What you will learn.
- 01Know what AI tools do well, and where they fail
- 02Write prompts that give you usable drafts
- 03Build a working prototype without writing code by hand
- 04Test the prototype with real people and learn from it
AI tools make the first version of anything cheap. This course is about using that well: getting to something testable quickly, then putting it in front of people before you fall in love with it.
We build and test one prototype together, a small habit tracker, with tools that have free plans.
Who it's for
- Designers and product managers who want to test ideas faster
- Founders validating a product before hiring
The curriculum.
4 lessons, 3 h 35 min in total. The first 2 are free to watch.
- 01What AI tools are good at, and what notA clear-eyed map of today's AI tools for prototyping, and where each one breaks.40 min Free
- 02Prompts that give you usable draftsContext, constraints and examples, the three parts of a prompt that works.55 min Free
- 03A clickable prototype in an afternoonGenerate screens, connect them, and get to something people can tap through.1 h 10 min Locked
- 04Testing the prototype with real peopleFive short sessions, what to ask, and how to tell a good idea from a polite tester.50 min Locked

Your teacher
Sofia Ricci
AI product designer, Milan
Sofia designs AI features for a productivity app used by two million people. She spends her weeks prototyping with language models, testing the results with users and deciding what should never be automated.
She teaches AI tools as tools: useful for drafts, dangerous as a replacement for judgment, and always checked by a person.
This course
$79
Pay once, keep it for life
- All 4 lessons of Prototyping with AI tools
- Exercise files and source code
- Every future update, free
All access
$349
Every course, and every new one
Learning more than one thing? All access costs less than four courses bought one by one.
Compare plansQuestions, answered.
How long do I have access?
For life. You pay once and keep the course, including every update.
Do I need to install anything?
Only what the first lesson lists, and it is all free. Each lesson notes any tools it uses.
Is there a certificate?
No. We would rather you leave with a finished project you can show than a PDF.
What if it isn't for me?
Write to us within 14 days and we refund you in full.
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