Learn
Short lessons, then try it
A few minutes each, in plain words. Every lesson ends with something to do next, right here.
Basics
Basics 路 4 minWhat an AI model is, and what it is notA plain picture of what is going on when you type to an AI, so you know when to trust it and when to check.
Basics 路 5 minWriting a good promptFour things to put in any request so the first answer is closer to what you wanted.
Basics 路 5 minChecking AI answers for mistakes and biasA quick routine for catching made up facts and lopsided answers before they reach anyone else.Everyday
Everyday 路 6 minAI for the household mental loadHand the planning, the lists and the remembering to a helper, so your head is free for the parts only you can do.
Everyday 路 4 minUsing AI safely with personal dataSimple habits that keep your family's details, your health and your money out of places they should not be.Work
Work 路 5 minDrafting emails and summarising documentsSave time on the writing that fills a working day, while keeping your own voice and judgement.
Work 路 5 minDoes AI actually save you time? What the trials foundReal studies, not sales claims: where AI made people faster, where it made them slower, and how to tell which kind of task you have.Automate
Automate 路 6 minWhat an AI agent or digital twin is, and how to hand one a taskAn agent does a task for you, not just a chat. Here is how to brief one so it comes back with what you wanted.
Automate 路 5 minAutomating a weekly routinePick one job you do every week and set it up once, so it mostly runs itself.
Automate 路 6 minAgents that act for you: what to hand over, and what not toChatGPT agent, Claude in Chrome, Gemini and Meta's Muse can now click, type, book and buy for you. Here is how to get the time back without handing over the keys.Your data
Your data 路 5 minCopilot and the AI assistant at workWhat a work assistant can see, and the few checks that keep you and your employer safe.
Your data 路 4 minWhat happens to what you typeChat history, memory and training settings, and how to take back control in a few minutes.
Your data 路 4 minYour rights over your dataWhere you live, the law may let you see, correct or delete what a company holds about you.
Your data 路 8 minWhat Meta AI, Muse, Grok, Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude keepWhere each popular AI app keeps your chats, who can read them, and the switch that stops it training on you. Checked on 30 October 2026; menus move, so look again every few months.
Your data 路 6 minThe EU AI Act and the rules in the UK and US, in plain wordsWhat the law now says you must be told, the dates that matter, and how the UK and US differ. Checked on 30 October 2026.Strategy
Strategy 路 5 minRun a pre-mortem on your planImagine the plan has already failed, and let AI help you list why while there is still time to fix it.
Strategy 路 6 minWar-game a negotiation or a pay talkRehearse the conversation with AI playing the other side, so the real one holds no surprises.
Strategy 路 6 minRed-team your idea with several sidesAsk AI to argue as your competitor, your customer and a sceptical investor, then decide what to change.