Learn AI
Learn AI the WALKED UP way: a good listen, read and watch every morning, free courses and live online events anyone can join, and in-person classes near every WALKED UP town, all checked by the WALKED UP team.
Artificial Intelligence · Robotics · Self-Driving Cars · Drones · Smart Glasses & VR · Quantum Computing
Today’s Watch
One short video a day that shows AI at work, picked by the WALKED UP team. Press play to watch here.
Friday, October 23
DeepMind's New AI Just Cracked The Code Of Life↗AI
Two Minute Papers
Why it’s worth your time: A researcher explains, in plain terms, how Google DeepMind precomputed what about 9 billion single-letter DNA changes are likely to do, so doctors and scientists can look up a variant instead of waiting on a model.
Today’s Listen
One podcast episode a day that’s actually worth your time, picked by the WALKED UP team.
Friday, October 23
Intelligent Robots in 2026: Are We There Yet? with Nikita Rudin↗ROBOTICS
The TWIML AI Podcast · 67 min
Why it’s worth your time: The CEO of robotics startup Flexion says plainly that no humanoid robot does real useful work yet, explains what is still missing, and predicts factory robots will start earning their keep around late 2026 to early 2027.
Today’s Read
One article a day, free to read, that explains something real about AI.
Friday, October 23
Will Robotics Have a Breakthrough ChatGPT Moment?↗ROBOTICS
IEEE Spectrum · 7 min read · by Jonathan Hurst and Hans Peter Brøndmo
Why it’s worth your time: Two people who have built real robots, at Agility Robotics and Google X, explain why robots will improve step by step rather than overnight, and why flashy robot demos often overstate progress.
Online Events
Live webinars and workshops anyone can join from home. Times are Eastern.
Putting Agentic AI to Work, Part 2: Agents, Workflows and Automation↗AI$10
Tuesday, October 27 · 6:00 PM ET
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Free Courses
Free online courses from the companies building AI. Start any time.
Course of the week
Introduction to Generative AI↗FREE
Google · 45 min · Beginner
Free course and badge from Google Skills.
Google AI Professional Certificate↗
Google · Beginner
Leverage AI tools and resources for your business↗
Microsoft · Beginner
Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals↗
IBM · Beginner
AI Fluency for Small Businesses↗
Anthropic · Beginner
In Your Town
In-person AI classes, talks and workshops, plus libraries and colleges that teach AI all year, near every WALKED UP town. Each town’s Learn AI tab shows what’s within 25 miles.
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