▌ ai-course-structure-may2026.md

# AI Beginner Course — Key Decisions **Date:** 2026-05-22 --- ## Topic Structure **User requirement:** 1-hour AI Beginner Course covering: - AI: Chat, Images, Video, Coding - Local LLMs vs Cloud-based - Why prompts are important **Decision:** 5-part structure with separate Cloud and Local slides for each AI type: 1. **Chat AI** — How it works → Cloud Models → Local Models 2. **Image AI** — How it works → Cloud Models → Local Models 3. **Video AI** — How it works → Cloud Models → Local Models 4. **Coding AI** — How it works → Cloud Models → Local Models 5. **Prompts** — 5 rules with examples - Plus: Local vs Cloud comparison + Decision guide + Takeaways + Next Steps **Rationale:** Separate Cloud/Local slides for each category gives maximum clarity for beginners who may only use one type. --- ## Model Choices ### Chat AI - **Cloud:** GPT-4o/o1/o3, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0/2.5, Grok 2/Grok 3 - **Local:** Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, Jan/GPT4All ### Image AI - **Cloud:** Midjourney v6.1, DALL-E 3, Ideogram 2.0, Flux Schnell - **Local:** Stable Diffusion XL, ComfyUI, Forge, Flux Dev/Pro ### Video AI - **Cloud:** Sora, Runway Gen-3 Alpha, Kling 1.5/1.6, HeyGen 4.0 - **Local:** Stable Video Diffusion, LTX Video, Open-Sora 2, Modelscope T2V ### Coding AI - **Cloud:** Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code CLI, JetBrains AI Assistant - **Local:** Code Llama 3.1 70B, DeepSeek Coder V2, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B, Starcoder 2 15B --- ## Design Choices - **Theme:** Tech Utility dark (not Apple editorial) - **Background:** Dark (#0B0E14) — easy on eyes for 1-hour presentation - **Accent:** Blue (#3B82F6) — professional, not aggressive - **Format:** Horizontal swipe deck (simple-deck skill) - **Navigation:** ← → arrows, swipe, keyboard --- ## Output Format - **Live:** Cloudflare tunnel → temporary URL (REJECTED by Nick for future use) - **Preferred:** Railway static hosting for permanent URL - **Backup:** PDF export for offline sharing