What you will learn
Most people use AI tools without knowing what is going on inside them, which is why they are often surprised when a tool states something false in a confident tone. Our introduction explains, in plain language, how large language models are trained to predict text, why that makes them useful and fluent but not reliable on facts, and what that means for how you should use them.
- How chatbots and image tools work, at a conceptual level and without math prerequisites.
- Writing good prompts: giving context, constraints and examples to get better results.
- Checking AI output: spotting errors and invented facts, and verifying claims against real sources.
- Using AI to learn, such as having it quiz you or explain a concept in several ways, rather than to avoid learning.
- Privacy and safety: what not to paste into a tool and how to think about your data.
For students and families
Teens are already using AI, often with little guidance and unclear rules from their schools. We help students understand where AI is acceptable and where it is not, why handing in AI-written work as your own is both dishonest and a poor way to learn, and how to use it to study more effectively. We encourage families to check their school's current academic-integrity policy, since rules vary by school and teacher.
For adults and working professionals
For adults the focus is practical: drafting and editing emails and documents, summarizing long material, brainstorming and organizing research, and building small routines that save time. We work with the tools you use or are considering, using your own non-sensitive examples. We do not endorse a particular vendor, and tools change quickly, so we teach habits that apply across them.
No coding required, with a path forward
This track does not require programming. If a student gets curious about how to build things, the natural next step is our web development track, where HTML, CSS and JavaScript lead toward a real project. For adults thinking about how AI affects their money and career decisions, personal finance pairs well.
Limits and honest expectations
AI tools change quickly and so do their features and limits, so a single course can never be the final word. What we teach is a way of thinking: treat output as a draft that needs checking, give the tool the context a smart stranger would need, and keep your own judgment in charge. We also tell you what these tools do poorly, such as exact citations, recent events and anything requiring genuine certainty. A student who leaves knowing when not to trust a tool has learned the most valuable lesson of all.
We are an educational service. We do not build AI products for clients in these sessions, and we do not promise that learning AI will lead to a specific job or income.
Format, price and location
Introduction to AI is $100 per hour. It is a natural fit for online sessions, since we work live in the tools themselves with a shared screen. In-person sessions are available at your home or a public spot in Manhattan, Westchester, Brooklyn and across the area, with a location-based travel fee agreed in advance.