The two-tool research stack that produces sourced research briefs in under an hour. Perplexity for breadth, Claude for depth. Query patterns, analysis frameworks, and a personal library you build as you go.
This is a text-first course that links out to the best supporting material on the internet instead of trying to replace it. The goal is to make this the best course on ai-powered research you can find — even without producing a single minute of custom video.
This course picks two tools — Perplexity and Claude — and shows you how to use them together to cover 90% of research needs. Depth over breadth.
The value in this course is the query patterns you build. By Day 5 you have a personal library you can use on any new research topic immediately.
AI research without verification is not research — it's guessing. Every workflow in this course includes the verification step that confirms accuracy.
Each day is designed to finish in about an hour of focused reading plus hands-on work. No live classes, no quizzes.
Each day stands alone. Read them in order for the full picture, or jump straight to the day that answers the question you have today.
The difference between a Google search and a Perplexity research query. Structured prompts that produce sourced, current results. The 5 query patterns that cover most research needs.
How Perplexity and Claude work together. The handoff: Perplexity for current facts, Claude for synthesis and analysis. Producing a research brief with a defined structure.
Using Claude for deeper analytical tasks: pattern identification, competing hypotheses, devil's advocate analysis, and literature synthesis.
Pre-built research brief templates for three common research types. How to adapt them to any new topic without starting from scratch.
How to capture, organize, and reuse your best queries. Building a Notion or Obsidian-based research system that compounds over time.
Instead of shooting our own videos, we link to the best deep-dives already on YouTube. Watch them alongside the course. All external, all free, all from builders who ship this stuff.
Deep dives on using Perplexity for research — advanced query techniques, source evaluation, and comparing to traditional search.
How to use Claude for analyzing documents, synthesizing research, and producing structured analysis from unstructured sources.
Side-by-side comparison of AI research tools — Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini — for different research use cases.
How to build a knowledge management system that integrates AI research — Notion, Obsidian, and AI-assisted organization.
Advanced prompting techniques for getting better analysis, more accurate summaries, and more useful research outputs from AI.
How to verify AI-generated research output — source checking, cross-referencing, and building a verification habit.
The best way to go deeper on any topic is to read canonical open-source implementations. These repositories implement the core patterns covered in this course.
Framework with many patterns for analysis, research synthesis, and document processing — directly applicable to AI-powered research workflows.
Community prompts including research, analysis, and synthesis templates you can add to your personal query library.
Claude recipes for document analysis and multi-step reasoning — the foundation for deep research and synthesis tasks.
Brex's internal prompt engineering guide. Practical patterns for reliable, high-quality AI outputs applicable to research tasks.
You do market research, competitive analysis, or policy research regularly. This course cuts that time by 60% without cutting accuracy.
You produce research-backed deliverables for clients or leadership. This course gives you the systematic process that makes you faster and more thorough.
You need current, accurate context on new topics quickly. This course gives you the research workflow to get it in under an hour.
The 2-day in-person Precision AI Academy bootcamp covers AI research tools and workflows — hands-on with Bo. 5 U.S. cities. $1,490. 40 seats max. June–October 2026 (Thu–Fri).
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