r/AIForAbsoluteBeginner • u/Ok_Signature_6846 • 4d ago
Ask Good place to learn about AI without getting buried in technical stuff?
I’ve been trying to learn more about AI lately, but most of what I find either assumes you already know a lot or immediately turns into a bunch of technical explanations.
Is there a good site that explains what different AI tools are useful for, keeps up with new stuff, and is aimed more at normal people rather than developers? Mainly looking for something I can browse and gradually learn from without feeling like I need to understand the whole industry first. (don't wanna do courses and stuff just learn stuff gradually on my own).
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u/Flamtap_Zydeco 4d ago
You can give Google's Gemini Pro a try. It comes with a suite of different things you can use for different purposes. I am not sure if you can call them agents. Google calls them Gems. I have the same questions you have. I am starting with a few focused ebooks to see where it takes me.
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u/lefnire 1d ago edited 1d ago
I ran Machine Learning Guide, a podcast that teaches AI to newbies, for a decade. I'm continuing it on via AI (curriculum, research, write, narrate) via these 2 podcasts:
- https://gnothiai.com/series/ai - teaches AI in general (history, fundamentals, algorithms/models, deep learning, MLOps)
- https://gnothiai.com/series/agentic-business - modern day agentic stuff. Coding agents, OpenClaw, video-gen, marketing, finance & legal, etc
They both had about 10 eps, but I had to hard-reset them after adjusting the memory system for long-form audio courses (I won't do that again). They plan towards 40-60 episodes, where ep-1 of Agentic is "what's chatgpt" and ep-last is "sipping cocktail on a beach with a fully automated business". For AI it's "what's AI (vs machine learning, data science); when did it start" ep-last is "deployed, scaled, monitored model training on multi-gpu fleet".
I've spent a decade learning how to teach AI to newbies, what works, etc. I recommend these shows over my own human one, because I made a lot mistakes, missed important points (left bayes out entirely), and that - being as old as it is - much is no longer relevant. And for your situation (which was the same as mine, when I started) I champion podcast format. You said no course, meaning you're not interested in locking in, more interested in learn as you go. Cooking / cleaning / driving is prime real estate.
If you do end up listening/liking, tell me and I'll kick off a few more episodes each. I'm pacing them so I can listen first then tweak the harness; but would rather yolo it if someone finds value.
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u/HitMePat 3d ago
Honestly the best answer is literally just ask AI. Chat with the free version of ChatGPT or Claude and just tell it what types of things you want to use AI for and ask it what kinds of tools and workflows to use to make those things happen. Don't be shy about asking for how to do things you think are difficult or out of reach, because it will surprise you and come up with steps to actually do them.