Research & Impact

Free AI education, built by students for students

NextGenAI exists so that learning about artificial intelligence is never limited by cost. This page shows what we have actually built, what we are working on next, and what we have not done yet.

Our mission

We make high-quality AI education free, self-paced, and understandable for everyone. We want learners to understand how AI works, question it with confidence, and use it well.

Our story

NextGenAI was founded in January 2024 by Nathan Leitan. It started by running a workshop with a few elementary schools, and we have since shared NextGenAI with schools in Sri Lanka. Today a nine-person student team guides the curriculum, product, outreach, operations, and community work.

At a glance

  • 2024Founded in January
  • 5Free self-paced courses
  • 62+Hours of lessons
  • 9Student team members

These figures are reported by the NextGenAI team and describe our own program. They are not results from an independent study.

Completed work and planned work

Completed

What exists today

  • Five free courses: Intro to AI, AI in Medicine, AI in Engineering, AI and Cybersecurity, and AI Ethics and Society.
  • An interactive Prompt Lab with eight challenges that teach how to write and check AI prompts.
  • Live classes and workshops taught by our team.
  • A school workshop with a few elementary schools, and sharing with schools in Sri Lanka.
  • A monthly newsletter and a blog with AI news and explainers.
Planned

What we are working toward

  • Making NextGenAI fully self-run, so learning does not depend on any one teacher.
  • New classes on getting more out of AI tools.
  • Collecting learner feedback, with permission, to improve the courses.

Planned items are goals, not finished work.

What we have not published yet

We have no peer-reviewed publications, outcome studies, or formal partnerships to report at this time, and we will not list any until they are real. When we have learner results or partner organizations to share, they will appear here with the method and the date.

Get involved

Teachers, schools, and organizations are welcome to use our free courses or talk with us about working together.

Contact the team