Free AI Learning.
It's tough out there right now (and the next few years will be even tougher). Up to 40% of our working hours could be automated by AI and it's estimated that up to 9 out of every 10 workers will need to reskill by 2030. The promise of AI is both exciting and scary. It's easy to feel anxious and overwhelemed by the pace of change (especially if you don't know much about AI), so I've curated this collection of FREE courses, papers, books & blogs to help you stay informed and inspired. 💙
OpenAI Academy.
OPENAI [FREE COURSES & EVENTS]
Hundreds of short video tutorials and explainers for businesses, NGO's, government and education. Worth bookmarking to stay-up-to-date with new releases and features.
AI Academy.
IBM [FREE COURSE]
A FREE 24-part video course for business leaders & IT professionals looking for a slightly deeper dive into generative AI, and how you can start putting it to work in your business.
Generative AI for Beginners.
MICROSOFT [FREE TUTORIALS]
An 18-part guided course on Gen-AI - giving a foundational understanding of what it is, how it works, and why it matters.From prompting and responsibility, to creativity & governance.
Google's Channel.
YOUTUBE [VIDEO UPDATES]
Subscribe if you don't already. Updates, free courses, tutorials, and developer conferences on Gemini, DeepMind and all things AI from the world of Google.
Lex Fridman.
INTERVIEWS [YOUTUBE CHANNEL]
The most in-depth interviews you're likely to find on YouTube with AI innovators & pioneers. I loved the Anthropic interview with Dario Amodei but get comfy - it's over 5 hours!
MIT Open Learning.
MIT [FREE COURSES]
Dozens of FREE courses from on the world's leading tech colleges - from AI 101 to professional - MIT OpenCourseWare, MITx and MIT xPro is a solid place to learn from some of the top instructors and professors.
AI Agents, Clearly Explained.
JEFF SU [YOUTUBE]
A playful tutorial from a great YouTube Jeff Su about what AI agents are, how they work, and how you can get started with them.
[10 mins]
McKinsey: State of AI.
QUANTUM BLACK [PDF]
A 30-page report shows how organisations are using AI, and many have begun to use AI agents. But most are still in the early stages of scaling AI and capturing enterprise-level value.
AWS: Rise of Autonomous Agents.
AMAZON WEB SERVICES [POST]
"Use of autonomous agents is rapidly maturing and reaching a tipping point in enterprise adoption, enabled by cost effective foundational models with advanced reasoning capabilities..."
Gen-AI Executive Playbook.
PWC [PDF]
"GenAI is poised to make a significant economic impact, with estimates indicating that it could contribute between $2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion annually to global GDP by 2030.."
Agentic AI Opportunity.
McKINSEY [POST]
Agentic AI promises to unleash the full potential that companies had hoped to realize with gen AI. Here’s how leaders can make the most of the agentic era. [5 mins]
Six Key Insights for CXO's.
ACCENTURE [REPORT]
For the first time, machines can nearly think and act like humans, allowing companies to build AI agents that can augment or replace human labor. This is not just automation, it’s a new economic resource. [PDF]
Building Agentic Foundations.
BAIN [POST]
This 2025 technology report from BAIN talks about capturing the full potential of agents will require modernizing enterprise architecture.
[Listen: 11 mins or Read: 8 mins]
Rise of Agentic AI.
CAPGEMINI [PDF]
Based on our research findings and current adoption trajectories, we project that AI agents could generate up to $450Bn in economic value by 2028. [116-page PDF]
Agentic AI 101.
THOMSON REUTERS [REPORT]
Thomson Reurter's guide to introducing AI agents into your business. Generative AI and agentic AI: What are they, and how are they different?
[9-page eBook]
Enterprise Maturity Index.
SERVICENOW [REPORT]
ServiceNow's 2nd annual Enterprise AI Maturity Index, where they survey private and public sector leaders worldwide to measure progress on their AI journeys. [30-page PDF]
Tech Navigator Playbook.
INFOSYS [REPORT]
Useful [2025] report covering: Agentic AI systems, AI architecture & blueprints, Agentops, Agentic lift-cycle management, and Responsible agentic AI.
[68-page PDF]
2026 Agentic Trends Report.
ANTHROPIC [REPORT]
In 2025, coding agents moved from experimental tools to production systems. In 2026, Anthropic predicts AI gains will extend far beyond incremental
improvements to existing tools or models. [PDF]
Anthropic Academy.
ANTHROPIC [FREE COURSES & EVENTS]
Courses on everything from AI fluency, API development with Claude, ethics in action and respionsible use of AI in your business, school or organisation.
3Blue1Brown.
YOUTUBE [VIDEO EXPLAINERS]
Beautifully animated videos from beginner to super-deep-dive-advanced professional around large language models and the technology behind them.
OpenAI Blog.
OPENAI [NEWS BLOG]
Stay one-step ahead of your colleagues by being the first to learn about news updates, new product features, events and usecases from OpenAI around ChatGPT, Sora etc.
Andrej Karpathy.
YOUTUBE [VIDEO TUTORIALS]
Co-founder of OpenAI and former director of AI at Tesla has a brilliant YouTube channel which breaks down the most complex technologies into a language we can all understand. Worth subscribing.
Must Reads on AI.
HARVARD [READING]
Harvard's Must Read series is always worth checking out. The AI books are well worth a read as they break down the complexity of AI into bite-sized articles, revealing what matters most - aimed at business leaders with short attention spans.
Berkeley BAIR.
BERKELEY [BLOG]
Dubbed "the world's most advanced academic AI research lab" BAIR is worth checking out if you want a deep dive into what the some of the world's top AI researchers are talking about.
CEO's Guide to Generative AI.
IBM [GUIDEBOOK]
A FREE guide (22 chapters) from IBM's Institute of Business Value, written for CXO's, to help explain how AI can be used to transform an enterprise, increase productivity & deliver ROI.
Agentic AI Playbook.
McKINSEY [GUIDEBOOK]
A 28-page playbook from McKinsey's Quantum Black department of innovation - showing how agentic AI can support your business.
Leader's Guide to AI.
BCG [INTERACTIVE ARTICLE]
An interactive article (December, 2024) written for leader's who want to scale AI beyond just experiments and hype - into a tool which delivers real business impact.
Managing AI Transformation.
CONSULTPORT [GUIDE]
An 18-page guide to managing AI projects and the potential challenges in integrating and scaling AI across your business.
Identifying AI Use Cases.
OPENAI [WHITEPAPER]
A 34-page whitepaper explaining OpenAI's view to identifying usecases, and the 3 principles you need to keep in mind when you are exploring when/where to use AI.
Transform Your Business with AI.
BAIN [INTERACTIVE BLOG]
Five key questions executives are focusing on to scale and win with AI: Speed, Change, Competition, Enablement, Leadership.
Unlocking AI Value.
KPMG [REPORT]
Agents aren’t just the next wave - they’re a step-
change. These systems will act independently,
pursue goals... change how decisions are made, and how value is delivered. [28-page PDF]
State of AI in 2026.
IBM [RESOURCE]
IBM's Institute of Business Value is the world's largest research facilty in terms of C-Suite insights. Bookmark this site for the most up-to-date AI reports and CXO surveys.
AI 101 Free Course.
INTELLIPAAT [YOUTUBE]
A free 11-hour course on AI covering the basics before it digs deeper into the heavier topics of (artificial) neural networks, linear regression, scaling AI & regularisation. Technical. But useful. [11 hours]
Claude Code in 5 Minutes.
AI with ALLIE [eCOURSE]
A step-by-step guide for beginners to building an AI-powered app with Claude Code - from 60-second setup to advanced integrations with no coding required. [More Tutorials from Allie]
AI Agents for Beginners.
MICROSOFT [FREE COURSE]
Easy-to-follow (and FREE!) 10-part course from M icrosoft's developer team. 10 YouTube videos in this playlist.
[YOUTUBE PLAYLIST] + [GITHUB]
The Art of AI Maturity.
ACCENTURE [WEBSITE]
A study of 1,600 C-suite executives showing how different organisations across multiple industries are using (or planning to use) AI to transform their operations.
Deploying AI at Scale.
PwC x MICROSOFT [PLAYBOOK]
A 14-page guide outlining the 8-step journey which PwC believe business leaders should embark upon to unlock the power of AI (inc. security, infrastructure, risk).
Advancing Responsible AI.
WEF [REPORT]
47-page report from World Economic Forum covering the responsible use of AI in innovation (strategy, value creation, governance, accountability, development & use).
AI Value Creators.
ROB THOMAS+ [FREE eBOOK]
A free 299-page eBook from IBM SVP Rob Thomas which "provides a blueprint for meaningful AI engagement by sharing real-life success stories, and, perhaps more importantly, the lessons learned along the way."
Two Minute Papers.
YOUTUBE [SHORT VIDEOS]
A collection of entertaining short video explainers covering new technologies and updates from NVIDIA, DeepMind, OpenAI etc...
DeepLearningAI.
YOUTUBE [COURSES & TUTORIALS]
FREE micro-courses & tutorials from Coursea on all things LLM, AI, machine learning, agentic AI...
101 Gen AI Use Cases.
GOOGLE [INCLUDES BLUEPRINTS]
As if 101 use cases isn't enough to spark your creativity, the smart folks at Google Cloud also included the architectural blueprints to show you what the workflow for each use case might look like.
AWS Gen AI Client Success Stories.
AMAZON [WEB]
A very corporate site but this site from Amazon is a rabbit hole of about 230 client success stories, complete with videos, which you can segment by industry.
Deloitte AI Use Cases.
DELOITTE [WEB]
The AI Dossier: 80+ AI use cases A collection of new, high-impact AI use cases organized by industry, enterprise function, and AI type.
SAP AI Use Cases.
SAP [WEB]
A collection of 200+ AI use cases from the world's leading ERP software provider. Filter by: Financial mgmt, Human Capital Mgmt, Manufacturing, Procurement or Supply Chain Mgmt.
Getting Started in AI.
NVIDIA [COURSE]
A self-paced no-coding course from NVIDIA, where you can learn Generative AI concepts and applications, as well as the challenges and opportunities that the industry is facing.
Build a Brain in 10 Minutes.
NVIDIA [COURSE]
A quick "notebook lesson" which explores the biological inspiration for early neural networks.
Allie K. Miller.
LINKEDIN [FOLLOW]
The #1 most followed voice on Linkedin, Allie is well worth a follow. And sign up to her newsletter and FREE course of getting started in AI.
Ethan Mollick.
LINKEDIN [FOLLOW]
Wharton professor and author of the excellent book "Co-Intelligence". He's fun. He's got a huge brain. His content is very readable. And he always talks from a human-centred point-of-view which I appreciate.
Andreas Horn.
LINKEDIN [FOLLOW]
One of the smartest guys I know at IBM. If you really want to go behind-the-scenes of AI and stay up-to-date with the latest research and reports, Andreas is worth a follow.
WSJ Technology Briefing.
PODCAST [LISTEN]
Not got much time but want to stay updated on AI and the world of technology. This daily 10-minute breakfast briefing from the Wall Street Journal is worth subscribing to.
Bloomberg Technology.
TV SHOW [WATCH]
Bloomberg Technology is a fast-paced 45-minute magazine show every weekday. I've been a subscriber to Bloomberg for as long as I can remember. Get the app for your phone or tablet. Great for your daily commute.
Mixture of Experts.
IBM [PODCAST]
A weekly podcast from IBM's AI leaders, researchers, engineers, and software developers who break down the news each week from the world of AI.