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Build Your Own Private Al Assistant in a Weekend Discover how to build and run your own private AI assistant without relying on expensive subscriptions or cloud-based AI tools. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to set up a local AI model, customize its behavior, connect it to your personal documents, and extend it with tools like web search and optional voice interaction. Designed for beginners and non-programmers, the workshop focuses on practical learning with step-by-step guidance and real-world use cases. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional AI assistant running on your own hardware or private cloud setup, along with the knowledge to personalize, expand, and safely use AI systems for everyday productivity and automation.
Beginner friendly
Interactive live sessions
Recordings available
Douglas De JesusEx-Software Engineer @ Meta, Amazon
Upcoming workshopsGet step-by-step guidance, ask questions, and learn with peers in live virtual sessions with Douglas De Jesus, Ex-Software Engineer @ Meta, Amazon.Enroll in Workshop
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Jun 20 - Jun 21
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Additional Workshop features
Stay accountable to your goalsGet step-by-step guidance, ask questions, and learn from an industry expert alongside your peers.
Portfolio projectsPut your learning into action, and build portfolio-ready projects
Sessions recordedLearn skills in live sessions or watch recordings later
Grow your networkNetwork with your classmates and solve challenges together.
Douglas De JesusEx-Software Engineer @ Meta, Amazon
Meet your workshop instructor
Doug is a seasoned Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience specializing in back-end development, machine learning, and robotics. Having contributed to both innovative startups and technology giants—including Meta, Amazon, and Codecademy—Doug brings a wealth of practical expertise to every project he undertakes. Notably, he played a key role in building the learning platform at Codecademy, helping shape the way thousands of learners engage with coding and technical education. Passionate about teaching, Doug is dedicated to making complex technical concepts approachable and actionable for learners at all levels. His instructional approach emphasizes clarity, hands-on practice, and real-world application, ensuring students gain not just knowledge but practical skills they can immediately apply. Join Doug to learn from an experienced professional whose combination of industry expertise and teaching acumen empowers learners to confidently tackle challenging topics in software development, machine learning, and robotics.Workshop Syllabus
- CohortSave 20%Jun 20-Jun 212 daysEnroll in workshop
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Schedule
- Session 1
Get Running and Understand Local AI
- Session 2
Build Your Assistant
Workshop Certificate
After completing all sessions, earn a certificate to share your achievement.Cohort
Projects
- Project 1Your Private AI Assistant
Workshop skills
- Local AI Setup
- Private AI Workflows
- Prompt Engineering
- AI Assistant Customization
- Document-Based AI Search
- Voice AI Integration
- AI Tool Usage
- Workflow Automation
- Safe AI Deployment
- Personal Productivity Automation
- Local Model Management
- AI System Personalization
What I valued most was the focus on real-world system design and architecture. Our instructor went above and beyond, reinforcing fundamentals until they stuck and making complex concepts like LangChain approachable. The bootcamp gave me the structured, hands-on learning I needed to master skills that truly matter in the industry.
Jonathan Ben NewellTech Program Manager at iFITUnited States
This was an amazing experience! The doubt-clearing sessions were especially helpful, allowing me to learn from my own questions and others'. I loved how each homework task pushed me to apply concepts in new ways, which really made the knowledge stick. I came out of the bootcamp confident and excited to keep building projects — it’s easily a 9.5/10!
Liz ThorpBootcamp participantUnited Kingdom
This bootcamp is incredible value for the money. Compared to other bootcamps that charge exorbitant fees, Codecademy provides top-notch instruction and a supportive learning environment at an affordable price. It’s perfect for beginners and professionals!
Priyanka AdhikariTeam Lead, DeelIndia