The resources I actually use and recommend. From complete beginner to daily workflows.
Grow with Google • Free • ~5 hours
The best beginner course. Learn what AI is, how to use it effectively, and practical applications for work and life.
Anthropic • Free • 10 min read
Understand what Claude is, what it can do, and how to get started with the AI assistant I use most.
OpenAI • Free • Help Center
Official guide to ChatGPT. How to use it, what it's good at, and tips for getting better results.
Learn Prompting • Free • Comprehensive
The most thorough guide to prompt engineering. Learn how to communicate with any AI model effectively.
GitHub / Anthropic • Free • Interactive
Step-by-step interactive course on optimal prompting. Learn the techniques that actually work.
Anthropic • Free tier available
Best for writing, analysis, and working with long documents. My daily driver for complex tasks.
OpenAI • Free tier available
The most popular AI assistant. Great for general questions, brainstorming, and quick tasks.
Perplexity AI • Free tier available
AI-powered search engine. Ask questions and get answers with sources. Replaces Google for research.
Google • Free
Upload documents and have AI conversations about them. Creates podcast-style audio summaries.
Midjourney • Paid
The gold standard for AI image generation. Create stunning visuals from text descriptions.
Kuaishou • Free tier available
State-of-the-art video generation. Create realistic videos from text or images.
Runway • Paid
Professional AI video tools. Gen-3 for video generation, plus editing tools used by filmmakers.
ElevenLabs • Free tier available
Voice cloning and text-to-speech. Create realistic voiceovers or clone your own voice.
Microsoft • Included with M365
AI built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Write documents, analyze data, create presentations.
Notion • Add-on subscription
AI writing and organization inside Notion. Summarize notes, generate content, answer questions about your docs.
Essays about building durable businesses, institutional knowledge, software, and decision making. Not AI news.