Hi [Name of Manager],

I’d like to request approval to expense the AI Engineering Bootcamp, a five-week training program designed to teach practical, hands-on AI engineering skills. This training would help me develop new capabilities that directly align with our team’s goals and the challenges we tackle on a regular basis.

The bootcamp covers:

1. Introduction to AI Engineering Fundamentals: Learning useful frameworks and tools with Python and TypeScript.
2. Query Optimization: Techniques like retrieval with rankers, query rewrites, and hybrid search to integrate external databases with LLMs.
3. Tool Use: Building custom tools and integrating web search, web crawling, and third-party APIs into AI systems.
4. Agents: Designing agents that reflect, plan, and execute tasks while connecting with databases and apps.
5. Evals & Guardrails: Developing custom evaluation frameworks, implementing guardrails, and deploying production-ready AI systems that prioritize consistency and safety.

The cost is $1100.

I’m confident the skills I’ll gain will deliver significant ROI. Applying even one of these concepts to our work could improve workflows, optimize processes, or enable new AI-driven solutions. Let me know if you’re fine with this expense, and I’d be happy to share more details if needed.

Thanks,

[Your Name]