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How AI Assistants Actually Work (Without the Jargon)
A plain-English tour of what happens when you type a message to an AI assistant, and why that explains both its strengths and its odd mistakes.
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Writing Your First Good Prompt
A simple five-part recipe for prompts that get useful answers on the first try, with before-and-after examples you can adapt to any assistant.
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Why AI Gets Things Wrong, and How to Catch It
Understand hallucinations, outdated knowledge and false confidence, then use a practical verification routine to keep errors out of your work.
5 min read
Keeping Your Private Data Safe When Using AI
What not to paste into an AI chat, how to check privacy settings, and simple habits that protect you and your employer.
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Choosing the Right AI Model for the Job
A practical framework for picking between assistants and model sizes based on task, privacy, cost and speed, without chasing leaderboards.
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Getting Started with Claude: A Beginner's Walkthrough
How to start using Claude from Anthropic, what its main features are for, and a few first tasks to try, with tips for getting the best answers.
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Getting Started with ChatGPT: A Practical First Week
Set up ChatGPT from OpenAI, learn its main features such as custom instructions, memory and custom GPTs, and build useful habits in your first week.
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