Starting with AI

For people who have barely used an AI assistant. Take it one step at a time, with no jargon. Checked: 2026-08. Services and their free plans change. Check the date before you rely on it.

Four short steps can get you started today:

1. Which AI assistant to open first. Three assistants worth starting with, and what not to paste into any of them.
2. Your first 15 minutes. Simple tests from the book's introduction: do not take an answer on faith, check it.
3. Safety. What you should not put in a chat, and how to spot a confident mistake.
4. The author's setup. What the author uses. It is optional, not a requirement for the exercises.

Then choose your route: how AI changes my work, or work through the book step by step.

Version: 2026-06-20.