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Learn AI for Beginners — 30-Day Guide

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A beginner-friendly, step-by-step 30-day guide to understanding Artificial Intelligence. From NLP fundamentals to AGI — explained in plain language, no programming required.

AI From Scratch

30 lessons, 30 days
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Hybrid RAG Systems

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Master retrieval-augmented generation with hybrid search, re-ranking, multi-hop reasoning, and production-grade RAG pipelines.

Advanced Retrieval

30 lessons, 30 days
₹19999₹5999

Agentic AI & Multi-Agent Workflows

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Build autonomous AI agents that plan, reason, and collaborate. Multi-agent orchestration, tool use, and real-world deployment.

Autonomous Systems

₹7999

Fine-Tuning & LLMOps

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Learn to fine-tune foundation models, build evaluation pipelines, and deploy custom LLMs at scale with modern MLOps practices.

Model Customization

₹4999

Multimodal AI & Computer Vision

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Explore image generation, video understanding, spatial intelligence, and building applications that see, hear, and understand the world.

Beyond Text

₹2999

Daily Research Papers

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Research Simplified

One AI research paper explained clearly every day. Stay at the frontier of AI research — no jargon, just insight. Designed for curious beginners and builders alike.

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About the Author

Shoaib Alam — AI Engineer and creator of AI From Scratch

Shoaib Alam

AI Engineer at JPMC • NLP Researcher (IIT Gandhinagar)

I specialize in building fiduciary-grade hybrid RAG solutions and scalable AI systems for institutional finance. As a pioneer of Hybrid RAG at JPMC and published researcher at EMNLP 2024 (LEGOBench), I bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and production-ready enterprise applications.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I start learning AI from scratch?+

Start with Python — it's the essential programming language for AI. Then build your math intuition (linear algebra, calculus, probability). Move to classical machine learning, then deep learning, and finally NLP and large language models. Our free AI Learning Roadmap breaks each step down for complete beginners.

Do I need to know Python to learn AI?+

Yes, Python is practically required. It's the primary language for every major AI framework (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face). You don't need to be an expert — basic proficiency in variables, loops, functions, and working with libraries like NumPy and Pandas is enough to get started.

What is a Hybrid RAG system?+

A Hybrid RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system combines both dense vector search (semantic similarity) and sparse keyword search (like BM25) to retrieve the most relevant information for a Large Language Model. This ensures the AI gets both the broad conceptual context and exact-match keywords, making it much more accurate for enterprise use cases.