AI Essentials
Use AI well — no experience needed
The practical starter track: what AI tools actually are, how to prompt them, where they fail, and how to use them for school, work, and life — responsibly.
Beginner3 modules · 9 lessons~55 min460 XPAligned with Google AI Essentials · IBM AI Fundamentals
Progress0/9
Module
AI in Your Life
You're already using AI — here's what it actually is
AI Is Already Everywhere5 min · 40 XPAI Is Already Everywhere
What AI Is Good At (and Not)6 min · 50 XPWhat AI Is Good At (and Not)
Talking to AI 1016 min · 50 XPTalking to AI 101
Module
Prompting & Everyday Skills
Turn AI into a genuinely useful tool
Prompts That Actually Work7 min · 60 XPPrompts That Actually Work
AI for School & Work7 min · 60 XPAI for School & Work
Beyond Text: Images, Voice & Files6 min · 50 XPBeyond Text: Images, Voice & Files
Module
Use It Wisely
Hallucinations, bias, privacy, and staying sharp
When AI Gets It Wrong6 min · 50 XPWhen AI Gets It Wrong
Bias, Privacy & Fairness6 min · 50 XPBias, Privacy & Fairness
Build Your AI Habit6 min · 50 XPBuild Your AI Habit
Capstone project
Your AI workflow
Pick one real task from your week — studying, planning, writing — and design a prompt workflow that does it measurably better than your current approach. Document your before/after.
Deliverable: A short write-up or doc: the task, your prompt(s), the output, and what you'd improve.
Milestones
Finish every lesson to earn the AI Essentials Certificate.