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While the Baby Sleeps

A free course in practical AI

Learn what AI actually is,while the baby sleeps.

Twelve short lessons on how AI actually works and how to use it well — written plainly, for someone with very little time.

Each lesson takes five to ten minutes, so you can make genuine progress in the quiet parts of the day.

Start lesson one

Free, and no sign-up to begin. The first lesson opens straight away.


What you get

A short course that takes your life seriously

  • Twelve short lessons

    Five to ten minutes each, in three arcs: how AI works under the hood, how to use it well, and how to put it to work for your life and career.

  • The same twelve lessons for everyone

    Right now every learner gets the identical course, written plainly and tested on people who are new to this. A version shaped around your work and goals is what we are building next.

  • Everyday and professional

    The same lesson can save you an hour on a Tuesday and give you something concrete to say about AI when you go back to work.

  • Your child, only if you want

    You can have examples mention your child, mention them occasionally, or never. Choose 'no' and the course simply uses other examples. Nothing is lost.

How it works

Three steps, and none of them take an evening

  1. Start lesson one straight away

    No sign-up, no password, nothing to fill in. Open the first lesson and read it — five to ten minutes is enough.

  2. Leave your email to save your progress

    One field at the end of lesson one. It keeps your place in the course, and the rest of the lessons open immediately.

  3. At the end, tell us about yourself

    A few questions about your work and your goals, and we will build a version of the course around you. That part is being built now — answering puts you first in line.


Before you give us anything

What we ask for, and what we do with it

  • Your email is used to give you access and to save your progress. We never add you to a mailing list without asking separately.

  • Child information is entirely optional. We ask only for a nickname and an age band — never a full name, a birth date, a photo or anything about their health.

  • The questionnaire at the end is stored so we can build the personalised version of the course later. It is never sold, and it never appears in our analytics.

  • Voice replies are optional. With your microphone permission, recordings are sent to ElevenLabs to turn them into text. This app saves the text you submit, not the audio.

  • You can export everything we hold, remove child personalisation, or delete your account at any time.