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AI Fundamentals
Start here. The core ideas behind generative AI, explained in plain English before you touch a single prompt.
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What you'll be able to do
- Explain what generative AI is, what it isn't, and where it fits
- Describe how language models predict text, and why they hallucinate
- Write prompts with a clear task, audience, details, and format
- Fact-check AI output with the SIFT routine
- Manage accuracy, privacy, and bias with a 5-question check
- Choose the right type of AI tool for a task
Lessons
What Generative AI Actually Is
What generative AI does, what it doesn't do, and how to decide where it belongs in your work.
How AI Models Actually Work
A plain-English look at how these systems generate answers, and why that one idea explains both their strengths and their mistakes.
What Is a Prompt?
A prompt is the instruction you give an AI model. Learn the four ingredients that separate a weak prompt from a useful one.
When AI Gets It Wrong: Hallucinations and Fact-Checking
Why AI produces confident mistakes, the five places they usually hide, and a simple routine for catching them before anyone else does.
Using AI Responsibly: Accuracy, Privacy, and Bias
Three risks every AI user has to manage, and a 5-question check to use before anything AI-made goes out the door.
Choosing the Right AI Tool for the Job
Chat assistants, built-in AI, image and video tools, and automation platforms: what each type is for, and five questions to ask before you pick one.