Before you can choose the right AI tool, you need a map of the territory. This section untangles the single most confused idea in AI right now — the difference between NLP and LLMs — and introduces the seven categories of tools you'll be working with for the rest of the course.
Knowing the categories is only useful once you can connect them to your own goals. This section walks through common career situations and shows you exactly which tools fit, then takes a close look at the four leading LLMs so you can confidently pick between them.
You now know the categories and how the leading LLMs compare. This final section gives you a repeatable decision framework you can use for the rest of your career, and walks through the most common mistakes professionals make with AI tools, so you can sidestep every one of them.