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Open AI models — a low-pressure first try
What an open language model means, how to try one at your own pace without an account, and when a regular online service is the easier choice.
BeginnerPerplexity for beginners — an answer you can check yourself
Try Perplexity with a real research question: open the most important source in the answer yourself and learn why even several sources do not guarantee a correct answer.
BeginnerPrompting next steps — ask, check and improve
Refine your request, ask for a visible structure and check the result. This follow-up guide requires no technical skills.
BeginnerSmall AI models on your phone — what local processing means
A small language model can handle limited tasks on your device. This guide shows you how to see this for yourself and what to check before using it for personal matters.
Familiar with the basicsUse AI to support accessibility, then check the result
Use AI to support text, structure and alternative ways of presenting information without assuming that the result is accessible.
Familiar with the basicsUse AI to turn notes into a clear message
Turn unfinished notes into a clear message, ask for a revised version, and finish the text in your own voice.
BeginnerWhat are RAG and vector databases? Explained with a kitchen analogy
How can AI answer questions about your documents? Learn about RAG and vector databases through a simple kitchen analogy.
BeginnerWhat is an AI agent? An assistant with permission to act
Learn what an AI agent can suggest, what it may do only with permission, and when a person should approve an action.
Familiar with the basicsWhat is Llama? — a model family for beginners
Llama is Meta’s language model family. Learn how to check whether an app uses it and what open weights and its licence actually mean for you.
BeginnerWhat is Mistral? — an open model or a commercial service?
Mistral offers language models with open weights as well as commercial models. Learn how to identify which you are using and what the difference means in practice.
BeginnerWhen AI uses another program: reading or making changes?
Learn how AI retrieves information or suggests actions in other services, and why limited permissions and human approval matter.
Familiar with the basicsWhere does AI appear in everyday life? — recognise the suggestion and decide for yourself
Recognise an AI suggestion in a familiar service, find out what it is based on and practise exercising your own control.
BeginnerWrite a team status update without invented facts
Turn a week of notes into a team update where every name, time and decision comes from the notes and missing information stays visible.
BeginnerWrite an AI request that gives you a useful draft
Write a request with a task, context, format and a checkable constraint, then improve the response with one follow-up request.
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