Founded April 2023 by AJ
Help everyone take fewer wrong turns while learning — and let more people become stronger with AI.
Empowering with AI
An open AI knowledge base and learning community — for people who want to actually use AI, not just read about it.
It started as one document
In late 2022 our founder AJ used ChatGPT for the first time, and started saving every useful article and tool into a single document — at first only for himself.
What was missing, it turned out, was not material but order: beginners did not know where to start, and good resources disappeared into group chats and bookmark folders. So the document became a path you could actually walk. He called it "The Way to AGI".
Once it was public, well-known Chinese tech creators recommended it, and people poured in. The surprise was that they did not just read — they corrected, extended and contributed. It stopped being one person's notes and became a knowledge base a crowd maintains.
Reading was not enough; people wanted to meet. That became a nightly study session at 8pm, offline gatherings across cities, and physical co-creation spaces.
One belief has not changed: help more people take fewer wrong turns, and become stronger with AI.
By the numbers
Figures as of 2026-07. We use the most conservative numbers we can verify.
- Learners
- 近 900 万
- Visits
- 8000 万+
- Searchable pieces
- 10000+
- Events & contests
- 500+
- Universities
- 180 所
- Company partners
- 100+
Learners
Visits
Searchable pieces
Events & contests
Universities
Company partners
WaytoAGI at a glance
- Knowledge base
- 10,000+ searchable pieces
- Not a link dump — a searchable, traceable, continuously updated learning foundation
- Community
- Nearly 9M learners · 180 universities · 100+ companies
- An open network of students, practitioners, creators, product teams and enterprises
- Topics
- Fundamentals, prompting, agents, image/video/music/3D, engineering, industry reports
- Fast to start, deep enough to keep going
- Learning together
- A live study session every night at 8pm · 500+ events and competitions
- Learn by building and competing, not by reading alone
- Co-creation
- Open submissions · joint projects · interest groups · enterprise collaboration
- Members can become creators, organizers and leaders
How we work
Knowledge that compounds
Fundamentals, prompting, agents, generative media, engineering practice, industry reports and paper digests — searchable, citable, reusable.
Learning together
A nightly live session, offline showdowns, campus programs, bootcamps and competitions. Skill comes from doing.
Open contribution
Member submissions, interest groups and joint projects; companies join through product experience, co-created content, events and real-world deployment.
What we have built
Every item below is a live link you can open — not an adjective.
AI Video Battle
73 rounds and 19,087 submissions — a community work library built through competition.
WAIC Side Events
Discovery and registration for events around the World AI Conference 2026.
Nightly 8pm session
A live session every night for three years, explaining what shipped that day.
Open knowledge base
10,000+ searchable pieces, from learning paths to agents, generative media and engineering.
Endorsements
Public recommendations the community received along the way — not our own words.
Over the years
- 2023.04AJ opens the knowledge base, starting from his own notes
- 2023.06Recommended by well-known creators; the first jump in traffic
- 2023The nightly 8pm study session begins
- 2024Offline events scale up: AI showdowns, video battles, hackathons
- 2024Ongoing collaboration with model and cloud providers
- 2025City chapters expand; the first OPC physical space opens in Beijing
- 2025Bootcamps and competitions take shape: agents, AI short films, prompt battles
- 2026.06Overseas events and sites begin; the community goes multilingual
- 2026.07The WAIC Side Events platform ships — event discovery and registration, productized
- 2026Over 80M knowledge base visits, reaching nearly 9M learners
Who it is for
Learners
Start from fundamentals, terminology, tools and prompting, then build capability step by step.
Creators
Turn community resources into tutorials, case studies, courses and services — and build a portfolio against real feedback.
Companies & product teams
Co-created content, events, launches, brand reach and talent connections that put AI products in front of real users.
How to join
You want to learn AI
Open the knowledge base and start from the learning path; join the nightly 8pm session.
Open the knowledge base ↗You want to create and share
We take tutorials, case studies, industry observations and engineering notes. Reply within 2–3 working days.
Submit ↗You want to organize locally
See whether your city already has a chapter — if not, get in touch and start one.
See cities →You represent a company
Co-created content, events, launches, industry insight and talent connections.
See recent events →
Frequently asked
The questions we get most. Anything missing? Use the feedback button in the corner.
What is WaytoAGI?
An open AI knowledge base and learning community for Chinese-speaking learners, creators and practitioners — plus the study sessions, events and joint projects that run around it.
Is it free?
The knowledge base is free and fully public, with no paywall. Some intensive bootcamps, certifications and enterprise services are paid and clearly marked.
Are you a company?
We started and still operate as a community, run by the founder together with contributors and volunteers. The core asset — the knowledge base — stays open to everyone.
Where does the content come from?
Partly member submissions and joint projects, partly curation by core members. Everything is attributed and traceable.
Is this English version machine translated?
Yes — AI-translated from the Chinese original and revised over time. The Chinese version is authoritative. Spot a problem? Use the feedback button.
I am a complete beginner. Where do I start?
Open the knowledge base and follow the learning path section. No prerequisites.
How can I contribute?
Submit tutorials, case studies, industry observations or engineering notes. You can also join an interest group, a joint project, or start events in your own city.
What is a city chapter?
A local network of offline study sessions and events run by community organizers. See the cities page for what is currently listed.
Can companies work with you?
Yes — typically through co-created content, events and sponsorship, product launches, industry insight and talent connections.
Can I republish your content?
The knowledge base is open. Please credit the source and link back. For commercial use, contact us first.
When were these numbers measured?
The figures on this page are as of the date noted in the numbers section. We deliberately use conservative, verifiable numbers.
Official channels
These are all of our official entry points. Accounts elsewhere using our name are not us.
- Knowledge base (Feishu) ↗
- Official site ↗
- WeChat Official Account: 通往AGI之路
- Bilibili ↗
- Xiaohongshu ↗
- X / Twitter ↗
- Events platform ↗