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OpenAI: AI Foundations path

OpenAI Academy's own progression — from everyday prompting habits to agent-assisted workflows. Free, with a certificate for each course.

3 courses · free to take

Before you start — Stanford context: Stanford staff and faculty should use ChatGPT Edu, our covered OpenAI service — see ChatGPT Edu at Stanford for access before you start.

The sequence

AI Foundations beginnerOpenAI Academy Core concepts and practices for using AI effectively in everyday work — prompting, giving context, reviewing output, and responsible use. Free, with a certificate on completion. Open (opens OpenAI Academy in a new tab) Applied AI Foundations intermediateOpenAI Academy Turn effective prompts into structured, repeatable workflows: plan the right inputs, models, tools, checkpoints and human review while balancing quality, speed and cost. Free, with… Open (opens OpenAI Academy in a new tab) Agents and Workflows advancedOpenAI Academy Direct agent-assisted work: provide context, define outputs and boundaries, review results, and run a reusable workflow with the right human oversight. Free, with a certificate. Open (opens OpenAI Academy in a new tab)

This track follows OpenAI Academy's own progression — courses open on the vendor's site. Content and availability are controlled by the vendor.