3.8 KiB
3.8 KiB
Personal AI Fluency Plan
1. Vision & Goals
| Short‑term (0‑3 months) | Medium‑term (3‑12 months) | Long‑term (1‑3 years) |
|---|---|---|
| • Understand core AI concepts (ML, DL, LLMs). | • Build end‑to‑end AI projects (chatbot, recommendation, image‑to‑text). | • Contribute to open‑source AI projects or publish research. |
| • Gain hands‑on experience with a popular LLM (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama). | • Master fine‑tuning, prompt engineering, and evaluation. | • Lead AI initiatives in a product or organization. |
| • Create a portfolio of 2‑3 small AI demos. | • Develop a personal AI toolkit (LangChain, Chroma, Ollama). | • Mentor others in AI fluency. |
2. Core Competencies (Framework from the course)
- Foundations – math, statistics, data pipelines.
- Modeling – supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning.
- LLMs & Prompt Engineering – tokenization, embeddings, chain‑of‑thought.
- Deployment & Ops – Docker, FastAPI, monitoring.
- Ethics & Governance – bias, privacy, safety.
- Domain‑Specific – choose a domain (health, finance, creative). |
3. Learning Path
| Week | Focus | Resources | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1‑2 | Foundations: Linear algebra, probability | Khan Academy, StatQuest | Quiz on probability |
| 3‑4 | ML basics: scikit‑learn, decision trees | Hands‑On Machine Learning with Scikit‑learn | Predictive model on UCI dataset |
| 5‑6 | Deep Learning: PyTorch basics | Deep Learning with PyTorch | Train a CNN on MNIST |
| 7‑8 | LLMs: architecture, tokenization | OpenAI Cookbook, Hugging Face | Summarize a long article with GPT‑4 |
| 9‑10 | Prompt engineering | Prompt Engineering Guide, Anthropic | Build a multi‑turn chatbot |
| 11‑12 | Retrieval & RAG | LangChain, Chroma | Build a RAG system for a knowledge base |
| 13‑14 | Deployment | FastAPI, Docker | Deploy chatbot as a REST API |
| 15‑16 | Ethics | AI Ethics by Microsoft | Write a short policy document |
| 17‑18 | Domain project | Choose domain | End‑to‑end AI product |
4. Tools & Stack
| Tool | Purpose | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Python 3.10+ | Core language | python -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate |
| LangChain | Orchestration | pip install langchain langchain_text_splitters |
| Chroma | Vector store | pip install chromadb |
| Ollama | Local LLMs | pip install langchain_ollama |
| FastAPI | API framework | pip install fastapi uvicorn |
| Docker | Containerization | docker command line |
5. Practice & Portfolio
- Mini‑projects – 2‑3 demos (chatbot, image captioner, recommendation). |
- Blog posts – explain each project, share code on GitHub. |
- Open‑source contribution – submit PRs to LangChain or Hugging Face. |
- Community – join Discord, Reddit, or local meetups. |
6. Evaluation & Feedback
- Weekly check‑ins – self‑assessment, peer review. |
- Monthly demo – showcase progress to a mentor or community. |
- Quarterly review – adjust goals, add new skills. |
7. Timeline (Gantt‑style)
Week 1‑2 Foundations
Week 3‑4 ML basics
Week 5‑6 Deep Learning
Week 7‑8 LLMs
Week 9‑10 Prompt Engineering
Week 11‑12 Retrieval & RAG
Week 13‑14 Deployment
Week 15‑16 Ethics
Week 17‑18 Domain Project
8. Next Steps
- Set up a GitHub repo for the portfolio. |
- Create a virtual environment and install dependencies. |
- Start with the Foundations module. |
- Track progress in a Notion page or spreadsheet. |
Note: This plan is a living document. Feel free to adapt it to your interests, time availability, and emerging AI trends.