Google, Kaggle Open Free 5-Day Agentic AI Course After 1.5 Million Sign-Ups
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Updated · KDnuggets · Jul 22
Google, Kaggle Open Free 5-Day Agentic AI Course After 1.5 Million Sign-Ups
3 articles · Updated · KDnuggets · Jul 22
Summary
Google and Kaggle have turned their November 2025 AI Agents Intensive into a free, self-paced Kaggle Learn Guide, opening the 5-day course to anyone who missed the live cohort.
1.5 million people registered for the original run and more than 11,000 submitted capstones, making it one of the largest technical courses by attendance.
Five modules pair whitepapers with Gemini and Agent Development Kit codelabs, covering agent basics, MCP tool use, memory and context, evaluation, and deployment to Vertex AI Agent Engine.
The course follows Google and Kaggle's 2024 GenAI Intensive, which drew more than 140,000 developers, and comes after a refreshed cohort-style run in June 2026 focused on vibe coding.
Is Google's free AI course a gift to developers or a gateway to its enterprise cloud?
As AI agents start acting autonomously, who is liable when they inevitably make costly mistakes?
Google & Kaggle’s 2026 AI Agents Intensive: 1.5 Million Learners Trained in Real-World Agentic AI
Overview
The Google & Kaggle AI Agents Intensive, held from June 15-19, 2026, marked a major step in global AI education. By introducing new instructors and updated materials, the program ensured participants received the latest knowledge in AI agent development. The course focused on practical, real-world applications, reflecting a broader industry trend of making AI development more accessible and hands-on. This approach aimed to equip a global audience with immediately usable skills, moving beyond theory to real implementation. Google and Kaggle’s commitment to staying current helped make the intensive relevant and impactful for learners worldwide.