Building Reliable AI Systems: From Chatbots to Agents
FREE for High School students across the United States
What You'll Learn
Ever wondered why ChatGPT sometimes makes things up? Why AI systems crash? Why do companies pay millions when their AI goes wrong?
This 8-week program teaches you to think like an AI engineer—not just how to use AI tools, but how AI systems actually work, why they fail, and how to build them responsibly.
Large Language Models
How ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI actually work
RAG Systems
How to make AI smarter by connecting it to real data
AI Agents
Systems that can take actions, not just generate text
System Failures
Real case studies of AI gone wrong (and how to prevent it)
By the end, you'll design your own AI system with your team and present it to the cohort.
Program Details
Dates
June 6 – July 25, 2026
8 weeks total
Eligibility
High school students
Grades 9–12
Format
Virtual sessions
Via Zoom
Live Sessions
Saturdays
10:00 – 11:30 AM CT
Office Hours
Wednesdays
7:00 – 8:00 PM CT
Lead Instructor
Anupama Garani
AI product strategy leader in financial services
Developer of the TRUST Framework for AI systems evaluation
Researcher in RAG system reliability and AI governance
Steering Committee, Toronto Machine Learning Society
Ambassador, Women in Data Science (WiDS)
Ready to Start Your AI Journey?
Join high school students from across the United States in this transformative 8-week program.