Codecademy’s AI Builder changes the way you learn. Instead of starting with a lesson, then moving to application, you learn while building (and build while learning). With it, you’re encouraged to follow your curiosity, where AI creates fully personalized learning paths based on what interests you.
The AI Builder lets you build custom projects using AI and then learn the skills behind them. You’ll create an app through chat-based prompts, and AI will generate a personalized learning path to teach you how the app was built.
How do I access and use the AI builder?
To access the AI builder, please navigate to your Codecademy Dashboard. You will then see the option for the AI builder in the left-hand menu:
You will use chat-based prompts to have AI generate the project. Once generated, each project will have the following sections:
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Build Tab: View and work on your project built with AI
- Code Tab: See all the files and code used to build your project.
- Preview Tab: Interact with your app in a browser-based preview.
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Learn Tab: Access a unique learning path to your project to help you understand the concepts behind the project.
The Learn tab will automatically identify the underlying concepts that are contributing to your project. The Learn tab answers “why does this project work the way it does?” as AI analyzes your unique project code, identifies the underlying concepts, and turns those into milestones and exercises using the project itself as the example
It will break that into a set of milestone and exercises that you can explore at your own pace and will even use the project code as an example. The interactive exercise will help you learn the concepts and go to apply them.
Can I work on multiple projects?
Yes! You can start as many projects as you would like. However, please note that each project generated and each message you send with AI will require credits. If you do run out of credits, you can always purchase additional credits! More information on credits here.
Who can use the AI builder feature?
To fully explore the AI builder feature, you will need a Codecademy Pro, Plus, or All Access Pass subscription. The number of credits you will have to use on this feature will vary based on your plan type and you have the opportunity to purchase more. For more information on credits, please visit here.
However, learners interested in trying this feature can test it by signing up free trial of one of our subscriptions or access the limited number of credits applied to all free accounts. Please note that once the credits on free accounts expire, they will not reset or give you the opportunity to purchase more. If you would like to continue to use the feature after you have used the free credits, you will need to upgrade to one of Codecademy’s subscriptions.
Can I share my project I create on the AI builder?
At this time, you will be unable to share the URL or code directly from your projects created on the AI builder. We hope to add this functionality in the future!