by Remote.com

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What is a token?

A single character, counting spaces and punctuation A chunk of text, roughly three quarters of an English word One whole word, however long that word runs One message you send, whatever its length
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Where most people land

  1. 22% Tourist
  2. 36% Copy-Paster
  3. 20% Prompter
  4. 12% Prompt Engineer
  5. 7% Context Wrangler
  6. 3% AI-pilled

Teams from these companies are learning AI

You'll learn:

Participate in the AI Tournament

Think you're AI-pilled? Prove it.

Three wrong and you are out. Fifty places on the board.

265 players have entered

Top score 11043

Insert coin

AI isn't magic. Watch it think.

This is how a language model reads a sentence.

the cat sat on the mat #2041 #312 #1178 #99 #2041 #514 #2041 #2041 the cat sat on the mat .05 .08 .04 .21 .62 the cat sat on the mat rug dog .62 .21 .09 mat MOVE 1 · IT BREAKS YOUR WORDS INTO PIECES MOVE 2 · IT WEIGHS WHICH WORDS MATTER MOVE 3 · IT PREDICTS THE NEXT WORD, AGAIN AND AGAIN
  1. MOVE 1 · IT BREAKS YOUR WORDS INTO PIECES
  2. MOVE 2 · IT WEIGHS WHICH WORDS MATTER
  3. MOVE 3 · IT PREDICTS THE NEXT WORD, AGAIN AND AGAIN
01

Learn how it works

First the mystery goes. You'll see what a model actually does with your words, what it's good at, and where it trips.

02

Use it effectively

Then you put it to work. You'll build the habit of asking for exactly what you need and judging what comes back.

03

Build with it

Finally you make it yours. You'll fold AI into your own projects and end up with workflows you reach for every day.

Useful knowledge should stay open.

AI showed up while everyone was busy, and now it's all anyone talks about. Admitting you don't get it yet feels scary, and most guides make it worse: they're written for people who already know. You want to start, and you don't know how.

Who built this

This course was built by the whole team at Remote.com. Yes, everyone, from HR and Operations to CX, Sales and Legal, built a part of it. We're also around 2000 people, fully distributed around the world.

Why it's free

Remote pays for it. What we learned the hard way is more useful shared than kept inside.

We never sell your email.

Why did we do it

To create Remote, we had to build a global payroll infrastructure covering 140+ countries across legal, tax, and operations. There was no shortcut: we had to build it from the ground up and make it simple enough for anyone to use or build on. AI is foundational to how we work now. We trained everyone, from engineers to payroll specialists, and learned firsthand how hard it is to keep up with what ships every day, even for a tech-forward company.

This is how we got there.

Good questions

Before you begin.

Wondering whether this is for you? It is.

Do I need a technical background?

No. Part one assumes nothing, and if you can use a browser, you can start.

Is it in my language?

Every lesson is available in 11 languages.

Is it really free?

Yes, all of it. Remote pays for it, and here's why.

Do I need to pay for an AI tool?

No. A free ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Grok account is all you need.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. Finish Basics and Remote.com issues one, with a public page that shows it's real and a button that adds it to LinkedIn.

What will you do with my email?

We use it to sign you in, and we may send you the occasional email we think you'll find useful. We never sell it.

What if life gets busy?

Your place is saved. Come back whenever and the next lesson is waiting.

Your first lesson is ready

One lesson is enough to begin.

You don't need to feel ready. The first lesson meets you where you are.

How much do you actually know about AI? 10 questions, no account.