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Getting Started with AI

Your first steps with AI: what to type, what it can and can't do, and how to trust what it tells you.

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Your First Hour With an AI Chatbot: What to Type and What to Expect

A calm, click-by-click walkthrough of your very first conversation with ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.

Dana Reyes, who teaches non-technical people to use AI · 7 min read

What AI Actually Delivers, and Where It Quietly Fails

An honest map of what today's AI tools are genuinely good at, and the specific ways they let people down.

Dana Reyes, who teaches non-technical people to use AI · 8 min read

Trust, but Verify: How to Sanity-Check Anything an AI Tells You

A practical routine for catching AI mistakes before they cost you, using habits anyone can build in a week.

Dana Reyes, who teaches non-technical people to use AI · 7 min read