AI-Assisted SQL for Absolute Beginners

John Brazier-Beckett, Marketing Analytics Manager at DataCamp, walks you through writing your first SQL queries using AI assistance.

Jan 28, 2026

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Learning SQL is one of the fastest ways to start working with data—but getting started can feel intimidating. With today’s AI-assisted tools, beginners can write queries more confidently, understand what the code is doing, and build analysis workflows even without prior experience. This hands-on session will show you how.

In this code-along, John Brazier-Beckett, Marketing Analytics Manager at DataCamp, walks you through writing your first SQL queries using AI assistance. You’ll learn how to craft prompts that generate useful, accurate code, how to iterate on AI-suggested queries, and how to build simple analysis workflows that help you explore and understand your data.

Key Takeaways:

Learn how to write simple SQL queries with the help of AI tools.
Understand how to prompt effectively when generating data analysis code.
Discover workflows for using AI to support early-stage data exploration and analysis.

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SQL

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