PROMPT: HOW TO USE AI, ABSOLUTE BEGINNER TO CONFIDENT USER
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
This book changed my life. It is very easy to read and understand. I feel that I have a good foundation and feel safe using AI.
Stephanie W.
Canada
Holly explains how to get started using AI, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to maximize AI’s usefulness.Â
Carol R.
Canada
An amazing, easy-to-understand book for anyone at any level who wants to learn about AI.
Bob H.
Canada
PROMPT IS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER THOUGHT...
THE PROMPT DIFFERENCE
PROMPT comes from my own learning journey starting as an absolute beginner.
Most AI books and tutorials start in the same place: open this app, type this prompt, here’s a shortcut. They jump straight to the mechanics assuming you already know the basics and feel comfortable with AI.
PROMPT takes a different approach because it was not written by an expert 20-something tech person. It was written by a capable curious person, just like you, who didn’t even know where to find AI, let alone how to use it.Â
PROMPT IS A LEARNING SYSTEM
Each chapter is written based on how people learn new things.
PROMPT reinforces what you’ve learned with a summary of key learnings at the end of each chapter. It then tells you what you will be learning next. This helps you see how it all fits together.
It’s also packed with tips and tricks and examples of things you can tryout right away.
THE PROMPT APPROACH
But what makes PROMPT truly different is it starts by building your trustand confidence that learning AI is safe, doable and well worth your time. It gets you comfortable with AI before it teaches you the tools.Â
PROMPT you can help you go from being an absolute beginner to a confident user in an afternoon.
WHY LEARN AI NOW
In the four years that AI has been available to the public, it has gone from something you might talk about around the dinner table to a new kind of essential literacy.
AI is not just a productivity tool. It has the power improve lives and society. But the AI literacy gap (the gap between people who know how to use AI and those who don't) presents risks of inequality in everything from economic and employment opportunities, to one's ability to participate in conversations about the future of AI.
Personally, I was worried that I was falling behind. It became increasingly difficult to follow news stories about the astonishing things AI could do (not all of them sounded good), and I decided that the real risk was not learning it.
Artificial intelligence should empower people, not intimidated them.Â
NOW IS THE EASIEST IT WILL EVER BE TO START
The good news is that AI is easy to learn once someone explains it in plain English.
That’s what I’ve tried to do in PROMPT: give you a safe place to build that skill so, at a minimum, you won’t feel left behind or at risk.Â
But what I really hope to accomplish is that you learn enough about AI to feel safe and confident having this tool in your back pocket. You don’t have to use it every day (or ever) if you don’t want to. But you just might find it makes everyday things a little (or a lot) easier. And now is the perfect time to start.
PROMPT reads like it was written by a helpful neighbour with a quirky sense of humour.
WHAT'S INSIDE
PROMPT has everything you need to use AI safely and with confidence, whether you plan to use it for work or for everyday things. It starts at the very beginning, showing you how to find and use AI (for free), and includes images that make sure you’re on the correct website or downloading the genuine app. See for yourself.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- What you will learn
- How to use this book
- Useful everyday things you can do with AI
- What is AI?
- Where to find and access AI
- The 3 most popular AI assistants for beginners: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Getting started: how to access the AI assistants, step-by-step
- How to use AI: It's all about the prompt
- Tips for better prompts
- Tips and tricks nobody tells you
- The most common beginner mistakes
- Privacy
- The future of AI
Appendix
- AI jargon
- 100 things you can do with AI
- Prompt cheat sheet
- Prompts you can use right now
- 25 high-use prompts
- Using AI with the camera on your smartphone
- Popular AI tools to explore
- The wow list: What you can do next.
Annotated Images
- Official home page for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini with annotations explaining key features
- What the official apps for the big 3 look like for your phone and tablet
- Where to find privacy settings for each AI
YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM LEARNING AI
Benefits of
knowing AI
- Save time and energy.
- Lower daily stress and frustration.
- Upgrade your problem-solving skills.
- Protect and grow your career or grades.
- Stay informed and independent.
Benefits of PROMPT
- Written by someone just like you.
- Safe, easy place to start.
- Get's you using AI today.
