AI Explained: What It Is and How to Use It Well

$24 6 lessons

By the end, you'll be able to explain how AI learns, use AI tools safely and fairly, and know when not to trust them.

Most AI chat tools are for people 13 and older, and some need a parent's permission until 18. Every activity in this course that uses an AI tool says so, and gives you a way to do it with a parent.

What's in this course

  1. 1 What AI is and what it isn'tPrograms that learn from examples, compared to programs that follow fixed rules.
  2. 2 How computers learn from examplesPatterns, training and practice, explained by teaching someone to sort fruit.
  3. 3 Talking to AI chat toolsHow chat tools write their answers, and how to ask clear questions.
  4. 4 When AI gets it wrongMade up facts, confident mistakes, and why you always check.
  5. 5 Using AI fairly at school and beyondHonest use, giving credit, school rules, and learning with AI instead of letting it do the work.
  6. 6 AI and peopleBias, privacy, and the jobs AI helps with. What people are still best at.