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LLM Operator

No code required. Turn any wish into a task the model can actually do — and take real work off your plate this week.

$299· from $12/moFree · Ch 18 chapters · ~3.8h

~35 min · works with any model runnerChapter 1 is free. You only pay when you decide to continue.

This isn't an online course with lectures — it's a simulator of real work.

80% practice · 20% theory×2 your hourly rate
  • Chapter 1 free forever
  • No card required
  • Cancel any time
  • Progress is saved
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Approach

Why it works

Practice before theory

Theory is introduced exactly when you need it — that's when it sticks.

Verifiable certificate

Proves your skills with a publicly checkable link — add it straight to your résumé.

Real market data

Salaries: remote-market medians and hh.ru / Habr Career — both markets shown.

Progress & streaks

Persist between sessions to keep you on track.

Flexible payment

Bank card · cryptocurrency.

The super-profession

LLM Operator is the base literacy of the AI era — the one skill every role needs regardless of title. You stop treating the model like a slot machine and start operating it like a tool with inputs, checks, and a done-criterion.

What you'll be able to close on your own

  • Turn any vague request into a task with a checkable done-criterion before writing a single prompt
  • Pack the model with exactly the context it needs — style samples, facts — without leaking what shouldn't be there
  • Fix a near-right answer with one targeted edit instead of regenerating from scratch
  • Catch a confident, plausible-sounding fabrication by checking it against the source
  • Order the same result in three different formats for three different readers
  • Run one task across a batch of objects with a template and a spot-check
  • Assemble a personal weekly pipeline that turns a real recurring task into a repeatable process

The AI-mastery scale

Where are you on the AI-mastery scale?

Most people never get past asking ChatGPT a question now and then. The top levels — automating your work and building AI systems — are rare, and that's exactly what makes them valuable. This is the band the school lifts you into.

Click a level to see the skills it unlocks

    • AI systems architecture in a closed contour
    • Output of a team from one person
    • Sets the bar in their niche

Percentages are an illustrative estimate of the market distribution, not hard data.

The problem this solves

Most people given AI access use it like a slot machine: type a vague wish, get something vague back, regenerate, hope. Nobody taught them the model can only be as precise as the request — so they lose hours to 'not quite right, try again' instead of minutes to a task with a clear done-criterion.

What changes for you

You stop gambling on regenerations and start operating the model like a tool: a task with a checkable done-criterion in, a verified result out. It's the difference between hoping and knowing — and it shows up in your very first artifact, built on your own real work.

Who it's for

Anyone just handed AI access at work with no training

Stop losing an hour to regeneration roulette. Get a task-spec formula you use before every request, starting today.

Marketing, sales, ops and HR specialists writing content daily

Order the right format for the right reader on the first try — table for your boss, message for the team, letter for the client.

Managers who want their team using AI reliably, not randomly

Get a shared vocabulary — task-spec, context-pack, verify — you can hand to anyone on the team.

Anyone considering a deeper AI-profession track

Find out, in one free chapter, which of the three specialist tracks fits how you actually think — before paying for one.

Who it's not for

  • People who already have a disciplined prompting workflow — this teaches the fundamentals, not advanced technique.
  • Anyone looking for prompt templates to copy-paste — you'll build judgment, not snippets.
  • Developers who want to build AI systems — that's Automation AI Engineer, not this.

How the learning works

It's a simulator, not a course

No lectures about AI. You inherit a real workplace scene on minute one — a coworker's failed chat session — and make the call yourself.

Your own work is the material

Chapter 1's key task isn't a made-up exercise — it's a real task from your own week, formatted through the formula you just learned.

Answer first, theory after

You commit to a diagnosis before any explanation appears. Theory is revealed only after you've made the call — that's what makes it stick.

No code, ever

Every task happens inside a normal chat with a model. If you can type a message, you can do this course.

Try Chapter 1 free, right now

60 minutes, no card. Finish it and decide if the rest is for you.

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What you'll learn

Ask like an operator

  • Turn a wish into a task with a checkable done-criterion
  • Pack the model with exactly the context it needs
  • Fix an answer with one targeted edit, not a full regeneration

Trust, but verify

  • Catch a confident fabrication by checking the source
  • Order the right output format for the actual reader
  • Run one task across a batch with a spot-check policy

The career this opens

Where the profession is in demand

Examples of companies hiring AI engineers. Not affiliated with the school; employment is not guaranteed.

8 chapters · ~3.8h

  1. A wish is not a task

    35 min

    Watch Slava lose an hour to regeneration roulette. Learn the one move that ends it.

    Free
  2. Context decides

    25 min

    A client letter that doesn't sound like the client. Learn what to hand the model — and what to withhold.

    Locked
  3. Fix it, don't reroll it

    25 min

    Slava is on his fourth regeneration and losing the good parts each time. Learn the targeted edit instead.

    Locked
  4. Verify, then trust

    25 min

    A confident, well-written answer with a fabricated number inside. Learn to check the source, not the vibe.

    Locked
  5. Format for the reader

    25 min

    One wall of text sent to three different people. Learn to order the right shape for the actual reader.

    Locked
  6. Run it as a batch

    25 min

    18 personalized letters, one at a time, by hand. Learn the template-plus-spot-check move.

    Locked
  7. Your own pipeline

    30 min

    Pick one real weekly task and turn it into a repeatable five-step process.

    Locked
  8. Capstone — Monday's report

    40 min

    40 minutes to assemble the real deliverable: your pipeline's output, plus how you catch its mistakes.

    Locked

Who teaches this

Alexander Mihalkevich

Founder, mihalkevich.com

I build and ship products solo with AI agents every day. This course is the exact discipline I run on — no theory I don't use myself.

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Why now

AI access rolled out to entire teams in the last year, but almost nobody was taught how to operate it — most people are still regenerating and hoping. The gap between 'has access' and 'gets reliable results' is where this course sits, and it closes fast once operating discipline becomes common knowledge.

Pick how you learn

Start with Chapter 1 free. Pay only when you decide to continue.

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$299 one-time · or 24 payments

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$799 one-time · or 24 payments

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Возврат — при выполнении условий программы

Payback: The first artifact — a task-spec template applied to your real work — ships inside the first 15 minutes of Chapter 1. By the end of the full track you walk away with a personal AI pipeline for one real weekly task, timed before and after.

  • 14-day refund if it's not a fit
  • Employment tier — on written terms
  • 1-on-1 mentor review
  • Lifetime access
Launch pricing · seats in this cohort are limitedPrice rises after the cohort fills

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What stays in your portfolio

  • A personal task-spec template you can reuse on any request to a model
  • A verification checklist for your own routine
  • A format playbook for the people you write for
  • A batch template with a spot-check policy
  • A working weekly pipeline for one real recurring task, timed before/after

The certificate you'll earn

A real, shareable credential — issued the moment you complete the chapter. Add it to LinkedIn or send the link.

The course certificate is issued once your final GitHub project passes the automatic checks — the project is mandatory.

Still on the fence?

Chapter 1 is free and self-paced — no card, no commitment. If the first hour doesn't feel like the real job, you've lost nothing. If it does, you'll know exactly why the rest is worth it. The only way to find out is to do the first chapter.

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FAQ

Do I need to write code?+
No. Every task happens inside a normal chat with an AI model. If you can type a message, you can do this course.
How long does Chapter 1 take?+
About 30-35 minutes, self-paced. Progress saves automatically.
What do I get out of Chapter 1 specifically?+
A task-spec formula applied to a real task from your own week — an artifact you can use again the same day, not a hypothetical exercise.
How is this different from the three profession tracks?+
This is the base layer — no specialization, no code, applicable to any role. The three tracks (Automation, Prompting, Analytics) go deep into one profession; this course is a good first step before choosing one, or fine entirely on its own.
Who checks my work?+
Multiple-choice and comparison tasks are graded instantly. Your open-ended answer — the task-spec you write for your own real work — is scored by an LLM-as-judge against an explicit rubric, so you get specific feedback in seconds.

LLM Operator

Your first day at Yavno agency. Everyone just got AI access and was told to 'work faster'. Slava has been regenerating the same post for an hour. Sasha, the ops director, hands you his chat window: 'Watch. In 15 minutes tell me what's wrong.'

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