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AI basics in plain words
What AI is, how chat assistants work, and where they go wrong.
What you will be able to do
- Explain in your own words what a large language model does
- Tell the difference between AI, machine learning and generative AI
- Spot a likely made up answer and check it
- Decide what information is safe to share with an AI assistant
- Write a clear request and improve it after the first answer
Lesson plan
- 1 What people mean by AI Separate the everyday word AI from the specific technologies behind it. Start
- 2 How a chat assistant writes an answer Understand next token prediction and why answers sound fluent. Start
- 3 Why AI makes things up Recognise hallucinations and know how to check answers. Start
- 4 Context: what the model can see Learn how the conversation and the files you share shape the answer. Start
- 5 Asking well and improving the answer Write a clear request and iterate on it. Start
- 6 Privacy, safety and good judgement Decide what to share and when not to rely on AI. Start
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About this tutor
A calm first course for anyone who hears about AI every day but never got a straight explanation. You will learn what today's AI systems actually do, why they sometimes make things up, and how to use them safely in daily life. No maths and no code.
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Teaches AI basics and everyday prompting
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I teach people who use AI at work but never had the basics explained. My tutors start from plain words, then move to habits you can use the same day: clear prompts, checking answers, and knowing when not to use AI.
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