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MIT IAP 2026 · January 19–26

How to Ship Almost Anything with AI v2

Class number:6.S093
Level:Undergraduate
Units:6
Grading:P/F
Dates:Jan 19 - Jan 26, 2026
Seats:40
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Applications close on Dec 21.31d 23h 43m left

Rolling admissions, 40 seats max—submit now to lock your spot before they disappear.

Description

How do you become the one-person unicorn?

Sam Altman predicts a single-person, billion-dollar company is right around the corner. Agentic AI tools are compounding every month, and the builders who learn how to orchestrate them will be the ones who ship the fastest. This class distills everything we've learned about forcing AI to build production software on demand.

At SundAI Club we've been hacking with AI every Sunday for 100 straight weeks, creating 50+ projects and a community of 100 builders across MIT and Harvard. During IAP we open the playbook: how to plan, prompt, refactor, deploy, and maintain AI-first products as a one-person team.

6 units, pass/fail, taught by Sundai hackers, capped at 40 participants. Everything is hands-on and oriented around shipping. Read more background at iap.sundai.club.

What you'll learn

Every module is project-backed so you leave with shipping muscle memory:

  • Control swarms of builder agents and chain-of-command workflows
  • Force AI copilots to draft, refactor, and QA end-to-end stacks
  • Pick the right frontier and open models plus providers for each job
  • Stand up AI ops & infra, from logging to evals to cost dashboards
  • Host everything—from scrappy prototypes to production workloads
  • Connect auth, data, agents, and UX into a cohesive single-founder system

Expect lightning lectures, live debugging, and long build blocks with instructors in the room.

Who should apply?

If you know at least one programming language and feel comfortable in Git, this class is for you. The rest we'll build together.

  • Builders who want to ship AI products solo, fast
  • MIT students (UG + G) plus cross-registrants from Harvard, Wellesley, and friends
  • People excited to experiment with agents, not just watch demos

Bonus points if you've explored machine learning or JavaScript, but curiosity and grit matter more.

Course Schedule

The sprint runs Sunday, Jan 19 through Sunday, Jan 26, 2026. Detailed lecture slots are coming soon—we're finalizing guest speakers from friends at Google, Stripe, and beyond.

Expect 10am–4pm core hours with optional late-night hacker house vibes. Full lecture schedule drops closer to IAP once logistics are locked.

Grading

Grading is P/F. Hit the targets below and you're golden:

20%
Attendance/participation
40%
Mini Projects
40%
Final Project
Final Project

Your capstone is a real AI-first product—built, hosted, and demo-ready. You'll own the entire pipeline: model selection, agent orchestration, UX, auth, and deployment.

Idea selection workshops happen early in the week, then we iterate with mentors until demo day on Sunday, Jan 26. Bring something you're proud to show live; we value working software over slide decks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I take the class?

MIT undergrads and grads are welcome, plus students from cross-registration partners like Harvard and Wellesley (check with your registrar). Space is capped at 40, so apply early.

What is the time commitment?

Core programming runs Jan 19–26, 2026 with daily sessions roughly 10am–4pm ET plus optional evening build rooms. Sunday the 26th is demo day. Plan to ship something meaningful—you'll get out what you put in.

Can I attend remotely?

We record everything and share materials, but in-person participation is required for MIT credit and for the best build experience.

When will the lecture lineup be posted?

We're finalizing speakers now. Expect the full agenda (with guests from teams like Google and Stripe) to drop in early January.

What should I bring to class?

Bring a laptop with a working dev environment, access to GitHub, and accounts on at least one LLM provider. We'll send prep instructions so you can hit the ground running.

Apply now
Applications close on Dec 21.31d 23h 43m left

Rolling admissions, 40 seats max—submit now to lock your spot before they disappear.