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AI Basics — Start Here

8 lessons · About 60 minutes · No technical knowledge required

Learn how AI works, how to communicate with it and how to recognize its limits—one practical lesson at a time.

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  1. 1

    What AI Actually Is

    6 min

    Explain in plain words what AI is — and what it is not.

  2. 2

    Machine Learning vs. Generative AI

    7 min

    Tell predictive machine learning apart from generative AI — and recognize mixed products.

  3. 3

    Models, Providers and Tools

    7 min

    Distinguish model, provider, application, API and agent in any AI product.

  4. 4

    Tokens and Context Windows

    7 min

    Understand tokens and the context window — capacity, limits and costs.

  5. 5

    How to Write a Useful Prompt

    9 min

    Write prompts with goal, context, input, constraints, output — and verification.

  6. 6

    Hallucinations and Fact-Checking

    8 min

    Recognize hallucinations and verify claims against real sources.

  7. 7

    Privacy, Copyright and Sensitive Data

    8 min

    Decide what data is safe to upload — and what stays private.

  8. 8

    Build Your First AI Workflow

    10 min

    Design a reliable first AI workflow with evidence checks and human approval.

No accounts, no progress bars — nothing is saved or tracked. Work through the lessons at your own pace, in order or not.