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Blog Post Outliner
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Concept Explainer
Get any idea explained at exactly the level you want, from "like I'm 12" to a deeper dive, using examples and analogies that make it stick.
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Decision Matrix
Compare your options against the criteria that matter to you, each given a weight, so a tricky decision becomes a clear, scored side-by-side view.
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Document Summariser
Turn a long document into a clear summary at the length, focus, and reading level you need, so you can grasp the key points fast.
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Professional Email Rewriter
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A path from curious to confident
Five topics, in a sensible order. Start anywhere you like.
💡AI EssentialsWhat AI is, how it works, and the tools available to you.Beginner6 guides✏️Prompt CraftHow to talk to AI effectively and get the results you need.Beginner7 guides📝Markdown BasicsThe simple formatting language that makes you better at working with AI.Beginner3 guides🛠️AI in PracticeApplying AI to real tasks: writing, research, analysis, and more.Beginner7 guides🔭Going DeeperConcepts like RAG, embeddings, and fine-tuning, explained clearly.Intermediate6 guides
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How to analyse a spreadsheet with AI
Turn a spreadsheet full of numbers into plain-English insights you can act on. You will learn how to describe your data clearly, ask focused questions, and check the answers before you trust them.
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
Learning & EducationBeginner20-30 minutes
How to learn a new language with AI
Use AI as a patient, always-available language partner. You will practise real conversation, get gentle corrections, and build vocabulary at your own pace, without the fear of making mistakes in front of a real person.
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
Coding & TechnicalBeginner30-40 minutes
How to learn to code with AI
Write and understand your first small program with AI as a patient tutor. You will pick a tiny project, build it a line at a time, and learn what each part does rather than copying code you cannot follow.
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From the blog
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AI has its faults, but it's the most accessible technology ever created
AI is not perfect, and it helps to know where it falls short. But look at what it does at heart, translate between people and ideas, and you find the most accessible technology ever built: one that can meet almost anyone where they are.
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You're never too old to get into AI
Getting started with AI is far easier than it sounds, and it can brighten and uplift everyday life in many surprising ways. This is a quick tour of what it can do for you, with one honest word of caution, written for anyone coming to it later in life.
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Welcome to the AI for Beginners blog
A quick hello, and a look at what this blog is for: shorter, more timely pieces on using AI well, sitting alongside the guides, prompts, and solutions.
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Every term explained in plain English. Here are a few to start with.
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