Welcome to The AI Engineering Bootcamp v0.9. We are in Cohort 9, and we'll use #AIE9 to describe our cohort!
You can access everything you need to succeed in the course directly through this GitHub repo Specifically, through 00_Quicklinks.
To prepare for Session 1, be sure that you have the following things completed:
- 🧑💻 Complete The AI Engineer Challenge
- 🌡️ Fill out your starting self-assessment!
- 🛹 Complete your Onboarding Call with our Student Success Manager, Coach Mark
- 📅 Follow the Cohort 9 Calendar to ensure you have access to our primary Zoom classroom and you when we hold office hours
- 🎖️ Decide now: is The AI Engineer Certification right for you?
- 🚀 Consider the importance of Building AND Sharing, as well as how it aligns with your goals.
- 🤓 Prepare to hit the ground running in Session 1 by reading the information available in
00_Docs
00_Quicklinks is your one-stop shop for all course materials, and our syllabus and detailed schedule will guide us through the course. Including:
- 📰 Session Sheets
- ⏺️ Recordings
- 🖼️ Slide Decks
- ⌨️ Assignment Code
- 📜 Assignment Submission Forms
When it comes to Discord, there is a lot to explore. However, if you're trying to get down to brass tacks for the course, focus on these aspects:
#️⃣ Community Channels
- Introductions (public - drop yours!)
- build-ship-share-🏗-🚢-🚀 (for when you've built and shipped and are ready to share)
#️⃣ AIE9 Channels
- announcements (for instructor and peer support announcements)
- general (treat as cohort misc!)
- questions (use this channel to get your questions answered!)
- lounge (You can hang out with instructors, peer supporters, and other students!)
- office-hours (Join for office hours scheduled on the Cohort calendar)
🌐 Discord Community Rules
- Zero-tolerance policy for racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise prejudiced/discriminatory comments (including disrespectful remarks about race, religion, or political beliefs)
- No trolling, baiting, bad-faith discussions, or posting for shock value
- No spamming (text or voice) or screaming in voice chat
- Use push-to-talk if you have background noise
- No explicit NSFW content (porn, gore, etc.) in text, music bots, attachments/links, or profile pictures
- If you’re unsure whether something violates the rules, DM anyone with a
⚡AIMStag on their Discord profile to verify - No harassment, bullying, slurs, or aggressive behavior
Your peer supporters will be your guides throughout the cohort! Learn more about each peer supporter below!
- Mark Walker, The Torchbearers, available at 10 AM ET on Saturdays
- Mani Sarkar, International Support, available at 5:30 PM ET on Fridays
- Don Branson, Distilled Context, available at 7 PM ET on Wednesdays
- Todd Deshane, Merge AI, available at 5 PM ET on Sundays
- Can Temizyurek, Lazarus Mission, available at 5 PM ET on Mondays
- Lalit Row, Parallax, available at 9 PM ET on Wednesdays
- Raphael Blankson, The Runtime, available at 8 PM ET on Fridays
We believe in the power of collaboration. Contributions, ideas, and feedback are highly encouraged! Let's build the ultimate resource for AI Engineering together.
Please reach out to chris@aimakerspace.io with any questions or suggestions.
Happy coding! 🚀🚀🚀