Build
Make something useful and role-relevant instead of copying a tutorial artifact.
EducationFlagship infrastructure pathway
BRAINSAgent Infrastructure
Build the whole system. Then prove it works.
BRAINS is a six-layer model for agents that have to do real work. Learn to choose, connect, measure, and defend every layer—not just the model or GPU.
Pathway lead
Angela Steffens
What you leave withDeploy an inspectable agent on Alternate Clouds, operate it for seven days, recover it from a controlled failure, calculate cost per successful task, and publish an employer-readable architecture case study.
Required in every masterclass
Create the account. Deploy the work.
- 01
Every learner creates an Alternate Clouds account during class.
- 02
Every learner deploys the course-specific project template—not a generic demo.
- 03
Completion requires a working deployment URL and the proof artifact named in the lesson.
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Every input and output must be original, licensed, public domain, or covered by documented permission.
6 masterclasses
The pathway
01BBacking State and StorageMake the work survive—and disappear when it should.02RRetrieval and Working MemoryRetrieve evidence without turning everything into permanent context.03AAccelerators and InferenceChoose the model path and chip for the workload—not the logo.04IIdentity, Integrity, and InterventionGive the agent enough authority to work without handing it every key.05NNetworks, Latency, and RegionsStop making the fast accelerator wait on avoidable distance.06SScheduling, Processing, and OrchestrationTurn a model call into dependable work.
Final✓The Seven-Day BRAINS ProofIntegrate the pathway and defend the evidence.
Course completion is not the outcome.
The work has to survive contact with reality.
Break
Test a bounded failure, weak output, inaccessible path, or wrong assumption.
Prove
Publish the decision, evidence, correction, limitation, and working result.
Founding pathway