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You're about to build them
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People who watched Marvel → watch more superhero content
Netflix recommends superhero content to similar people
You think Netflix is psychic (it's patterns, not magic)
Guesses what comes next
Netflix recommendations, Amazon suggestions, spam filters
Job: Predictive Maintenance Specialist ($60-75K)
Creates new content
ChatGPT, DALL-E, Midjourney, Claude
Job: AI Content Strategist ($65-85K)
Analyzes & finds insights
ChatGPT analyzing data, Claude reviewing documents
Job: AI Business Analyst ($70-90K)
Marcus worked in a warehouse. He got laid off when the company automated. He took this course. Learned AI fundamentals.
Now? He works for a manufacturing company predicting when equipment fails. His job saves companies millions every year.
Why it worked: He understood the PROBLEM and learned AI to SOLVE it.
Sarah was in sales for 10 years. Good at it, but burned out. She learned AI fundamentals in this course. Realized she could use AI to automate lead qualifying.
Now she runs an AI sales consulting practice helping other companies do the same thing. She's her own boss.
Why it worked: She combined her expertise with new technology.
Jamal worked customer service. Dealt with terrible chatbots every day. Frustrated. Took this course and realized he wanted to build BETTER AI.
Now he works for a consulting firm helping companies think through AI ethics. He understands the problem deeply.
Why it worked: Real-world experience + AI knowledge = invaluable.
None started as coders
They understood the pain
They took this course
They could translate between technology and problems
You work in customer support. A customer is frustrated because their order is 2 weeks late. Write a professional, empathetic response.
How AI understands emotion and context. This is Empathy AI—a valuable skill in customer-facing roles.
You attended a 45-minute meeting. You need notes fast. Paste the transcript and get an AI-generated summary with action items.
This is Extractive AI. Corporations pay for tools that do this. You're learning why.
You have customer data. You want insights fast. Paste the data and ask AI: "What patterns do you see? Who should we target?"
AI finds patterns: older customers spend more and return. That's a $10M insight for the right company.
You need social media content. Write 3 posts for a coffee shop promoting their new Pumpkin Spice Latte. Make them funny and authentic.
Content creators use AI now. It doesn't replace creativity—it speeds it up 10x.
You work in retail. Customers browse but don't buy because the store feels crowded. Get 5 low-cost ideas you could implement this month.
This is Strategic AI. Your job isn't to replace your brain; it's to upgrade it.
Ready to use immediately
For your resume
Not theoretical
You can do this
What AI is: patterns from data
5 AI prompts that work
A portfolio piece
With your peers
FirstName_LastName_AIPromptPortfolio.pdf
To [LMS/Slack/Email] by end of day
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Session 1B: Data Quality