The complete AIU learning series

Learn the algorithms behind AI.
2 minutes a day.
30 sketches.

A month-sized tour of the ideas that make artificial intelligence work — drawn rather than lectured. One sketch gives you the picture; the explanation, quiz, mind map, limerick and links let you go as far as your curiosity takes you.

No login. No jargon wall. Start anywhere.
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AIU Academy Sketch 1: Data HierarchyHand-drawn learner sketching at a desk
Drawn to make the difficult stuff easier to remember.
30 hand-drawn AI sketchesAbout 2 minutes a dayQuizzes, mind maps & limericksFree for individuals & education
Why the format works

Look. Get it. Test it. Share it.

The cartoon earns attention. Real examples make the idea relevant. Plain-English explanations and quick checks build confidence. Humour makes the effort feel worthwhile. Bite-sized learning makes it easier to keep going — the full ARCS-V motivational sequence.

A · Attention

Look

A visual joke or metaphor earns the first few seconds.

R · Relevance

Connect

See where the idea appears in life and work.

C · Confidence

Get it

Plain English and quick checks make progress visible.

S · Satisfaction

Enjoy it

The joke and recognition reward the effort.

V · Volition

Keep going

Small steps and optional depth let you choose the route.

The 30-sketch course

One month. One useful picture at a time.

Follow the sequence or jump to the topic you need. Every numbered title opens the original AIU learning page and cartoon.

Go back before the hype

AI did not begin with ChatGPT.

The field got its name at the Dartmouth Summer Research Project in 1956. Seeing where AI came from makes today's systems easier to place in context — and harder to confuse with magic.

Back to the birth of AI →The AIU story
A spread of AIU Academy cartoons

Two minutes is enough to start.

Pick a sketch. Learn one thing. Tell someone else.

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