Try another familiar task.
- Turn a few notes into a message. Try the saved example here.
- Spot the detail nobody supplied. Compare an answer with its source.
- Summarize a short notice. Keep the dates and missing details clear.
The basics, one small piece at a time.
Seven additional lessons and practical routes for exploring AI at your own pace.
New here? Start here: four short steps. Lesson 1 below is also Step 1 of this guided path; these seven lessons offer further reading and practice.
Pick a route for more practice.
Choose a route, pause whenever you like, and come back to the lesson links below. No account or saved progress is needed.
Make your checks repeatable.
- Compare two prompts on the same cases. Write the checks before you run them.
- Turn notes into a table. Trace each cell back to the source.
- Check an AI claim. Find the original evidence and its limits.
Explore the seven lessons.
Lesson 1
AI, without the alphabet soup.
A friendly first look at what artificial intelligence does, where language models fit, and why a confident answer can still be wrong.
Read the lesson →Lesson 2
Your first useful conversation with AI.
One small task. A little context. An answer you can check. That is enough to get started.
Read the lesson →Lesson 3
The company, the model, and the app.
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Qwen: a map of the names, without asking you to memorize every version number.
Read the lesson →Lesson 4
An agent is AI with a job to do.
What changes when an assistant can take steps, use tools, and check its work?
Read the lesson →Lesson 5
Tokens, handles, and harnesses.
Three small words that explain a surprising amount of AI conversation.
Read the lesson →Lesson 6
There is more to AI than a chat box.
Language, images, predictions, recommendations, and the systems that combine them.
Read the lesson →Lesson 7
Open weights, local AI, and what “free” leaves out.
A downloadable model offers control. Your computer, the license, and the surrounding software still matter.
Read the lesson →Put a little learning to use.
Turn a notice into a summary, plan a small week, or make a story game. Explore 9 practical guides, with examples and checks.
Ready for a closer look?
Compare prompts with a fixed test or turn messy notes into a table you can check against the source.