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Have a conversation
Explain how you think about AI. One question at a time, with room to reason, be unsure, or say you don’t know.
Go from using AI
to understanding it.
You’re already using AI. Now understand what’s happening behind it.
Discover what you know, what’s missing, and where to go next.
A look inside your diagnosisIllustrative example
ONE GOOD QUESTION AT A TIME
When you ask AI a question, where does the answer come from?
YOU
I think it finds patterns from what it learned. But I’m not sure how that becomes a new answer.
A useful starting point
Recognizing a pattern is different from explaining how generation works. Your reasoning helps reveal what to explore next.
FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE BUILDING WITH AI
FoundersBuildersProduct thinkersProblem solvers
A BETTER PLACE TO BEGIN
Don’t start at lesson one.
Start where you are.
You don’t need another list of things to learn. You need to know which things matter for you.
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Find the gaps that matter
See your understanding across four capability areas, grounded in what you actually said. No arbitrary AI score.
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Know your next move
Leave with a recommended starting point, the concepts worth exploring, and a map you can refer back to.
FOUR CONNECTED CAPABILITIES
Understand the model.
See the bigger picture.
Knowing the terminology is one thing. Knowing how to use that understanding is another. Your diagnosis explores both.
LLM fundamentals
Understand what happens behind the prompt. Models, tokens, context, and the difference between a plausible answer and a reliable one.
AI tools & APIs
Connect the things you use to how they work. Move from getting an answer to understanding the pieces of an AI feature.
AI architecture
Reason about how a system fits together. What belongs in the model, what belongs in the application, and why it matters.
Product judgment
Make better decisions about what to build. Think through trade-offs, evaluate outputs, and recognize what is ready to ship.
THE WAY WE’RE BUILDING LEARNING
You understand it
when you can
think with it.
Watching an explanation is a beginning. Predicting what happens, testing an idea, and applying it somewhere new is how understanding takes shape.
Find your starting point THE LEARNING LOOPDay 1 · In development
A QUESTION WORTH TESTING“If I turn temperature down,
“If I turn temperature down,
will the answer be more true?”
01Make a prediction
02Try an experiment
03Explain what changed
04Apply it somewhere new
Progress is the reasoning you can demonstrate.
Not the videos you’ve finished.
Less “I’ve heard of that.”
More “I know why that works.”
We’re building Learn By Building AI for people who want to move beyond using the tools—and start making sense of them.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
A little more clarity.
Curiosity is all you need to bring.
What is an AI diagnosis?
It’s a conversation about how you think, build, and make decisions with AI. You explain your reasoning in your own words. The diagnostic uses that evidence to map the areas explored and suggest a useful starting point.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You can start with the understanding you have today. The diagnostic explores your reasoning, and keeps assisted capability separate from independent implementation ability. It’s fine to say “I don’t know.”
Will I get a score or a certificate?
No. You get a capability map grounded in your responses, with strengths, gaps, and suggested next steps. Areas without enough evidence stay unassessed. This is an initial diagnostic, not a validated assessment or certification.
What can I use today?
Start with the conversational diagnostic and your capability map. We’re building the next part of the experience around a first adaptive lesson: how language models generate answers. A full curriculum is not available yet.
Can I stop and come back?
Yes. Your saved conversation is associated with this browser, so you can return and continue. Clearing cookies or switching browsers can lose access. You can also finish the diagnosis early; unexplored areas remain unassessed.
What happens to my responses?
Your responses aren’t public. They are processed to guide the diagnostic and create your map. You can delete your session in the app. Please leave out passwords, API keys, and confidential information; processing and retention details are available in the app’s privacy information.
YOUR NEXT STEP STARTS HERE
You know more than you think.
Let’s find your starting point.
A conversation. A clearer picture. A direction that makes sense.
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