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Most online learning teaches AI like everything else: slides, a chat box for questions, and a recording you never open. AI doesn't stick that way. You learn it by using it, live, with an instructor there when something doesn't work.

How our live classes work

You don't learn AI by watching someone else use it. In an ALFA live class, the learning and the doing happen together, in real time, with the instructor there to help.

  • Work in your own AI tool

    Open Claude, ChatGPT or whatever you use and follow along on your own screen. You leave with the work done and the setup in place, not a page of notes to get to later.

  • Stop and ask as you go

    Classes are small and interactive. When a step doesn't work on your machine, say so, and the instructor troubleshoots it with you right then.

  • Not recorded, on purpose

    The learning happens while you do the work, so you have to be there for it. Watching a recording of someone else's screen isn't the same class.

  • Repeats are free once you've taken it

    We run classes again. Pay and attend once, and every repeat of that class is free: bring the questions you have now, catch what has changed in AI since, and help the members who are where you started.

Bringing your team? Classes work well for a firm learning the same thing together. Email hello@ailabforaccountants.com and we'll set your staff up for the same session. Already took a class and want a repeat? Email us the same way.

Coming up

  1. AdvancedFri, Nov 13 · 4pm ETAutomation Beyond the Chatbot$90 · See details

Live classes are for ALFA members. After you pay, you'll register for the class on Zoom, and Zoom emails you the join link and a calendar invite.

AdvancedFriday, November 13, 4:00 to 5:00pm ET

Automation Beyond the Chatbot

For advanced AI users

With Joss Graf and guest speaker Nishant Makadia

Generative AI is based on probabilities, so it can be unpredictable and unreliable. Sometimes old-fashioned (“deterministic”) automation works fine and can be cheaper, faster, and more consistent.

Guest speaker Nishant Makadia has spent his career building these types of automations for Verizon and ADP and has contributed to fintech startups. In this class, Nishant will run a live chat with Claude while fielding participant questions. He'll cover deterministic rules, scripts, scheduled jobs, and integrations. He will also go over which workflows are better handled by deterministic automation. And he'll cover how to use Claude to build deterministic workflows.

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Q&A

I am an AI beginner. Can I attend?
Yes, any ALFA member may attend, but the class will be focused on people who are already heavily using AI. Rebecca and Joss may be able to answer beginner questions in the chat.
How should I prepare for class?
Bring one or more examples of real workflows from your firm that we can discuss.
Can I bring all my agents, recorders, notetakers, and other AI committee members with me?
No. We know advanced AI users have the skills to record and take notes, but we ask that you not do so. We will provide a starter CLAUDE.md file that will tell Claude to use the principles presented.

Past classes

  1. IntermediateNovember 12, 2026GitHub for AccountantsMoving beyond the chat windowTaught by Joss Graf
  2. BeginnerNovember 11, 2026Set Up Claude for More Security and Better OutputA live tour of selected Claude settings for new usersTaught by Joss Graf

Want to start now? Browse the self-study courses.