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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. Click on the + icons to view the available videos in each category. 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 an LLM (Large Language Model)?

Video 07

How Are LLMs Trained? (Data, Compute & Scale)

Video 08

What Is a Token? How AI "Reads" Text

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Video 09

AI vs. Human Intelligence: Key Differences & Similarities

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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
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Video 11

What Is a Foundation Model?

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Video 12

What Is a Transformer? (The Architecture Behind ChatGPT & Friends)

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Video 13

What Does "Training Data" Mean, and Why It Matters

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Video 14

Hallucinations: Why AI Makes Things Up

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Video 15

What Is Temperature? How AI Chooses Its Words

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Video 16

What Is Context Window? Why AI "Forgets" Long Conversations

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Video 17

How AI Generates Images (Diffusion Models Explained)

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Video 18

Text, Image, Audio, Video: The Rise of Multimodal AI

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Video 19

What Is a Chatbot vs. an AI Agent?

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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
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Video 21

What Is a Prompt? Your First Conversation With AI

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Video 22

The Anatomy of a Great Prompt

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Video 23

Zero-Shot, One-Shot & Few-Shot Prompting Explained

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Video 24

Chain-of-Thought Prompting: Getting AI to "Show Its Work"

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Video 25

Giving AI a Role: Using Personas & System Prompts

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Video 26

Iterating on Prompts: How to Refine & Improve Results

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Video 27

Prompt Anti-Patterns: Common Mistakes to Avoid

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Video 28

Writing Prompts for Creative Tasks (Writing, Brainstorming, Ideas)

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Video 29

Writing Prompts for Analytical Tasks (Research, Summarizing, Data)

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Video 30

Writing Prompts for Technical Tasks (Code, Formulas, Structured Output)

Unit 04 · Videos 31–40Practical AI SkillsApplying AI to real work and life
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Video 31

How to Summarize Long Documents With AI

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Video 32

Using AI for Research: What It's Good For (and Where It Fails)

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Video 33

AI for Writing: Drafts, Editing & Tone

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Video 34

AI for Coding: Explaining, Debugging & Generating Code

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Video 35

Using AI for Learning & Studying

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Video 36

AI for Data Analysis: Asking Questions About Your Numbers

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Video 37

Building a Personal Workflow With AI Tools

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Video 38

AI Tools Landscape: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & More Compared

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Video 39

Using AI APIs: A Beginner's Overview

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Video 40

AI Agents & Automation: What They Can Do for You

Unit 05 · Videos 41–50Critical Thinking, Ethics & SafetyBeing a responsible and skeptical AI user
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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

The AI For Everyone Initiative is continuously expanding. Everything here, from the video library to the curated external resources, is actively updated and maintained. Whether you are learning for yourself or looking for resources for your team, organization, or class, we recommend that you check back regularly and keep a bookmark for this page. We are excited to share these resources with you. If you want to be notified when new resources become available, fill out and submit the form below.