You can learn AI in 2026 with zero technical experience. I offer patient 1:1 AI tutoring in 90-minute sessions shaped around you rather than a curriculum. We start exactly where you are, whether you're a first-timer just getting set up with Claude or ChatGPT, or an experienced programmer ready to uplevel your agent harness. There are no course modules and no subscriptions, ever. What you're paying for is my undivided attention, and as much hand-holding as you need.
You can come for a general introduction to AI, or we can discuss something specific, such as:
- Automating routine work
- Setting up a website
- Building a replacement for a subscription service (say goodbye to QuickBooks!)
- Sorting real AI risks from fearmongering
- Privacy and data sovereignty
- Cybersecurity basics
I've worked with language models daily since 2023 developing software, and I've learned the honest shape of what these systems can and cannot do. AI is a powerful tool and promises to revolutionize how we use computers, but it's not magical and it can't do everything. The hype makes it sound like AI is improving so fast that today's shortcomings won't be true tomorrow, but the reality is that AI's limitations are fundamental, and it makes the same mistakes predictably. AI forgets, hallucinates, conflates sources, and flatters, and I assure you it will continue to do so for years, no matter what the headlines say. But the good news is that AI's idiosyncrasies can be learned and anticipated. With AI mastered, you can build your own workspace and automations that are more personalized than anything a paid service could provide.
Included with every session
Also included, if you'd like, is a copy of my own AI assistant software, Cymbiont. It remembers your recent work and preferences, can be driven by voice as well as by keyboard, manages files, and troubleshoots computer problems. It can be powered by open-source models for the strongest privacy, and setup is included with the session. Cymbiont is entirely optional, and the session is complete without it.
Pricing
A 90-minute session is $95, in-person or remote, and includes 1:1 consulting plus a copy of Cymbiont and any setup work it needs on your system. Follow-up work, such as custom builds, is $95/hr.
