Start with one useful foundation
This course is designed for complete beginners who want a practical first understanding of AI before moving to tools, habits, and more advanced topics.
Last updated: 2026-04-25
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A free 12-lesson introduction to AI for non-technical readers. Covers what AI is, how chatbots work, prompting basics, and how to use AI safely day-to-day.
Anyone who has never used AI tools before, or used them once and stopped. No coding, maths or prior knowledge required.
No. It is free. No sign-up, no email capture, no upsell.
Lessons run in your browser at your own pace. Each takes ten to fifteen minutes. Start with Lesson 1 below.
A short self-paced introduction to AI for complete beginners.
Self-paced. Honor-based. Not accredited.
This course is designed for complete beginners who want a practical first understanding of AI before moving to tools, habits, and more advanced topics.
A first pass through the ideas that matter most before you start relying on AI in daily work or personal tasks.
Build a useful first mental model instead of relying on hype.
Focus on drafting, explaining, organising, and other beginner-friendly use cases.
Notice confident mistakes, hallucinations, and places that still need checking.
Prompt more clearly, protect privacy, and choose tools more carefully.
Start with the mental model lesson, then move through the course one page at a time.
This course is intentionally small. It gives beginners a useful first framework for understanding and using AI. It is not an academic program, professional qualification, or expert training.
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