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study plan
Edge Curriculum's reference pages, reports, and field notes filed under study plan.
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Polymath fundamentals
A 9-month cross-disciplinary sequence for builders pursuing the polymath curriculum we cover in The New Polymath Curriculum — AI literacy, systems thinking, design, and communication.
Founder-track AI literacy
A 4-month sequence for founders and operators who need to be conversant in AI without being the model builder. Heavy on strategic and operational layers; lighter on the engineering-track depth.
Career-transition stack
An 8-month sequence for non-engineering professionals moving into AI-adjacent operator and consulting roles. Heavy on institutional legibility, foundational vendor credentialing, and a portfolio piece.
AI safety primer
A 6-month sequence for candidates interested in AI safety, alignment, or governance work. Covers technical safety, governance-track preparation, and the working organizations doing the relevant research.
AI researcher preparation
A 12-month sequence for candidates building toward a research-oriented role at a frontier lab or applied research team. Heavy on mathematics, foundational ML, and publishable work; light on vendor credentials.
AI engineer in 6 months
A 6-month sequence for engineers transitioning from a non-AI engineering role into applied AI. Heavier on hands-on, lighter on institutional legibility — the working assumption is that the candidate already has engineering credibility.