What is AI?
AI is a computer helper that learned from reading lots and lots of words. You type a question, and it writes an answer back, like a very fast pen pal. But it can make mistakes, so we always check.
- Chat tools like Claude (made by Anthropic) and ChatGPT (made by OpenAI) are built on large language models (LLMs): programs trained on huge amounts of text to predict and write language.
- They can write, summarize, translate, explain, brainstorm, and help with code.
- They can also be wrong while sounding sure. This is often called a "hallucination."
- Demand is real: Udemy's 2026 Global Learning & Skills Trends Report names AI as the fastest-growing skills area (e.g. Microsoft Copilot learning +3,400%; AI agents = #1 new AI skill).
- Open a web browser and go to claude.ai (or chatgpt.com).
- Sign in or follow the on-screen steps to start a chat (sign-up options can differ by country and version).
- Click the message box at the bottom of the page.
- Type a plain question, such as: "Explain what you are in 3 sentences, like I'm 10."
- Press Enter (or the send arrow) and read the answer slowly.
- Check: you can say in your own words what the tool did, and one way it could be wrong.
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Read the video script
[Host on camera] "Imagine a helper that read millions of books and can answer you in seconds."
[Screen: typing a question into Claude] "You ask. It writes back."
[Text on screen: "Fast ≠ always right"] "But sometimes it's wrong, and it still sounds confident."
[Host] "So here's the rule for this whole course: AI helps, YOU check. Let's go."
Open Claude (claude.ai) or ChatGPT. Ask: "Explain what you are in 3 sentences, like I'm 10."
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For a grown-up: Claude is for adults (18+). Copy this, paste it into Claude, and use the answer to explain the lesson to your child.
I'm learning "AI for Beginners: ChatGPT & Claude for Work and Life" on The Future Market. Lesson 1: "What is AI?". What the lesson teaches: - Chat tools like Claude (made by Anthropic) and ChatGPT (made by OpenAI) are built on - They can write, summarize, translate, explain, brainstorm, and help with code. - They can also be wrong while sounding sure. This is often called a "hallucination." - Demand is real: Udemy's 2026 Global Learning & Skills Trends Report names AI as the fastest-growing The exercise I'm working on: Open Claude (claude.ai) or ChatGPT. Ask: "Explain what you are in 3 sentences, like I'm 10." I'm stuck. Please: 1. Explain the main idea in plain, simple words with one everyday example. 2. Walk me through the exercise one small step at a time. Ask me what I've done so far before giving the next step. 3. Don't just give me the final answer. Help me do it myself, and check my work when I share it.
I'm a parent helping my child (about 8 years old) with a lesson called "What is AI?" from the course "AI for Beginners: ChatGPT & Claude for Work and Life". Here's what the lesson says: AI is a computer helper that learned from reading lots and lots of words. You type a question, and it writes an answer back, like a very fast pen pal. But it can make mistakes, so we always check. The activity: Open Claude (claude.ai) or ChatGPT. Ask: "Explain what you are in 3 sentences, like I'm 10." Please explain this so an 8-year-old understands: short sentences, a fun everyday example, and no hard words. Then give me 3 simple questions I can ask my child to check they understood, and a way to do the activity together, one tiny step at a time.
Sources
- Udemy 2026 Global Learning & Skills Trends Report: business.udemy.com/2026-global-learning-skills-trends-report/
- Anthropic, Claude: www.anthropic.com/claude
Meet the tools
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AI for your goals (jobs, business, school)
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Quiz
What company makes Claude?
Anthropic.
What's a "hallucination"?
When AI states something false as if it's true.
Name 3 parts of a strong prompt.
Context, task, format (also details/limits, examples).
Should you paste your national ID number or passwords into an AI chat?
No.
AI gives you a legal rule. What do you do?
Check the official source / ask a professional.
Which Claude model is the fastest, lowest-cost one?
Claude Haiku 5.5 (as of Nov 2026).
Final exam
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