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Free courses, guides, and lesson plans by Matthew Valancy. Technical subjects in plain language, hands-on practice at the center of every session, and a bias toward understanding the machine rather than merely operating it.

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About

Matthew Valancy is a Silicon Valley engineer working in robotics, simulation, perception, and edge AI. These pages collect his teaching material: complete lesson plans, interactive guides, and study resources, all free, all written for people meeting the subject for the first time.

The big idea behind all of it: own the AI, don't just rent it. Capable AI already runs on ordinary phones, tablets, and laptops, and it gets cheaper every year. The people who understand what these systems are made of will decide how they get used at home, at work, and in their communities. These courses are here to make you one of those people.

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Introduction to AI Tools

Eight modules, free to learn from and free to teach from. Begin with what AI actually is, or take the fifteen-minute mini-lesson first.

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