The New Code: An Introduction to Building AI Apps and Automations

A one-hour introduction to the biggest shift in who gets to build technology. Attendees see two things built live with AI - a working web app and an automation that completes a task on its own and learn the one skill set behind both: describing what you want, directing AI tools, and testing and improving the result.

The session closes with the two career paths this opens - building AI applications, and building AI agents and automations — and how to choose between them.

Attendees will:

•     Understand what building with AI means today and what it does not.

•     See both a real AI-built app and a real AI automation run live.

•     Learn the core mindset behind every kind of AI building: prompt, direct, test, refine.

•     Compare the two paths AI apps and AI agents and automation and see which suits them.

•     Leave with a clear map of Rex Academy's pathway and where to start.

Ideal for: beginners and non-technical professionals—such as career explorers, job seekers, marketers, operations staff, and business analysts—who want to start building with AI but lack coding experience. It's perfect for anyone curious about tech careers, looking to automate tasks, or trying to understand what AI building means today, as it teaches the accessible core skill of prompting, directing AI, and refining results while exploring two new career paths.