AI Survival Guide: From Zero to Expert - Side Hustles, Skills & Agents for the New AI Era
is a practical, no-jargon roadmap to help you thrive in today's world of Artificial Intelligence. Whether you're a student, teacher, professional, entrepreneur, or retiree, this book shows you how to understand and use AI-no tech degree required.
Written by Walter Rodriguez, PhD-an experienced educator, engineer, and founder of Coursewell-this guide delivers clear strategies, real-world tools, and step-by-step exercises to make AI work for you. Learn how to automate repetitive tasks, enhance your productivity, and even build your own ChatGPT-powered assistant or AI agent without coding.
Organized into seven parts, this guide explores how AI is reshaping the workplace, what skills are still in demand, and how to launch your own AI-powered side hustle or service. You'll discover top tools you can master in 30 days, how to stand out in AI-driven hiring systems, and what credentials will future-proof your career.
Inside you'll find career tips, case studies, reflection prompts, business templates, and even cartoons to help make learning engaging and actionable. The book also covers AI risks, privacy protection, and how to keep your human edge-like emotional intelligence and creativity-in a world of automation.
This is not a book about robots taking over. It's a guide for real people ready to grow, adapt, and lead in the AI era.