Week 1: Foundations
Day 7: Week 1 Review
Goal
Build a clean mental model of AI before using it heavily.
Learn
AI is best understood as a set of tools that learn patterns, generate or classify outputs, and sometimes connect to search, files, code, or apps. The user's job is to provide context, ask clearly, evaluate output, and decide when verification is required.
Behind the scenes
AI tools are products wrapped around models, data, prompts, retrieval, safety systems, and user interfaces. The better you understand the wrapper, the better your results get.Example
Example: in a real workflow, this idea helps you decide how to use AI carefully. For this lesson, connect the goal to one task you already do: build a clean mental model of AI before using it heavily..
Practice
Write a one-page beginner explanation: what AI is, what it is not, and how to use it responsibly.
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
You can explain AI to someone new without hype or fear.