courses to build systematic knowledge
Deep Learning AI (deeplearning.ai)
Start with: "Generative AI for Everyone"
10 hours total - perfect introduction
Then multiple pathways depending on your interests
What you want to DO with AI
Platform Academies
Both OpenAI and Anthropic have academies. I personally find OpenAI's to be a bit of a mess and prefer Anthropic's as it is less bloated and easier to find useful content.
📖 Going Deeper: The AI Canon
For those ready to dive deep into the seminal papers
The AI Canon from a16z includes all the seminal AI papers in one place:
- • Karpathy's "Software 2.0"
- • Transformers papers
- • Stable diffusion research
- • Comes with an Airtable tracker
Important: Some recommend this as a starting place. Nope. Not at all. It's got some heavy stuff! Warm yourself up first with the previous resources.
📰 Staying Current: Signal vs Noise
Kyle's recommended sources for keeping up with AI news
Make sure to bookmark this page and refer back to it as there's a lot here!
Work through these resources systematically and you'll have a better understanding of AI than most "experts" out there.