Learn by Doing

Free courses that teach real skills — and give you something to share when you're done.

Before you build

AI Risks & Safer Containers

These courses teach you to ship AI tools into the world. Sycophancy, persistent memory, engagement loops, crisis-recognition gaps — the structural patterns every tool answers, on purpose or by default. What we watch for, what we have done about it, and what we ask you to think about before you publish.

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Learning Paths

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Getting Started

The two courses every new user should take. Learn the platform, then build your first AI tools.

Vibe Coding Path

From zero coding experience to publishing production-quality audiobooks. AI prompting, web tools, Claude Code.

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Craft & Writing Courses

Storybooks, songs, short films, and YouTube journeys are moving to PlayfulProcess — the personal-practice side of this work.

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All Courses

AI 101 · Build a very smart chat, one dial at a time

Seven short lessons on what an AI product does to your message before a model sees it — each with a button that runs the real assistant and shows what it sent, what it cost, and why.

Needs: Nothing — runs right in the app
Walk out with: A working sense of what shapes an AI's replies, cost, and behavior
AI In the app
Self-paced

Learn Recursive.eco

Complete guide to all tools: Journal, Create, and Library. From first oracle cast to publishing.

Needs: Nothing — just curiosity
Walk out with: Your first oracle reading + journal entry
Platform Beginner
30 min

Vibe Coding 101: Build 3 AI Tools

Build working AI journaling tools with total privacy. No coding experience required.

Needs: A free Claude.ai account
Walk out with: 3 working AI tools you built yourself
Claude AI Tools
60 min

Vibe Coding 102: Audiobooks

Create illustrated audiobooks with Claude Code, ElevenLabs, and LibriVox.

Needs: Vibe Coding 101 + Claude Code + ElevenLabs free tier
Walk out with: A published illustrated audiobook
Claude Code Audio
120 min

Vibe Writing 102: Open-Source Books

Write and publish open-source books with Claude Code and GitHub. From question to commons contribution.

Needs: Vibe Coding 101 + a free GitHub account
Walk out with: An open-source book hosted on GitHub
Claude Code Writing
120 min

Meaningful Songs for Your Family

Write and produce family songs using Suno AI. Turn milestones and bedtime rituals into music.

Needs: A free Suno account + a family moment worth a song
Walk out with: A family song you wrote and produced
Suno Music
90 min

YouTube 101 · Your history, your themes, your creators

Hand an AI your watch history and subscriptions the two ways that actually work, and get a private monthly playlist grouped by theme.

Needs: A Google account + a free Claude.ai account
Walk out with: A monthly themed playlist that refreshes itself
YouTube Claude
45 min