Holy Sh*t... Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, and NVIDIA have all quietly opened free AI training in the last 90 days with real certificates you can put on LinkedIn.
By Q4 every one of these is getting a paywall. Right now they don't.
→ Anthropic Academy : 17 free courses covering Claude 101, the Claude API, MCP, Agent Skills, Subagents, and Claude Code. The "Building with the Claude API" course alone is 84 lessons and 8+ hours of video. Free certificate on every course.
https://anthropic.skilljar.com
→ Microsoft AI Agents for Beginners : 12 lessons on building real AI agents with Microsoft Agent Framework and Azure AI Foundry. Code samples included. Free Microsoft Learn badge.
https://github.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners
→ Google Cloud Introduction to Generative AI : Full Skills Boost learning path on LLMs, prompt design, responsible AI, and deploying gen AI on Google Cloud. Free digital badge from Google.
https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/118
→ Google Machine Learning Crash Course : 15 hours. Regression, classification, productionization, deployment. The same internal training Google engineers use.
https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course
→ Microsoft AI Skills Fest 2026 : Finish one Microsoft AI playlist and get a 100% discount voucher for a real Microsoft certification exam, plus a Credly badge. Early registration closes June 8.
https://aiskillsnavigator.microsoft.com
→ NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute : Free self-paced courses on generative AI, CUDA, and GPU computing. Same trainers NVIDIA puts in front of enterprise customers.
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/training/
The gap between people who finish these and people who scroll past this post is going to be brutal by next year.
Free is the cheapest insurance you can buy against being replaced.