AI For Everyone is AIPTD's initiative to proliferate AI knowledge and skills, both through AIPTD-created and sponsored content and curation of external resources. Content in this section is built to support a wide range of audiences and skill levels, not just professionals, and will never live behind a paywall. To receive a notification once new resources are added, please click here.
5 units · 50 videos · Launching 2026
AI For Everyone Video Library
Welcome to our AI For Everyone video library, a free resource designed to make artificial intelligence simple and accessible for all. Our initial offering of 50 short videos explains AI in a clear, easy-to-follow format, giving everyone the opportunity to understand and benefit from AI at no cost. Each category opens with its first videos below; use Show More to see the rest. To receive a notification once new resources are added, please click here.
Unit 01 · Videos 1–10Foundations Of AIWhat AI is and how it came to be
Video 01
What Is Artificial Intelligence? (A Plain-English Definition)
Video 02
A Brief History of AI: From Turing to Today
Video 03
How Computers "Learn": The Basics of Machine Learning
Video 04
What Is a Neural Network? (The Brain Analogy Explained)
Video 05
What Is Deep Learning and Why Does It Matter?
Video 06
What Is a Foundation Model?
Video 07
What Is an LLM (Large Language Model)?
Video 08
What Is a Token? How AI "Reads" Text
Video 09
AI vs. Human Intelligence: Key Differences & Similarities
Video 10
Types of AI: Narrow AI, General AI & What's Actually Real Today
Unit 02 · Videos 11–20How Modern AI WorksFoundation models, transformers, and why AI hallucinates
Video 11
How AI Learns? Training, Data & Feedback
Video 12
What Is a Transformer? (The Architecture Behind ChatGPT & Friends)
Video 13
What Does "Training Data" Mean, and Why It Matters
Video 14
Hallucinations: Why AI Makes Things Up
Video 15
What Is Temperature? How AI Chooses Its Words
Video 16
What Is Context Window? Why AI "Forgets" Long Conversations
Video 17
How AI Generates Images (Diffusion Models Explained)
Video 18
Text, Image, Audio, Video: The Rise of Multimodal AI
Video 19
What Is a Chatbot vs. an AI Agent?
Video 20
Open Source vs. Closed AI Models: What's the Difference?
Unit 03 · Videos 21–30Working With AI: Prompting FundamentalsHow to communicate effectively with AI
Chain-of-Thought Prompting: Getting AI to "Show Its Work"
Video 25
Giving AI a Role: Using Personas & System Prompts
Video 26
Iterating on Prompts: How to Refine & Improve Results
Video 27
Prompt Anti-Patterns: Common Mistakes to Avoid
Video 28
Writing Prompts for Creative Tasks (Writing, Brainstorming, Ideas)
Video 29
Writing Prompts for Analytical Tasks (Research, Summarizing, Data)
Video 30
Writing Prompts for Technical Tasks (Code, Formulas, Structured Output)
Unit 04 · Videos 31–40Practical AI SkillsApplying AI to real work and life
Video 31
How to Summarize Long Documents With AI
Video 32
Using AI for Research: What It's Good For (and Where It Fails)
Video 33
AI for Writing: Drafts, Editing & Tone
Video 34
AI for Coding: Explaining, Debugging & Generating Code
Video 35
Using AI for Learning & Studying
Video 36
AI for Data Analysis: Asking Questions About Your Numbers
Video 37
Guidelines for Building an AI Workflow
Video 38
AI Tools Landscape: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & More Compared
Video 39
Using AI APIs: A Beginner's Overview
Video 40
AI Agents & Automation: A Beginner's Guide
Unit 05 · Videos 41–50Critical Thinking, Ethics & SafetyBeing a responsible and skeptical AI user
Video 41
How to Fact-Check AI Output
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Video 42
Bias in AI: Where It Comes From and How to Spot It
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Video 43
Privacy & AI: What You Should (and Shouldn't) Share
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Video 44
Copyright, Ownership & AI-Generated Content
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Video 45
Deepfakes & Synthetic Media: How to Detect Them
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Video 46
AI in the Workplace: Opportunities, Risks & Etiquette
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Video 47
The Environmental Cost of AI
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Video 48
Who Controls AI? Big Tech, Regulation & Open Source
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Video 49
AI Safety & Alignment: Why It's a Big Deal
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Video 50
The Future of AI Literacy: Skills You'll Need in an AI World
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