{"id":14516,"date":"2026-04-01T13:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.data-mania.com\/blog\/?p=14516"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:37:53","slug":"generative-ai-learning-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.data-mania.com\/blog\/generative-ai-learning-path\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Days Of Generative AI Challenge – A Free Generative AI Learning Path & Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Generative AI frameworks, APIs, models, and tools are being released faster than even the most astute data professional can keep up. After some discussion with members inside our private substack community, we’ve decided to host a 100 Days Of Generative AI challenge. With this free collaborative challenge, we’re providing a generative AI learning path for you to use to get up-to-speed on AI engineering, prompt engineering, and generative AI, in general.<\/p>\n

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To be clear, this challenge is meant to be completely collaborative<\/strong><\/span>. We are here to support and encourage one another in the process of getting upskilled and functional as builders of generative AI applications. You are welcome and encouraged to join, participate, and contribute in any way that you can.<\/p>\n

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I’m Lillian Pierson, the founder of the Data-Mania blog here – and I’m building this curriculum plan out of the very limited amount of time I have to research generative AI requirements and resources. There are gaps in the generative AI learning path provided below. That’s because I simply haven’t had time to conduct deep research in those areas. If you know good resources to fill those gaps, or any gaps that you identify in the generative AI learning path below, then please leave your suggestions in the comments<\/strong><\/span> and I will go back and add those to the list later.<\/p>\n

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Caveats On The Generative AI Learning Path Shared Below…<\/h2>\n

Two things to note here:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. I am a data product manager, so I sourced these requirements from LinkedIn job listings for both AI engineers and data product managers. Some of the recommendations are from more traditional data requirements (ie; SQL, Tableau, and Python), nonetheless – those are still base requirements for effectively managing generative AI products, so I have included them.<\/li>\n
  2. AI engineering is quickly bifurcating into 2 branches. ML engineering (this is not new) and AI engineering (this is an emerging sub-discipline). To keep the time-to-value low here, within this generative AI learning path, I’m only making recommendations for the AI engineering route. Please read this post<\/a> if you want more information regarding the differences between these sub-disciplines.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    One last thing you need to know about the generative AI learning path shared below… It’s under development. I’ll be updating it on a regular basis as we all work together in the challenge to support each other’s professional development and growth. Please check back often for changes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    You’re Invited To Join Our 100 Days Of Generative AI Challenge (optional)<\/h2>\n

    The mission of the 100 Days Of Generative AI Challenge is simple: To create a robust, supportive, and collaborative community that’s dedicated to supporting fellow data professionals in the learning and building of generative AI products and features.<\/p>\n

    Taking the courses that are prescribed in the generative AI learning path below is a great start, but there’s much to be said for accountability and networking support that’s only available inside of communities like the one we’ve set up for this challenge.<\/p>\n

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    The community for this challenge will be hosted over on LinkedIn. Guidelines for sharing your work and supporting others will be provided within that group itself. If you would like to join this 100 Days Of Generative AI Challenge, please join our substack below and you will be automatically emailed with information on how to join the free LinkedIn community. (if you’re already part of our substack community, the details for joining this group were already sent to you in a past email titled: Join The Free 100 Days Of Generative AI Challenge)<\/em><\/p>\n