AI for Beginners: 7 Short Lessons to Use AI Confidently and Safely at Work
Welcome to AI for Beginners. Work through the seven lessons in order, pick one free AI tool in Lesson 1, and do each short exercise before you move on, because the exercises are where the habits form.
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12 min
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12 min
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15 min
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15 min
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14 min
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15 min
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15 min
What AI Actually Is (and What It Is Not)
Explain in one sentence what an AI chat tool does, name three things it is good at and three things it gets wrong, and hold a first real conversation with one.How to Ask: The Five-Part Prompt
Write a prompt that includes who you are, what you want, the context, the format and the limits, and improve a weak answer with follow-up messages instead of starting over.Writing and Email: From Blank Page to Sent
Use AI to draft, shorten and re-tone a real business email or message, keep your own voice, and know what to check before pressing send.Research and Fact-Checking: Trust, but Verify
Use AI with web search to research a business question, ask for and open the sources, and apply a simple three-step check before relying on any answer.Images and Video: Making Visuals Without a Designer
Describe an image clearly enough for an AI tool to make it, understand what AI video can and cannot do today, and know the honesty, privacy and ownership cautions before using AI visuals in public.Privacy and Safe Use at Work in Canada
Decide what is safe to paste into an AI tool using a simple traffic-light rule, change the key privacy settings in your tool, and write a one-page AI use rule for your business.Your First Automation: Hand Off One Small Task
Pick one repetitive task, turn it into a reusable AI routine you can run in about a minute, and understand what the next level of automation looks like and when it is worth it.Your progress is saved in this browser only. Questions? Email novatoronto.ca@gmail.com or call 365-355-3133.