👋 I am Aurimas. I write the SwirlAI Newsletter with the goal of presenting complicated Data related concepts in a simple and easy-to-digest way. My mission is to help You UpSkill and keep You updated on the latest news in AI, MLOps, Data Engineering, Machine Learning and overall Data space.
Few months ago I took my mission to teach AI to the next level - June 23rd marked the start of the first cohort of my End-to-End AI Engineering Bootcamp. Last week was the time to wrap up and reflect on the whole experience.
When I first launched the program, the goal was simple - bridge the gap between just knowing AI concepts and actually building, deploying, evaluating and engineering production ready AI systems end-to-end.
Now, after weeks of working alongside ambitious learners from around the world, I can confidently say that the experience was a lot more than I expected:
First of all, the goal set was to the point - hands-on learning in a cohort based environment is how you succeed in learning AI Engineering.
The participants were active beyond my expectations - each of the live sessions would become a club where live discussions would uncover unknown unknowns elevating the learning experience to new levels.
Full dedication from my side - I’ve spent countless nights in order to deliver according to the quality bar I have raised for myself.
Students were delivering week after week - capstone submissions were flowing in even if sometimes it required more time than initially thought.
My personal numbers:
40 hours of live lectures delivered.
30 hours of hands-on coding recorded and available for offline consumption.
250 pages written, available as offline reading material.
Success story of the cohort:
One of the capstone projects was sold even before the demo day!
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Personally, I know I gave my all to the bootcamp. However, because it was the first cohort shaping the future of the program, I never expected this outcome:
Here are some reviews that highlight student experience:
Equally important to me personally is the following acknowledgement. It reassures me that what I am doing is on the right path.
This also gives me confidence that the course is among the best of what you can get on Maven when it comes to hands-on End-to-End AI Engineering.
The feedback I received throughout the bootcamp will be invaluable for the evolution of the program and making sure that the next cohort will bring even more value to the students.
What’s new in the upcoming cohort.
Syllabus.
I have plenty of feedback and my own reflections that will help me bring the bootcamp to the next level. Some of the points that I will be focusing on even more in the upcoming cohort:
Even deeper focus on Evals: you will get the value of dedicated eval courses and more.
Context Engineering hands-on deep dives for different levels of Agentic System complexity.
Additional project that I code up alongside your learning journey.
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New Partnerships.
I have already closed a partnership with Modal for the next cohort:
Each student will receive $500 in Modal credits for cloud compute and deployment.
Potentially, additional partnerships will happen.
Guest Lectures.
The cohort will have a line-up of four or more guest lecturers that will bring unique insights into dedicated parts of the End-to-End AI Engineering process.
This is an addition to all of the materials and sessions delivered by me.
List of speakers TBD.
Who is this course for.
You will get most out of the bootcamp if you are:
Data Scientist / ML Engineer looking to re-skill into AI Engineering.
A founder looking to build AI Native products.
Engineering Leader looking to up-skill your teams.
Software Engineer looking to learn and implement non deterministic LLM based systems.
Use code KICKOFF10 at the check-out for a 10% discount.
I also run dedicated cohorts and workshops, so if your company is looking to upskill its talent or tackle business challenges with AI, feel free to contact me at aurimas@swirlai.com .
Price changes to the future cohorts
This will be the last time I offer the cohort at this price. Future cohorts will be priced higher due to several factors:
The curriculum is already more advanced than what’s available elsewhere, and it will continue to expand and improve.
Demand for the program is strong.
Enrolling now provides lifetime access to materials from all future cohorts.
Closing Note
I am incredibly grateful to everyone who joined the first cohort and helped shape this program. Cohort Beta is going to be even stronger - I’d love for you to be part of it.
P.S. I’ll be running a free video lesson series on my youtube channel. This will be part of onboarding to the bootcamp. Stay tuned!
Which is your youtube channel? I am unable to find it