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OpenAI Academy · AI products · Beginner · Free · Self-paced

AI Foundations

Who it is for: Designers and PMs new to ChatGPT who need a vendor-backed free foundation

Our verdict: Free OpenAI literacy on instructions, context, review, and responsible use, solid ChatGPT baseline for design teams.

Why it made the cut

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OpenAI Academy’s AI Foundations course teaches the basics of AI, large language models, and ChatGPT, giving clear instructions, adding context, reviewing outputs, and using AI responsibly at work.

It is a free vendor academy track. Follow with Applied AI Foundations or Agents and Workflows on the same site when you are ready for repeatable workflows and agent direction.

Caveat: ChatGPT-centric and generalist, not UX methods or generative UI. Use beside Elements of AI if you want a non-vendor literacy counterweight.