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James Briggs

James Briggs AI tutorials

Useful practical explanations of embeddings, retrieval, LangChain, Pinecone, and agent workflows.

Start with: Start with embeddings and vector search videos before full RAG systems.

Videos

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Agents for everything else

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LangGraph introduction

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LangChain · agents, langgraph, llm orchestration, rag

Hugging Face agents course

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Hugging Face · agents, open models, tools, transformers

RAG and LlamaIndex

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LlamaIndex · rag, documents, agents, context augmentation

Vector search and Weaviate

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Weaviate · vector search, rag, embeddings, hybrid search

Pinecone semantic search

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Pinecone · vector databases, rag, embeddings, search

Skills

Learner questions

Who should learn from James Briggs?

Developers learning vector search and RAG should start here when they need vector search, rag, agents, and embeddings. The strongest fit is a learner who wants material in these formats: youtube tutorials, articles.

What should I do first?

Start with embeddings and vector search videos before full RAG systems. After that, open one related resource below and write down the exact workflow, concept, or implementation pattern you want to apply.

What problem does this help with?

Useful practical explanations of embeddings, retrieval, LangChain, Pinecone, and agent workflows. Use this profile when you are comparing educators by topic, level, format, and practical usefulness rather than browsing random AI content.

How do I compare this with other educators?

Compare the skill coverage, the starting recommendation, and the related videos. If you need vector search, search the directory for that skill and shortlist three profiles before committing to a course, book, or playlist.

Related resources

Resource	Kind	Level	Use when
OpenAI Cookbook OpenAI	GitHub repo	Beginner to advanced	You need implementation examples rather than theory.
Microsoft AI Agents for Beginners Microsoft	GitHub repo	Beginner to intermediate	You want a structured agent learning path with code.
Prompt Engineering Guide DAIR.AI	Guide	Beginner to advanced	You want examples of prompting techniques and patterns.
Hugging Face Agents Course Hugging Face	Free course	Beginner to intermediate	You want a hands-on agent course that uses open-source tools.
LangGraph Academy LangChain	Free course	Intermediate	You want to build multi-step agent workflows with state.
LlamaIndex Docs LlamaIndex	Docs and examples	Intermediate	You need to connect LLMs to documents, data, and retrieval.
Pinecone Learn: Retrieval-Augmented Generation Pinecone	Guide	Beginner to intermediate	You need to understand the moving parts of RAG.
Weaviate Academy Weaviate	Free academy	Beginner to intermediate	You want structured vector database and retrieval lessons.
AI Engineer Talks AI Engineer	Conference videos	Intermediate to advanced	You want practitioner talks from builders working on the current AI stack.
AI Engineer Swyx	Conference talks	Intermediate to advanced	Use this when you want Swyx's material for ai engineering and related AI skills.