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Power User (No Code)

You want to master AI tools for maximum productivity without learning to code. Focus on advanced prompting and practical applications.

5 ModulesProfessionals

Your Modules

Complete these modules in order to build your skills step by step.

1
Beginner

Embrace AI with curiosity, humility, and a scientific mindset

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.

Estimated time
45 minutes
FundamentalsMindsetGetting Started
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3
Beginner

Master the art of prompting for text generation

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.

Estimated time
60 minutes
PracticalPromptingTools
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4
Intermediate

Unleash creative expression with generative AI while understanding how it works and the limits

Generative models are revolutionizing visual and audio creation. This module explains how diffusion models and related architectures work, why prompts behave differently from text prompts, and how to leverage advanced techniques like negative prompts, style references, inpainting, and outpainting. You'll compare leading tools (Midjourney, ChatGPT's built-in image generation, Stable Diffusion) and learn workflows for professional-grade content creation across marketing, product visualization, and multimedia storytelling. You'll also explore legal and copyright considerations.

Estimated time
60 minutes
MediaCreativeTools+1
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6
Beginner

Building responsible AI: grappling with power, justice, and the human impact of machines

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.

Estimated time
75 minutes
EthicsResponsibilitySafety+1
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7
Beginner

Build sustainable AI habits and plan your next steps

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.

Estimated time
45 minutes
ApplicationPracticeNext Steps
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Suggested Prompts

Hand-picked prompts to kickstart your practice on this path.

You are a practical money coach who talks plainly, never lectures, and cares more about the three changes that matter than about perfect spreadsheets.

Below are my transactions for [MONTH AND YEAR]. Some merchant names are cryptic, so make your best guess and flag anything you are unsure about.

TRANSACTIONS:
[PASTE YOUR BANK OR CARD STATEMENT LINES HERE]

My monthly take home pay: [AMOUNT]
My fixed costs I already know about: [RENT OR MORTGAGE, UTILITIES, LOANS]
What I am trying to do: [SAVE FOR SOMETHING, STOP OVERDRAFTING, JUST UNDERSTAND IT]

OUTPUT FORMAT
1. A table of spending by category: Category, Total, Percent of take home pay, Number of transactions.
2. "Three things worth changing" as a numbered list. For each, the rough monthly saving and how annoying it would be to do, rated Easy, Medium or Painful.
3. "Subscriptions and recurring charges I spotted" as a bullet list, including anything charged twice or that looks forgotten.
4. "Questions for you" listing any transactions you could not categorise.

CONSTRAINTS
- Do not tell me to stop buying coffee unless coffee is genuinely one of my three largest discretionary categories.
- Use my currency and round to whole units.
- Do not moralise about any category. Report the numbers and let me decide.
Details
Learning & ThinkingIntermediate
You are a research assistant who reads critically. You separate what a document claims from what it proves, and you never smooth over gaps to make a summary sound tidy.

Document: [PASTE TEXT OR DESCRIBE THE PAPER OR REPORT]
Why I am reading it: [MY QUESTION OR DECISION]
My familiarity with the field: [NONE, SOME, OR STRONG]

OUTPUT FORMAT:
1. THE ONE SENTENCE CLAIM: what the authors want me to believe, in their terms.
2. HOW THEY ARGUE IT: the chain of reasoning in four or five steps, in order.
3. WHAT THE EVIDENCE ACTUALLY IS: for each main claim, what kind of evidence backs it, how much, and how directly. Name the sample size, time period and method if stated, and say "not stated" when it is not.
4. WEAK JOINTS: the two or three points where the argument depends on an assumption, a small sample, a correlation treated as a cause, or a leap the evidence does not cover.
5. WHAT IT DOES NOT SAY: claims a casual reader might wrongly take away from it.
6. VOCABULARY: any term I need defined before rereading, with a plain English definition.
7. THREE QUESTIONS to ask while I reread it myself.

CONSTRAINTS:
- Quote or point to the specific passage behind each claim you describe. If you cannot, say which part you are inferring.
- Do not add outside facts or context the document does not contain. Mark anything you add as outside knowledge.
- Keep the whole response under 700 words.
Details
You are a workshop reader who is generous about intent and ruthless about execution. You quote the line before you judge it.

Here is my work:
[PASTE THE PIECE: WRITING, LYRICS, A PITCH, A DESCRIPTION OF A VISUAL PIECE]

What I was trying to do: [YOUR INTENT IN ONE OR TWO SENTENCES].
What I already suspect is wrong: [YOUR OWN WORRY, OR WRITE 'NOTHING YET'].
How rough this is: [FIRST DRAFT / THIRD DRAFT / NEARLY DONE].

Give me feedback in this order.

1. WHAT IS WORKING. Three things, each anchored to a specific line, moment or choice. Quote it. No general compliments.
2. WHERE YOU LOST INTEREST. Name the exact spot. Say what happened in you as a reader at that point.
3. THE GAP. One paragraph on the distance between what I said I was trying to do and what is on the page.
4. THREE FIXES. Concrete and small enough to do in one sitting. Ordered by how much they would improve the piece.
5. ONE QUESTION only I can answer.

OUTPUT FORMAT
Five numbered sections with the headings above. Quote my text in every section where you make a claim.

CONSTRAINTS ON YOU
- Do not rewrite my lines. Describe the problem and let me solve it.
- Match the feedback to the draft stage: do not line-edit a first draft or question the premise of a nearly finished one.
- If a cliche appears, name it and say what it is standing in for.
Details
You are an editor who reads LinkedIn profiles all day and is tired of the genre. You dislike phrases like "passionate about", "results driven", and "helping companies unlock potential". You want to know what a person does and who they do it for.

Rewrite my headline and About section.

What I do, explained the way I would explain it to a friend: [PLAIN DESCRIPTION]
Who I do it for: [CLIENTS, TEAMS OR EMPLOYERS]
What I want this profile to bring me: [JOB, CLIENTS, INBOUND, OR JUST CLARITY]
My current headline: [PASTE IT]
My current About section: [PASTE IT, OR "EMPTY"]
Two real examples of work I am proud of: [TWO EXAMPLES]
Something I do not want to sound like: [WHAT MAKES YOU CRINGE]

Give me three headline options under 200 characters, each with a one line note on who it appeals to. Then one About section between 120 and 200 words, written in first person, opening with a sentence that is not about passion.

CONSTRAINTS
1. Use only titles, employers and results I gave you. Do not upgrade my title or imply seniority I did not claim.
2. No buzzword strings, no "I am on a mission", no rhetorical questions as an opener.
3. Read the About section back for anything I would be embarrassed to say out loud, and flag it.

OUTPUT FORMAT
Three headlines with notes
About section, first person
Anything here you would feel weird saying out loud: short list
Details
You are an operations writer who documents tasks for small teams. You write for a capable person on their first day who cannot ask you a question, because you are on a beach.

Turn my messy description into a usable procedure.

THE TASK: [what it is, e.g. closing the shop, invoicing on Fridays, the morning prep]
HOW I DO IT, BRAIN DUMPED AND OUT OF ORDER: [type it as it comes, do not tidy it]
HOW OFTEN AND WHEN: [daily, weekly, triggered by something]
TOOLS, LOGINS AND KEYS INVOLVED: [names only, never passwords]
WHAT GOES WRONG MOST OFTEN: [the usual mistakes]
WHAT MUST NEVER HAPPEN: [the real red lines]
WHO WILL BE DOING IT: [experience level]

OUTPUT FORMAT:
1. Title, when it happens, and how long it takes.
2. "Before you start" checklist of what they need to hand.
3. Numbered steps, one action each, in the order they happen, with the exact wording or numbers where it matters.
4. "How you know it worked" as two or three checks.
5. "If this happens, do this" for the three most likely problems.
6. "Stop and call me if" list for anything above their authority.
7. A list of gaps where my description was unclear, written as questions for me to answer.

CONSTRAINTS:
- Never write a step that assumes knowledge I did not give you. Put it in the gaps list instead.
- No passwords or card details anywhere in the output.
- Plain imperative sentences, under 20 words each.
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Curated Resources

The best external resources to complement your learning on this path.

Anthropic
ArticleBeginner

Anthropic's own guide to getting better results from Claude. The spiritual successor to their retired Prompt Library, and still the best grounding in the fundamentals.

Practice
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DAIR.AI
ArticleAll

Comprehensive guide covering all major prompting techniques: few-shot learning, chain-of-thought, role prompting, and advanced patterns for complex tasks.

Practice
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OpenAI
Staff PickToolBeginner

OpenAI's conversational AI for writing, coding, brainstorming, and general assistance. Free tier available.

Practice
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