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5 AI Projects You Can Build This Weekend (with Python)

From beginner-friendly to advanced

Shaw Talebi
TDS Archive
7 min readOct 9, 2024

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The best way to develop your AI skills is by building projects. However, figuring out what to build can be difficult if you're just getting started. Here, I share 5 AI projects you can build fast at three levels of sophistication. I’ll break down the steps and Python libraries needed to implement each idea.

The number one mistake beginners make when thinking of project ideas is starting with the question, "How can I use this new tech?" While this can be a fine way to learn a new tool, there is a better way.

Good project ideas start with the question, “What problem can I solve?” This not only makes for a nice story when sharing with potential employers but solving problems is how you translate technical skills into value.

The following projects all take this problem-first approach. You can take these ideas and implement them directly or (even better) use them as inspiration for solving a problem that you are personally facing.

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