The Skeptic AI Enthusiast

The Skeptic AI Enthusiast

Introduction to AI Course Gemini Gem

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Rafe Brena, PhD
Jul 15, 2026
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I taught an “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence” graduate course at two universities, so I developed a sizeable collection of instructional materials, including slides, exams, infographics, and more.

Now I want to share that trove of resources with you, but instead of giving you material for a semester-long study — that I know you don’t have time to follow, even less without the explanations — I put my materials as the source for a Gemini Gem, so you can converse with the Gem instead of studying from the raw source.

You can ask it questions like “What’s the real reason why AI is named like that?” and you’ll get answers you couldn’t find on the internet, since they come from my personal experience (yes, it was the legendary John McCarthy himself who told me in real life what the reason was).

The explanations of this Gem are not limited to text; for instance, I asked “Can you give me an infographic presenting the branches of AI?”, and got the following colorful explanatory illustration:


You can check this short video (made with AI) explaining what the course is about:

You can get access to the Gem with the following link, visible only to full (paid) subscribers:

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