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YouTube channels to learn AI from scratch

Five channels worth your time, sorted from first-principles depth to practical, no-hype tool coverage. Tap any name to open the channel.

01. Andrej Karpathy

LLMs, tokenization, neural networks, and GPT explained from first principles. Start with the Neural Networks: Zero to Hero playlist.

youtube.com/@AndrejKarpathy

02. KodeKloud

The technical layer underneath AI: cloud, DevOps, infrastructure, agents, workflows, and deployment, taught hands-on.

youtube.com/@KodeKloud

03. Jeff Su

Practical AI workflows and productivity systems for normal working people, not engineers.

youtube.com/@JeffSu

04. IBM Technology

Clean, structured explainers on AI agents, cloud, security, models, and automation. Credible and free of hype.

youtube.com/@IBMTechnology

05. Futurepedia

Stay current on AI tools, Claude, NotebookLM, image models, and Claude Code without drowning in Twitter hype.

youtube.com/@futurepedia_io.