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CS Equity AI — 501(c)(3) Public Charity · est. 2021

We teach students to build with AI, not just use it. Free.

Live online courses taught by engineers from Google and academia, for students in the US, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. No tuition, no gatekeeping — just a browser and curiosity.

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5yrsof free programs since 2021
6programscourses, bootcamps & workshops delivered
150+studentstaught across the US, Taiwan & Hong Kong
$0tuitioncharged to students, ever
Past collaborators & co-organizers
Taiwan NEXT Foundation The Hong Kong Polytechnic University National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University VC.in.Taiwan CSEB
01 — The path

A year-long pipeline from first lesson to founding team

Not a lecture series. Each level ends with something real: a certificate, a working AI application, a pitch in front of investors.

The path, level by levelThree levels in sequence. Level 1, the self-paced Foundation course, ends with the Foundation Certificate, which qualifies you for Level 2, the bootcamp of weekly live sessions in small teams, which ends with a working AI system and a second certificate. Level 3 is a startup: a founding team of three to five that ends by pitching to angel investors.LEVEL 1 · CAPABILITYFoundation courseSelf-paced, in the browserFoundation CertificateLEVEL 2 · CREATIONBootcampWeekly live sessions, small teamsA working AI systemLEVEL 3 · CAPITALStartupFounding team of three to fivePitch to angel investors The path, level by levelThree levels in sequence. Level 1, the self-paced Foundation course, ends with the Foundation Certificate, which qualifies you for Level 2, the bootcamp of weekly live sessions in small teams, which ends with a working AI system and a second certificate. Level 3 is a startup: a founding team of three to five that ends by pitching to angel investors.LEVEL 1 · CAPABILITYFoundation courseFoundation CertificateLEVEL 2 · CREATIONBootcampA working AI systemLEVEL 3 · CAPITALStartupPitch to angel investors
Each level ends with something real, and finishing one is how you get into the next.
Level one — Capability

Learn the essentials

Self-paced AI and CS fundamentals on the OpenImpact Lab, our free online learning platform. Finishing the Foundation course is what qualifies you for the bootcamp — and it’s open right now.

  • Everything runs in the browser — no setup, no installs
  • Hands-on labs with modern AI tooling
  • Foundation Certificate on completion
Start level one →
Level two — Creation

Build in the bootcamp

Weekly live sessions with coaches from Google and academia. You aren’t studying AI systems — you’re shipping one, from the ground up, with two rounds of professional rehearsal before demo day.

  • Live coaching in small teams
  • Two rounds of professional presentation rehearsal
  • Ship a working “Hello World” AI system & earn your second certificate
Level three — Capital

Launch a startup

The live-fire exercise. Form a founding team of three to five, build an MVP from your own idea or the “Googler Wishlist,” and pitch it directly to angel investors.

  • Weekly startup coaching
  • Demo a real Minimum Viable Product
  • Pitch day with angel investors
02 — Student work

Built by students in our last course

Six of the AI systems shipped by teams in “The Course of Making AI Tutor for [X]” — real repos, real demos. Drag to browse.

01

AI 菜單推薦系統

Menu recommendation with RAG + OCR + ChromaDB — upload a menu photo, get waiter-style suggestions.

GitHub ↗
02

Travel AI

Travel recommendations from a RAG pipeline combined with the Gemini API.

GitHub ↗
03

Cooking Assistant Agent

Walks you through any recipe step by step, with help when you’re stuck.

GitHub ↗
04

Compai

A companion chatbot on Telegram — RAG with Gemini, ChromaDB, and embeddings.

GitHub ↗
05

Smart Travel Agent

Collects preferences, curates attractions with live data, and writes the itinerary.

Live demo ↗
06

Gacha Game Pull Advisor

What to pull, how to build your character — confusion ends here.

GitHub ↗
03 — Now & next

What’s running, and what’s coming

Open to hosts

Vibe Coding Happy Hour

A two-hour workshop that gets 8–14 year olds building their first game with an AI coding agent. The pilot ran at a Google office in May 2026; the curriculum is open source, and schools can still request a session. Free, like everything we run.

Current course

MLE-STAR Bootcamp

Eight weeks building autonomous LLM systems — pipelines that read a problem, write code, test it, and refine on failure. Every week’s slides and problem sets are published openly.

Coming soon — Fall 2026

The next course

Details land soon. The important part: the roster is drawn from students who complete the free Foundation course, so the smartest move is to start it now.

Application deadline

Express interest in joining the next cohort.

Certification deadline

Finish the Foundation course at the OpenImpact Lab.

Selection day

The final bootcamp roster is announced.

04 — The team

Taught by people who do this for a living

Engineers and researchers from Google and Hong Kong Polytechnic University volunteering their evenings, plus the teaching assistants who keep sessions and systems running.

Coaches & mentors
Alwin Lin

Alwin Lin

Founder
CS Equity AI
LinkedIn →
Sam Lin

Sam Lin

Lead Coach
Automotive Services XPA Tech Lead, Google
LinkedIn →
Ellen (Wen-Hsing) Chang

Ellen (Wen-Hsing) Chang

Mentor
Senior Technical Program Manager, Google
LinkedIn →
Li-Ta Hsu

Li-Ta Hsu

Mentor
Associate Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
LinkedIn →
Teaching assistants & tech
Thomas Ni

Thomas Ni

Teaching Assistant & Tech
CS Equity AI
From our first demo day, 2021
“To all the students, whether you were on stage presenting or just listening in — we wish, from the bottom of our hearts, that you find a career you are passionate about.”
The CS Equity AI team · Android System Development on Cloud, Demo Day
05 — Questions

The short answers

High school, college, and post-graduate students — and career changers. No prior coding experience is needed to start; everything runs in the browser.

Nothing. Every program since 2021 has been free, funded by donations and corporate matching. We’re a 501(c)(3) public charity.

Start the Foundation course on the OpenImpact Lab — that’s step one of the whole journey, and it’s open right now.

Online, on the cloud. Past cohorts spanned the US, Taiwan, and Hong Kong with sessions scheduled across time zones.

Level one is self-paced. The bootcamp runs one live session a week (about 90 minutes) plus team project work — a few hours weekly for most students.

The 2026 course is coming. The line starts at the Lab.

Free, self-paced, and the first step toward the Fall 2026 roster.