AGI and the Future of AI

The word on everyone's lips

Narrow, general and the space between

Hype, doom and the honest middle

Try It Now: your own definition of AGI

Week 1 – Unit 2: How We Got Here

From rules to learning, the scaling idea and why progress feels sudden

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Why progress feels sudden

From rules to learning

Try It Now: rate an AI explanation

Quiz: How we got here

Week 2 – Unit 3: What Today's AI Can and Cannot Do

The capable side, the weak side and living on the jagged frontier

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

The capable side: what today's AI does well

12 min

The weak side: where today's AI stumbles

12 min

Living on the jagged frontier

Try It Now: test the frontier yourself

Task10 min

Quiz: What today's AI can and cannot do

Why forecasting AI is hard

Week 2 – Unit 4: The Timelines Debate

Who says what, why forecasting is hard and how to read AI news

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Try It Now: run the checklist on one AI headline

Quiz: The timelines debate

Week 3 – Unit 5: AGI and Work

Tasks not jobs, the Kenyan picture and skills that keep their value

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

What this means in Kenya

Skills that keep their value

Try It Now: break your job into tasks

Week 3 – Unit 6: AGI and Everyday Life in Kenya

Learning, health, farms, businesses, services and the divide risk

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Farms, businesses and government services

Try It Now: design a service for your community

Quiz: AGI and everyday life in Kenya

Quiz8 min

Week 4 – Unit 7: The Risks, Near and Far

Harms already here, the alignment problem and extreme risks, honestly

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

The alignment problem in plain words

Extreme risks, honestly

Try It Now: rank the risks for your community

Quiz: The risks, near and far

Governments and the world

Week 4 – Unit 8: Who Decides? Governance and Africa's Voice

Labs, governments, global efforts and Africa's seat at the table

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Africa's voice, your voice

Try It Now: find Kenya's AI strategy

Week 4 – Unit 9: Preparing Yourself

The future-proof mindset, your skill stack and careers in the transition

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Careers in the transition

The future-proof mindset

Try It Now: draft your 12-month learning plan

Quiz: Preparing yourself