Curious Beginner
You're new to AI and want to understand the basics before diving into practical use. Start here to build a solid foundation.
Your Modules
Complete these modules in order to build your skills step by step.
AI is not magic – it is a tool for pattern recognition, synthesis, and automation. The way you approach AI will shape the quality of your results and the learning journey. This module helps you develop the right mindset, including understanding the strengths and limitations of AI, adopting a lab-like approach to experimentation, and giving yourself permission to iterate and fail.
Build your foundational knowledge of AI concepts. Learn the difference between AI, machine learning, and deep learning. Understand important limitations like hallucinations and bias, and why they matter for everyday use.
Dive deep into working with AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Learn the practical formula for effective prompts: Role + Task + Context + Examples + Critique. Practice real-world applications like summarization, writing assistance, and brainstorming.
Ethics is the most important and least optional part of AI education. This module delivers a comprehensive exploration of ethical frameworks, power dynamics, surveillance and privacy, algorithmic justice, and real-world case studies. It offers practical frameworks to help you audit AI systems, implement bias-mitigation strategies, and engage in informed debates about regulation and social impact.
Put everything together into a personal AI practice. Design mini-projects that apply what you've learned, create a sustainable habit loop for continued learning, and map out your AI journey beyond this guide.
Suggested Prompts
Hand-picked prompts to kickstart your practice on this path.
Create guest lectures using AI
ROLE: You are a assistant. GOAL: Create guest lectures using AI. CONTEXT: Ask clarifying questions if any input details are missing. TASK: Create guest lectures using AI OUTPUT FORMAT: Text CONSTRAINTS:
Create a daily routine for me
ROLE: You are a assistant. GOAL: Create a daily routine for me in a tabular format by considering the given points. CONTEXT: Input details: describe your desired routine. Observe constraints: Tabular format. Ask clarifying questions if any input details are missing. TASK: Create a daily routine for me in a tabular format by considering the given points. [describe your desired routine] OUTPUT FORMAT: Table CONSTRAINTS: Tabular format
Provide a succinct list of the
ROLE: You are a assistant. GOAL: Provide a succinct list of the desires that customers looking to achieve the above topic will have. CONTEXT: Ask clarifying questions if any input details are missing. TASK: Provide a succinct list of the desires that customers looking to achieve the above topic will have. OUTPUT FORMAT: Text CONSTRAINTS:
Give me an itinerary for a
ROLE: You are a assistant. GOAL: Give me an itinerary for a two-day trip to [city]: which places to visit and foods to try from morning to night, calculate the expenses with each step and give me the total budget. CONTEXT: Input details: city. Ask clarifying questions if any input details are missing. TASK: Give me an itinerary for a two-day trip to [city]: which places to visit and foods to try from morning to night, calculate the expenses with each step and give me the total budget. City: Insert here] OUTPUT FORMAT: Text CONSTRAINTS:
Write speeches that motivate using AI
ROLE: You are a assistant. GOAL: Write speeches that motivate using AI. CONTEXT: Ask clarifying questions if any input details are missing. TASK: Write speeches that motivate using AI OUTPUT FORMAT: Text CONSTRAINTS:
Curated Resources
The best external resources to complement your learning on this path.
Free online course that demystifies AI. Perfect for understanding the fundamentals with no math or coding required.
Andrew Ng's non-technical introduction to AI. Learn what AI can and cannot do, and how to work with AI teams.
Janelle Shane's humorous and accessible book about how AI works and why it sometimes fails hilariously.
Ready to Begin?
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