First time using AI

What AI tools can do, how products, models and plans differ, how to ask, and how to check the answer.

What you will be able to do: You can finish a small task with AI and explain its limits.

1. Lesson 1

   What AI can and cannot do for you

   Where AI chat tools help, where they fail, and why they sound sure even when they are wrong.

   About 8 minutes (editor's estimate)

2. Lesson 2

   Products, models and plans

   Why the same AI app can behave differently: the product, the model inside it, and your plan are separate things.

   About 8 minutes (editor's estimate)

3. Lesson 3

   Asking your first question

   Say the task, add a little context, ask for a format, then keep the conversation going.

   About 7 minutes (editor's estimate)

4. Lesson 4

   How to check what AI tells you

   Spot confident mistakes and check names, numbers, dates, quotes and links against real sources.

   About 8 minutes (editor's estimate)