1. Google — Generative AI Learning Path (Cloud Skills Boost) https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/118 (The introductory, non-technical path. Free courses with no credits required.)
2. Microsoft — AI Fundamentals (Azure AI-900) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/azure-ai-fundamentals/ (The cert page, which links to the free study materials on Microsoft Learn. Note: the exam itself has a fee, but all prep content is free.)
3. IBM — AI Engineering Professional Certificate (Coursera — audit free) https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ai-engineer (Click “Enroll for Free” then choose the audit option to access content at no cost.)
4. DeepLearning.AI — Andrew Ng’s Short Courses https://www.deeplearning.ai/courses/ (The full course catalog. Many short courses — 1–2 hours each — are free to take.)
5. Anthropic — Prompt Engineering Guide https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/overview (The official public documentation. There’s also an interactive tutorial version here: https://github.com/anthropics/prompt-eng-interactive-tutorial)
6. Harvard — CS50’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python (edX) https://www.edx.org/learn/artificia…uction-to-artificial-intelligence-with-python (Free to audit. The course’s own Harvard page is also at https://cs50.harvard.edu/ai/)
One heads-up: the Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals certification (AI-900) is set to retire on June 30, 2026 Microsoft Learn, so if that one interests you, it’s worth jumping on it soon. Everything else on the list is currently active.
