Beyond the Prompt: Developing Advanced AI Skills
If you can already get solid results out of ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, this course is your next move.
Starts Thu, Jun 11
10:30 PM UTC · 1h 30m
4 sessions
Lloyd
Outcomes, not lecture notes.
Design Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines that extend LLMs with external, up-to-date knowledge sources
Use embeddings to represent and retrieve information in ways that make AI responses more context-aware and accurate
Build logic chains that link multiple AI reasoning steps into structured, multi-stage workflows
Connect language models to external tools and APIs so they can take real actions, not just generate text
Tailor AI systems to specific domains by incorporating specialized knowledge and task-appropriate constraints
Evaluate trade-offs in AI system design — including when a lightweight workflow outperforms a complex one
Architect scalable, reusable AI workflows that function as dynamic collaborators rather than one-off answer machines
Meet Lloyd.
Lloyd
Lloyd is an AI-native entrepreneur who specializes in automating businesses and processes with agentic workflows. His tech career started as "The YouTube Ads Guy," and when the early releases of ChatGPT and other LLMs emerged he saw AI as the most transformative technology of our lifetimes - and set about learning everything he could about it. Nowadays he's happy to check in between classes on the AI agents running his businesses while he shows Varsity Tutors students how they can do the same.
If you can already get solid results out of ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, this course is your next move. Beyond the Prompt is an intermediate-level AI class that shifts your thinking from 'how do I write a better prompt?' to 'how do I build a smarter system?' You'll dig into the real architecture behind advanced AI workflows — Retrieval-Augmented Generation, embeddings, tool use, and logic chaining — and learn how to connect language models to external knowledge, specific domains, and live APIs. This isn't theory for its own sake: every concept is grounded in structured demos, real-world use cases, and hands-on experimentation. By the end, you won't just be a power user — you'll be the kind of person who designs AI systems that actually do things. For students who are serious about technology, entrepreneurship, or just staying ahead of the curve, this course is the leap from user to builder.
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Beyond the Prompt: Developing Advanced AI Skills