What do the links at the top mean?

A link takes you to another page. The links at the top give you these choices:

  • Start here — follow the four short lessons from the beginning.
  • Everyday uses — find small, practical jobs you could try with AI.
  • AI tools — meet examples of outside AI apps and learn how to choose one.
  • Explore more — find news, detailed activities, and the separate children’s area.
The Workbench

Let’s see what happens.

Change one thing. Look closely at the result. Build the habit of checking your work.

Open Terminal Twin →
A friendly blue computer beside a green terminal window.
Guided experiment

Terminal Twin

An interactive lesson built around real, saved model outputs. Spot the details an answer sneaks in.

Try the lesson →
Recorded model lab

Same prompt. Different answers.

Compare recorded runs and learn why conditions matter. No leaderboard, just a closer look.

Compare answers →
Make something useful

Build a better prompt

Put the task, facts, limits, and format in one place. Then take it to an AI app you choose.

Build a prompt →

Take your next experiment further.

Compare two prompts on the same cases, or turn messy notes into a table and check every cell.

Try an intermediate guide →

Ready to explore local models?

Start with hardware, licenses, and the difference between downloading weights and trusting the software that loads them.

Read the local AI guide →

Can live AI stay free?

Where a model runs determines who pays. Explore browser models, hosted allowances, and real spending boundaries.

Read the cost guide →
Three ways to practice

Choose a task. Shape a prompt. Check the result.

Print and keep

Keep a checking card

Three one-page reminders, available as web text and printable PDFs.

Choose a card →
Before you begin

Should AI do this task?

Compare approaches for six fictional tasks, including simpler tools and asking first.

Explore the choices →
Interactive browser workshop

Repair your own prompt

Work with your own practice idea, inspect the revision, and shape a practice prompt you can copy.

Open the workshop →

Hey, I’m Patch.

Your little guide to this website.

Ask about an AI word or find your next small adventure.

New here? Try “Help me get started.”

Prepared explanations + site search. No live model. Your question stays in this browser. How Patch works.