Books and research

The AI Flywheel books: six books, one curriculum.

Every programme names the chapter it teaches. About 2,250 pages of method, by M. K. Elango.

Updated October 2026

The series

Which book takes you where.

Levels are from The Foundation Studio Playbook, Table 45.8.

M. K. Elango
The AI FlywheelThe book
The AI Flywheel
DRIVE, CORE and the four stages.
Levels
C1–C4 in the strands
Method
DRIVE · CORE
Pages
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AI Flywheel Foundation →Leadership programme →
M. K. Elango
The Foundation Studio PlaybookMDLC · 571 pp
The Foundation Studio Playbook
Models and data: rent, adapt or build.
Levels
C3–C5 in Foundation
Method
MDLC · 12 phases
Pages
571 pp
Model Engineer →
M. K. Elango
The Generative Studio PlaybookGDLC · 550 pp
The Generative Studio Playbook
Pipelines with a rights ledger.
Levels
C3–C4 in Generative
Method
GDLC · 12 phases
Pages
550 pp
Generative AI Engineer →
M. K. Elango
The Agentic Studio PlaybookADLC · 559 pp
The Agentic Studio Playbook
Agents that act, gated G1 to G6.
Levels
C2–C4 in Agentic
Method
ADLC · 10 phases
Pages
559 pp
Agentic AI Engineer →
M. K. Elango
The Robotic Studio PlaybookRDLC · 570 pp
The Robotic Studio Playbook
Simulation first, then the bench.
Levels
C3–C4 in Physical
Method
RDLC · 12 phases
Pages
570 pp
Physical AI and Robotics Engineer →
M. K. Elango
The AI Studio PlaybookSpecialist
The AI Studio Playbook
AI film craft.
Levels
Specialist
Method
Specialist
Pages
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Start reading by doing

The first book is a free course.

AI Flywheel Foundation (C1) teaches The AI Flywheel in about 6 hours.

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Quick answers

About the books.

Who wrote The AI Flywheel?

M. K. Elango, a strategist based in Tamil Nadu, wrote The AI Flywheel. He also wrote the four Studio Playbooks, for Foundation, Generative, Agentic and Robotic work, and The AI Studio Playbook. Every AI Flywheel programme names the chapter it teaches.

How many books are in the series?

Six: The AI Flywheel, The Foundation Studio Playbook, The Generative Studio Playbook, The Agentic Studio Playbook, The Robotic Studio Playbook and The AI Studio Playbook. The four Studio Playbooks together run to about 2,250 pages of method.