Foundations & exploration

Learn AI by building things you can actually use

Start from zero and build foundations while creating research, content, analyses, automations and small solutions applied to your work, business or career.

You don't need to code or pick a specialization before you start. First you experiment. Then you decide where to go deeper.

For beginners
~3 months
Pre-recorded + live
No prerequisites
Where you want to get to

What do you want to do with AI?

Four motivations, one entry point. The AI Start foundation is common — what changes is what you build and deepen later.

1

Get better at my job

Bring AI into your routine, raise deliverable quality and free up time for what matters.

Next step: personal AI workflow

2

Change or accelerate my career

Build repertoire and a practical portfolio to position yourself in a shifting market.

Next step: experiment portfolio

3

Apply AI to my business

Automate operations, create content and explore opportunities with less technical dependence.

Next step: business automation

4

Lead people who use AI

Understand enough to guide responsible adoption and make better decisions.

Next step: adoption criteria

Learning by doing

You won't just watch. You'll build.

Each step turns content into an applicable deliverable — the program produces a portfolio of experiments, not a fixed list of deliverables.

Prompt system

Reusable copilot

Prompting · productivity

Research brief

Verified research report

Research · sources · trust

Content kit

Multimodal communication kit

Text · image · video

Data insight

Executive data analysis

Data · visualization · decision

Automation flow

Automation workflow

Connectors · triggers · routine

Product build

Simple site or app

Spec coding · prototype

Explore-by-Building

The core mechanic

AI Start is designed for you to discover affinity in practice — not through a syllabus.

  1. 1Experiment first
  2. 2Build
  3. 3Discover affinity
  4. 4Choose where to go deeper
Phase 1

Foundations and experimentation

Learn the base, experiment with applications and build projects tied to your reality — before committing to any specialization.

  • Over 10 recorded hours
  • Ten progressive modules
  • Hands-on activities
  • Projects applied to your reality
Initial program

Ten modules to build a complete foundation

A sequence designed to take you from understanding to building solutions.

01

Understand and converse

What AI really is

  • Definition and limits
  • Your first conversations with AI
  • Prompt engineering fundamentals
02

Bring it into your routine

Research, knowledge and verification

  • Source-grounded research
  • AI in your routine
  • Multimodal content creation
03

Move beyond the idea

Vibe coding and spec coding

  • Solution specification
  • Data analysis with AI
  • Automation and workflows
  • Agents, APIs and AI applications

Responsible AI and specialization choice

Privacy, security, copyright, bias and responsible use come into practice before specialization.

Phase 2

Specialization choice

After experimenting, you choose the area that best fits your goals and keep evolving with specialists.

AI for Development

Create sites, apps, copilots and agents using spec coding and APIs.

AI for Data

Explore, interpret and communicate data for clearer decisions.

AI for Marketing & Content

Plan campaigns, content and communication journeys with AI.

AI for Business Automation

Connect tools, data and agents to automate processes.

AI for Productivity & Leadership

Apply AI to planning, communication, decisions and productivity.

Who it's for

Two ways to use what you learn

For those who build

Professionals who want to apply AI to their own work, career or business — with concrete builds and an experiment portfolio.

For those who guide

Leaders and managers who need to understand AI enough to guide responsible adoption and make better decisions.

Participation

Individual or for the company

Individual

The primary AI Start path: work, career, business, leadership, portfolio and specialization.

For the company

A secondary path for organizations: common foundation, applied literacy, experimentation and case identification for specialization.

What you'll know how to do

  • Converse with AI with clear, verifiable instructions
  • Research and verify sources with confidence
  • Create multimodal content
  • Analyze data and communicate decisions
  • Automate routines
  • Specify a solution or agent
  • Choose where to go deeper
Where AI Start fits

AI Start × HIC × Living Lab

AI Start

AI Start — foundations, experimentation, repertoire and choice. Start here while you're still exploring.

HIC / Formação Executiva

HIC / Executive Training — a real problem + domain depth + a cumulative project. For those who already have a challenge to solve.

AI Living Lab

AI Living Lab — diagnosis and assisted organizational transformation. For the organization, not the individual.

Explore first, build to learn and choose where to go deeper afterwards.

FAQ

Before the first step

Do I need to know how to code?

No. AI Start starts from the fundamentals and introduces development, data and automation in an accessible way, using AI as support during practice.

Do I need to pick a specialization beforehand?

No. You first experiment with the five paths and, at the end of the foundation, choose the area most aligned with your goals.

Do I need to pay for any extra tools?

No. Activities are planned for the free versions of the presented tools. Paid plans are optional.

Will I build projects?

Yes. Activities include reusable prompts, verified research, multimodal content, data analysis, automation and specifying an AI solution.

What's the difference from a HIC?

AI Start is foundations and exploration. HIC starts from a real problem and goes deeper in a domain with a cumulative project.

Start building with AI

You don't need prior experience. You just need to be willing to learn and practice.

AI Start — Explore AI by Building | EBAC Business