--- title: "AI Summer School: YouTube Watch List | AwardSpring" description: "A curated list of AI YouTube channels for AI Summer School, grouped by where they meet you: keeping up, getting better, building, and staying ahead." canonical_url: "https://awardspring.com/ai-summer-school/watch-list" markdown_url: "https://awardspring.com/ai-summer-school/watch-list.md" --- AI Summer School Watch List # Some AI YouTubers worth a look A few YouTube channels worth checking out for AI Summer School, grouped by where they tend to meet you: keeping up, getting better, building, and staying ahead. A short list of channels for AI Summer School. They're all easy to watch and genuinely useful. The main difference is where they meet you: some are good for just keeping up, some for building your own things, and some for staying close to whatever's new. Pick a tier, follow one or two, and see what sticks. How to use this Pick the tier that matches where you are today, not where you'd like to be. It's easy to bounce off the frontier stuff before the basics feel comfortable, so there's no rush. You can always move up. A good place to start ## If you only want a couple - Orient Matt Wolfe - Build Nate Herk + Cole Medin - Stay ahead Matthew Berman These cover the range pretty well: one for keeping up, two for building, and one for what's new. A fine place to jump in if you're not sure where to start. ## Keep up Getting oriented For folks who mostly want to understand what's going on and get comfortable with the tools. Non-technical, low commitment, no coding. - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/Xfsv8L8S4Dt2PPpgaexoMluK9gkm4H77TY-Sae7DbY8qKSaGI0FOS_uzw65kxVtdQlYvc02bB6k=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Matt Wolfe](https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow) Future Tools A weekly AI news roundup. Nicely produced, plain language, no coding. An easy way to feel current without much effort. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow) - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/fHDMaIjQYS0XTz17AL-iIxdfyrGJfLliAJTQmJE931P1OareLsLIvFeJDcDtI3QpkD9HLnvI7Gw=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Jeff Su](https://www.youtube.com/@JeffSu) Productivity + AI Short, clean videos on using ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini at work. Practical and easy to follow. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@JeffSu) ## Get better Practical power users For folks already using the tools who want to get a bit better at working them into everyday tasks. - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/DvaUGxvtI8_VHscLePaF-JO0kMrzluLkGQWDIOtbHvAkmlRaX_gh3YATlFu8046lrNjBQ0cmIw=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [The AI Advantage](https://www.youtube.com/@aiadvantage) Igor Pogany Structured walkthroughs of tools and workflows, aimed at getting real work done. Calm and easy to follow. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@aiadvantage) - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/Cm_AOGXEC3TYdp2iOXTUj07zgqBkCMJjh4C-0iD0DJOALbMb-D2tz9fJ2e-EDE5DJnJCnd3PaA=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Riley Brown](https://www.youtube.com/@rileybrownai) AI for non-coders Good for non-coders who want to start building. App-building and vibe-coding without an engineering background. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@rileybrownai) ## Build Builders and automation The n8n, agents, and RAG tier. For folks who want to wire tools together and build automations of their own. - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/rjiskq1h4EjTgsqvP_BOsnpwCdHUHKvSo00RmUraoWqDuHQN6RAUMdo1ircHs0ZcKQrrWNvukEs=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Nate Herk](https://www.youtube.com/@nateherk) n8n + AI automation Already a team favorite. Practical, project-driven builds with n8n and AI agents. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@nateherk) - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/hypu_gAVvu_zrtDWjVw833AeSwI2OwJSJ5ZSy1QAhgbIPs1qmNnKreOnHMhaU55bBRLMA47E=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Cole Medin](https://www.youtube.com/@ColeMedin) AI agents + RAG A nice next step past Nate: more on agents, RAG, and how the pieces fit together, still easy to follow. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@ColeMedin) - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/81YBrChz5qTRqj6J2rrzqJgD4y_n3SMkfVdQX66X7EhpfVwDh-xUJBEG5GaneiO5Bpr_km96VQ=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Liam Ottley](https://www.youtube.com/@LiamOttley) AI as a business The same automation stack, framed around outcomes and building a service. Handy if you tend to think in terms of ROI. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@LiamOttley) ## Stay ahead Frontier and technical For the more technical or more curious. New model releases, capabilities, and how the systems work underneath. - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/1X83USLZjNCWy21jOEP9rhsLujx6airwI-ANVsBhWMoErFuUkbx6-tDBjM-OAaIwxDv8MoUlHUk=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Matthew Berman](https://www.youtube.com/@matthew_berman) Frontier + agentic Tries out new model releases and agent tooling as they land. Handy for keeping tabs on what's new. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@matthew_berman) - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/3fPNbkf_xPyCleq77ZhcxyeorY97NtMHVNUbaAON_RBDH9ydL4hJkjxC8x_4mpuopkB8oI7Ct6Y=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Fireship](https://www.youtube.com/@Fireship) Developer-flavored Fast, sharp, and fun takes for a developer audience. Good for a quick technical read on something new. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Fireship) - ![](https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/ytc/AIdro_nDvyq2NoPL626bk1IbxQ94SfQsD-B0qgZchghtQNkLWoEz=s160-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj) ### [Andrej Karpathy](https://www.youtube.com/@AndrejKarpathy) First principles Posts occasionally, but well worth it if you want to understand how large language models actually work underneath. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@AndrejKarpathy) Grouped by where they tend to meet you, not by quality. They're all worth a look, so pick where you are and go from there.