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AI Essentials: Your First Week with AI

Feel like everyone is using AI except you? This short, hands-on online class takes you from curious to confident. Try AI on real everyday tasks, learn how to ask for what you want, and know what to keep private.

Ivy Facilitator: Ivy
Freeno payment needed
About 35 minonline, at your own pace
Beginnerno tech background needed
Certificateto share on LinkedIn

What you’ll learn

  • What AI assistants can and can’t do, in plain English
  • How to use AI for everyday tasks like emails, plans and explanations
  • A simple 4-part formula for asking AI better questions
  • How to spot when AI gets things wrong
  • What you should never share with AI
  • A 7-day plan to make AI part of your routine

Skills you’ll gain

AI literacyPrompt writingEveryday productivityFact-checkingOnline privacy

What’s inside

6 stepsAbout 35 minutes2 challenges1 quiz1 badge
1
What AI can (and can’t) doA plain-English explanation, plus a myth-or-fact challenge
Lesson
2
Your first conversationTry 3 everyday tasks: rewrite an email, plan a meal, explain a bill
Challenge
3
Ask better, get betterThe 4-part prompt: role, task, context, format
Lesson
4
When AI gets it wrongMade-up facts, outdated information and bias: spot the mistake
Challenge
5
Stay safeWhat never to share, and a simple privacy checklist
Lesson
6
Quiz and your 7-day AI starter planEarn your badge and certificate
Quiz

Earn a certificate

Sample certificate (old design, to be updated)

Finish the class to receive a certificate in your name, with its own ID that anyone can check online. Add it to your LinkedIn profile and resume.

Frequently asked questions

Is this class really free?

Yes. The class and the certificate are both free. You only need to create a free G ACADEMY account.

Do I need to pay for an AI tool?

No. Everything in this class works with the free versions of popular AI assistants.

I’m not good with technology. Is this for me?

Yes. This class is made for complete beginners. If you can send a text message, you can do this class.

How long do I have to finish?

There’s no deadline. Your progress is saved, so you can stop and continue whenever you like.

What should I take next?

Continue with Prompt Like a Pro to get even better answers from AI, or Win Back Your Time with AI to hand routine tasks to AI.

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