All topics

Every topic in the Atlas, grouped by domain, plus the 5 tracks that run through them. 88 topics connected by what each one actually requires first.

Topics 88

Written 34

Prerequisite links 122

Tracks 5

Tracks

Data Engineer 84h

The least contested entrance to AI work. Ends with someone who can model, move and serve data a team can trust - and who is one short step from RAG, because chunking and ingestion are ETL problems wearing AI costumes.

01 Python 02 SQL 03 Data Modelling 04 Data Pipelines 05 Data Warehouse 06 Distributed Processing 07 Orchestration 08 Data Engineering

AI Engineer 137h

The default line. Ends with someone who can design, build, evaluate and operate an LLM-backed product end to end.

01 Python 02 Math for AI 03 Machine Learning 04 Calculus & Optimisation 05 Gradient Descent 06 Deep Learning 07 Neural Networks 08 Attention 09 Transformers 10 Large Language Models 11 Linear Algebra 12 Embeddings 13 RAG 14 Prompt Engineering 15 AI Agents 16 Git & Collaboration 17 AI Engineering

RAG Specialist 197h

The shortest commercially valuable line in the Atlas. Skips most of deep learning and goes hard on retrieval quality.

01 Python 02 Math for AI 03 Linear Algebra 04 Calculus & Optimisation 05 Machine Learning 06 Gradient Descent 07 Deep Learning 08 Neural Networks 09 Attention 10 Transformers 11 Large Language Models 12 Embeddings 13 RAG 14 Vector Databases 15 Vector Search 16 Reranking 17 Probability & Statistics 18 Supervised Learning 19 Model Evaluation 20 LLM Evaluation 21 Chunking 22 RAG Evaluation 23 Hybrid Search 24 Production RAG

Agent Builder 163h

Tool use, memory and planning, with agent evaluation treated as a first-class concern rather than an afterthought.

01 Python 02 Math for AI 03 Calculus & Optimisation 04 Machine Learning 05 Gradient Descent 06 Deep Learning 07 Neural Networks 08 Attention 09 Transformers 10 Large Language Models 11 Prompt Engineering 12 AI Agents 13 Tool Use 14 Probability & Statistics 15 Supervised Learning 16 Model Evaluation 17 LLM Evaluation 18 Agent Evaluation 19 Planning & Reasoning 20 Multi-Agent Systems

AI Architect 240h

The longest line. Assumes you will build first, then take responsibility for boundaries, cost, governance and failure modes.

01 Python 02 Math for AI 03 Git & Collaboration 04 Linear Algebra 05 Calculus & Optimisation 06 Machine Learning 07 Gradient Descent 08 Deep Learning 09 Neural Networks 10 Attention 11 Transformers 12 Large Language Models 13 Embeddings 14 Prompt Engineering 15 RAG 16 AI Agents 17 AI Engineering 18 Probability & Statistics 19 Supervised Learning 20 Model Evaluation 21 LLM Evaluation 22 Observability & Evals 23 Model Serving 24 Inference Optimisation 25 Cost & Latency 26 SQL 27 Data Wrangling 28 Guardrails & Safety 29 Data Strategy 30 AI Architecture

Every topic, by domain

Tracks

Data Engineer 84h

AI Engineer 137h

RAG Specialist 197h

Agent Builder 163h

AI Architect 240h

Every topic, by domain

Foundations 9

Data Engineering 17

Machine Learning 10

Deep Learning 9

Generative AI 5

Large Language Models 11

Retrieval Augmented Generation 8

AI Agents 7

Computer Vision 4

AI Engineering 8