Live AI education · Online and in Austin, Texas
Practical AI education, taught live.
Small classes for small-business owners and working professionals. Start online with the foundations that outlast any single tool, or come to Austin and build a working product with AI in a room of eight.
AI Tools 101
Learn the landscape and build lasting AI judgment. Choose the right tool, write better prompts, protect your data, and put five leading AI tools to real work.
- Format
- Live on Google Meet
- Length
- 2 hours
- Price
- $100
- Class size
- Maximum 20
- Next class
- Sat, Sep 12 · 2:00 p.m. CT
- Schedule
- Fri · Sat · Sun, weekly
No paid AI subscriptions required. Your class is recorded, and you keep private access to the recording and materials. Every scheduled class runs once someone registers.
Build With AI
Use AI to build a working product or workflow. Bring a laptop and an idea, and leave with a working first version — plus two follow-up office hours.
- Format
- In person + office hours
- Length
- 4 live hours
- Price
- $250
- Class size
- Maximum 8
- Next workshop
- Sat, Sep 12 · 10:00 a.m. CT
- Location
- Central Austin, Texas
The hands-on next step after AI Tools 101. Requires 4+ paid seats by the registration deadline, or every attendee receives a 100% refund.
Which class is right for you?
Two classes, one clear difference
AI Tools 101 teaches you how to think about and work with AI tools. Build With AI puts that to work on a real product. Most people start with 101; if you already use AI daily and want to leave with something built, go straight to Build With AI.
| Level 100AI Tools 101 | Level 200Build With AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Lasting AI judgment: choose tools, prompt well, protect data, evaluate answers. | A working first version of a product or workflow you can keep developing. |
| Delivery | Live online class on Google Meet. | In-person workshop in Central Austin, plus two virtual office hours. |
| Experience level | Beginner-friendly. Casual AI use is plenty. | Comfortable using AI tools day to day. 101 is the ideal preparation. |
| Duration | 2 hours, one session. | 4 live hours across one week. |
| Group size | Maximum 20 attendees. | Maximum 8 attendees. |
| Location | Anywhere — you join from your laptop. | Central Austin, Texas. |
| Price | $100. | $250. |
| Recording | Yes — private access to your own class recording. | Not recorded. Live participation is the format. |
| You leave with | Your class recording, slides, tool comparison guide, prompting and privacy checklists. | A working first version, a repeatable build method, and office-hours support. |
| Next step | Build With AI (Level 200). | AI Workflows and Agents (Level 300, coming next). |
The ATX Workshops track
A course of study, not a one-off
Each level builds on the last. Take one, or work through the track at your own pace.
- Level 100AI Tools 101Learn the landscape and build lasting AI judgment. Live online, 2 hours, $100.View dates →
- Level 200Build With AIUse AI to build a working product or workflow. In person in Austin, 4 live hours, $250.Reserve a seat →
- Level 300AI Workflows and AgentsComing next.
One instructor, every class
Patrick "Pat" Hughes
Google · Coinbase · Base
Pat has worked in technical customer-facing and product-education roles at Google, Coinbase, and Base, spanning sales engineering, solutions architecture, and developer advocacy. He has led technical workshops, judged more than 200 technical projects, and supported builders through hands-on office hours.
His teaching approach is practical: explain enough to understand what is happening, then begin working.