Tools, reading and career pathways for AI-shaped work.
The FairByDesign AI Retooling Library is a continuously maintained professional resource environment for people adapting to changing work across AI, cybersecurity, data, automation and governance.
Use it to find:
- Open-source tools
- Official documentation
- Books and reading
- Courses and videos
- Research and institutional resources
- Emerging role and skill signals
- Career-transition guidance
- Employer-funding materials
- Relevant FairByDesign books and research
This library is designed for exploration rather than linear completion. Begin with the pathway closest to your work and return as the resource landscape changes.
Included with Mercury Intelligence membership. This is a resource library, not a lab course, certification or job board.
Start Here
AI Foundations and Open-Source AI
Local and Private AI
Agents, Automation and MCP
Data, Metadata and Lineage
Observability, Metrics and Evidence
Evaluation, Testing and AI Operations
Cybersecurity and AI Security
Operational Governance and Assurance
Books, Research and Video
Career Transition and Advancement
Get Your Employer to Fund Your Retooling
New and Updated
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Welcome to the Retooling Library
Lesson 1 of 5 within section Start Here.
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How to Use a Living Resource Library
Lesson 2 of 5 within section Start Here.
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Choose Your Retooling Path
Lesson 3 of 5 within section Start Here.
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Beginner, Practitioner and Leadership Routes
Lesson 4 of 5 within section Start Here.
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Lesson 5 of 5 within section Start Here.
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AI Foundations and Open-Source AI
A Working Map of Modern AI
Lesson 1 of 5 within section AI Foundations and Open-Source AI.
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Models, Applications, Agents and Workflows
Lesson 2 of 5 within section AI Foundations and Open-Source AI.
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Open Source, Open Weights and AI Licensing
Lesson 3 of 5 within section AI Foundations and Open-Source AI.
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Beginner Courses and Foundational Reading
Lesson 4 of 5 within section AI Foundations and Open-Source AI.
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Foundations Resource Directory
Lesson 5 of 5 within section AI Foundations and Open-Source AI.
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Local and Private AI
Local AI and Private Model Use
Lesson 1 of 5 within section Local and Private AI.
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Model Runtimes and Interfaces
Lesson 2 of 5 within section Local and Private AI.
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Model Serving and Routing
Lesson 3 of 5 within section Local and Private AI.
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Hardware and Deployment Resources
Lesson 4 of 5 within section Local and Private AI.
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Local AI Resource Directory
Lesson 5 of 5 within section Local and Private AI.
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Agents, Automation and MCP
Understanding Agents and Bounded Automation
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Agents, Automation and MCP.
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Lesson 2 of 6 within section Agents, Automation and MCP.
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Lesson 3 of 6 within section Agents, Automation and MCP.
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Lesson 4 of 6 within section Agents, Automation and MCP.
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Tool Connections and Permissions
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Agents, Automation and MCP.
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Agent and Automation Resource Directory
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Agents, Automation and MCP.
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Data, Metadata and Lineage
Data Foundations Beneath AI
Lesson 1 of 5 within section Data, Metadata and Lineage.
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Lesson 2 of 5 within section Data, Metadata and Lineage.
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Data Lineage and Provenance
Lesson 3 of 5 within section Data, Metadata and Lineage.
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Data Quality and Validation
Lesson 4 of 5 within section Data, Metadata and Lineage.
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Lesson 5 of 5 within section Data, Metadata and Lineage.
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Observability, Metrics and Evidence
Lesson 1 of 5 within section Observability, Metrics and Evidence.
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AI and Agent Observability
Lesson 2 of 5 within section Observability, Metrics and Evidence.
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Model and Workflow Metrics
Lesson 3 of 5 within section Observability, Metrics and Evidence.
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Evidence and Reconstruction
Lesson 4 of 5 within section Observability, Metrics and Evidence.
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Observability Resource Directory
Lesson 5 of 5 within section Observability, Metrics and Evidence.
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Evaluation, Testing and AI Operations
Lesson 1 of 5 within section Evaluation, Testing and AI Operations.
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Model and Application Evaluation
Lesson 2 of 5 within section Evaluation, Testing and AI Operations.
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Experiment Tracking and MLOps
Lesson 3 of 5 within section Evaluation, Testing and AI Operations.
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Reliability and Continuous Monitoring
Lesson 4 of 5 within section Evaluation, Testing and AI Operations.
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Evaluation Resource Directory
Lesson 5 of 5 within section Evaluation, Testing and AI Operations.
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Cybersecurity and AI Security
Security Foundations for AI Systems
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Cybersecurity and AI Security.
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LLM and Agentic Security Risks
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Cybersecurity and AI Security.
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Lesson 3 of 6 within section Cybersecurity and AI Security.
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Identity, Authorization and Tool Access
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Cybersecurity and AI Security.
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Lesson 5 of 6 within section Cybersecurity and AI Security.
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AI Security Resource Directory
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Cybersecurity and AI Security.
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Operational Governance and Assurance
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Operational Governance and Assurance.
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Lesson 2 of 6 within section Operational Governance and Assurance.
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Controls, Gates and Human Oversight
Lesson 3 of 6 within section Operational Governance and Assurance.
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Audit, Evidence and Assurance
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Operational Governance and Assurance.
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Standards and Institutional Resources
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Operational Governance and Assurance.
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Governance Resource Directory
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Operational Governance and Assurance.
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Books, Research and Video
FairByDesign Books and Playbooks
Lesson 1 of 8 within section Books, Research and Video.
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AI Systems and Engineering Reading
Lesson 2 of 8 within section Books, Research and Video.
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Data and Observability Reading
Lesson 3 of 8 within section Books, Research and Video.
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Security and Threat-Modelling Reading
Lesson 4 of 8 within section Books, Research and Video.
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Governance, Society and Institutional Reading
Lesson 5 of 8 within section Books, Research and Video.
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Research Papers and Institutions
Lesson 6 of 8 within section Books, Research and Video.
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Courses, Videos and Playlists
Lesson 7 of 8 within section Books, Research and Video.
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Full Reading and Media Directory
Lesson 8 of 8 within section Books, Research and Video.
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Career Transition and Advancement
Where AI-Shaped Work Is Moving
Lesson 1 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Lesson 2 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Skills Behind the Job Titles
Lesson 3 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Moving from Cybersecurity into AI
Lesson 4 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Lesson 5 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Moving from Governance, Audit or Risk into AI
Lesson 6 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Moving from Product or Operations into AI
Lesson 7 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Building a Professional Learning Record
Lesson 8 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Using Books, Tools and Research in Interviews
Lesson 9 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Job and Role Signal Resources
Lesson 10 of 10 within section Career Transition and Advancement.
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Get Your Employer to Fund Your Retooling
Finding the Right Employer Budget
Lesson 1 of 7 within section Get Your Employer to Fund Your Retooling.
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Lesson 2 of 7 within section Get Your Employer to Fund Your Retooling.
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Professional-Development Business Case
Lesson 3 of 7 within section Get Your Employer to Fund Your Retooling.
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Learning Outcomes and Application Plan
Lesson 4 of 7 within section Get Your Employer to Fund Your Retooling.
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Mercury Intelligence Reimbursement Information
Lesson 5 of 7 within section Get Your Employer to Fund Your Retooling.
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Books and Training Reimbursement Information
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Team Access and Internal Knowledge Sharing
Lesson 7 of 7 within section Get Your Employer to Fund Your Retooling.
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New and Updated
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New Role and Skill Signals
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