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Practical AI courses, checked before they go up
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28 courses from universities, labs and open publishers, plus 20 paid and free communities where AI automation is taught. Every link is checked before it goes up. We earn nothing from the courses; the Skool links are affiliate links, and neither fact sets the order.
- 28Courses
- 20Communities
- 36Fully free
- 15Institutions
AI automation communities on Skool
Compare all 20Paid and free communities where AI automation is actually taught, ranked by size. Member counts, prices and star ratings are Skool’s own, checked 1 September 2026.
AI Automation Society
with Nate Herk
Nate Herk's free community, and the biggest room in this category.
AI Automation Agency Hub
with Morningside Education
The largest AI automation community on Skool, and free to join.
Clief Notes
with Jake Van Clief
Free, and the best-reviewed community in this set.
AI Automations by Jack
with Jack Roberts
Jack Roberts' build-along community, with the systems behind his own agency.
AI Automation Society Plus
with Nate Herk
Nate Herk's paid track for building an AI automation agency from zero.
Maker School: AI Automation
with Nick Saraev
Nick Saraev's programme with a get-a-client-or-refund guarantee.
The RoboNuggets Network (free)
with Jay E
The free network behind an award-winning paid community.
AndyNoCode
with Andy Lo
No-code AI agents, kept current as the tooling changes.
AI Automation Mastery
with Lucas Walter
Build, sell and scale AI systems, from an operator with a real exit.
Brendan’s AI Community
with Brendan Jowett
Voice agents and automation, public and free to join.
Automatable Free
with Jono Catliff
Over a hundred plug-and-play automation blueprints, free.
Maker Zero: Claude Code, AI
with Nick Saraev
Nick Saraev's free library of automation and agent courses.
Creator business communities on Whop
Communities for people building an audience and selling through it, rather than building automations. Member counts, prices and star ratings are Whop’s own, checked 1 September 2026.
Start here
If you do nothing else, do one of these three.
AI foundations
Free
CS50 - Introduction to AI with Python
with Harvard
Search, knowledge, optimisation and neural nets, taught properly.
Beginner 70h Certificate
AI foundations
Free
Elements of AI
with University of Helsinki
The best non-technical introduction there is. Free certificate.
Beginner 30h Certificate
Deep learning
Free
Practical Deep Learning for Coders
with fast.ai
Code-first, genuinely free, no signup wall.
Beginner 50h
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Every community, compared
Sorted by size, across both sections. Star ratings are the hosting platform’s own and only appear where a community has collected reviews there.
| Community | Platform | Members | Price | Rating | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AI Automation Society | Skool | 447.2k | Free | No reviews yet | Nate Herk's free community, and the biggest room in this category. |
 AI Automation Agency Hub | Skool | 333.4k | Free | No reviews yet | The largest AI automation community on Skool, and free to join. |
 The RoboNuggets Network (free) | Skool | 73.8k | Free | No reviews yet | The free network behind an award-winning paid community. |
 Clief Notes | Skool | 47.2k | Free | Free, and the best-reviewed community in this set. | |
 AndyNoCode | Skool | 36.3k | Free | No reviews yet | No-code AI agents, kept current as the tooling changes. |
 AI Automation Mastery | Skool | 30.3k | Free | No reviews yet | Build, sell and scale AI systems, from an operator with a real exit. |
 Brendan’s AI Community | Skool | 26.9k | Free | No reviews yet | Voice agents and automation, public and free to join. |
 Automatable Free | Skool | 22.8k | Free | No reviews yet | Over a hundred plug-and-play automation blueprints, free. |
 Maker Zero: Claude Code, AI | Skool | 20.8k | Free | No reviews yet | Nick Saraev's free library of automation and agent courses. |
 AI Operators Club | Skool | 15.8k | Free | No reviews yet | One of the largest open AI automation communities. |
 ZeroOne Systems | Skool | 14.5k | Free | No reviews yet | Build a working AI agent in 60 days, with a refund guarantee. |
 Agentic Foundations | Skool | 9.4k | Free | No reviews yet | A free foundations course for your first agentic system. |
 AI Automations by Jack | Skool | 3.8k | $87/month | Jack Roberts' build-along community, with the systems behind his own agency. | |
 AI Automation Society Plus | Skool | 3.7k | $129/month | Nate Herk's paid track for building an AI automation agency from zero. | |
 Maker School: AI Automation | Skool | 2.5k | Paid, see page | Nick Saraev's programme with a get-a-client-or-refund guarantee. | |
 The RoboNuggets Community | Skool | 1.3k | $97/month | Jay E's paid community, a two-time Skool award winner. | |
 Claude for Content Automation | Skool | 1.2k | $9/month | Claude-focused content automation at the cheapest entry price here. | |
 AI Workshop | Skool | 1k | $77/month | Building AI assistants and employees, then selling them to businesses. | |
 NoeAI Automator | Skool | 627 | $97/month | AI systems for coaches and agencies, aimed at non-technical operators. | |
 SCALE - AI for DTC & Agencies | Skool | 585 | $47/month | AI creative systems for DTC brands and performance agencies. | |
 On Socials | Whop | 351 | $79.99/month | Weekly live calls, product picks and GMV Max playbooks for social commerce. |
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