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AI, in plain English.
For regular people.

You've heard a lot of strong claims about AI. Nobody knows for sure how it plays out. What we can do is get clear on what AI actually is, build habits that work no matter where it goes, and stay prepared rather than worried. The site is built like a museum: an eleven-station main path you can walk in about half an hour, plus deeper exhibits to open along the way, plus side galleries — deepfakes & scam-defense, a parents' guide, and a reference library. (Looking for kids or classroom material? That lives on its own site, LearnAI4Kids.) Stay as long as you like.

Begin the journey → New to AI? Start here first →
Audience: Anyone. No experience needed. Main examples use: ChatGPT (Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot all work too) Privacy: Zero tracking, zero data collection. Nothing leaves your browser.

The 11-station journey

Each station is two to three minutes. One concept. One interaction. Leave any time — it remembers where you are.

01 – 03

The mental model

What AI is. What it's doing. Watch it be confidently wrong.

04

Spot the fake

Deepfakes, voice clones, AI-polished phishing — and the four habits that defend you.

05 – 07

The three questions

Three small questions that make you good at using any AI. Forever.

08

Try it for real

Build a prompt for a task you've been avoiding. Paste into ChatGPT.

09 – 10

Real worries, real answers

Jobs, privacy, misinformation, energy, kids. Honest takes, plus practical things you can actually do about each.

11

Your pledge

One real thing to try tonight. Printable. Shareable.

Begin the journey →

Reference library

Finished the journey and want more? These pages are the long version. Skim-friendly, linkable, searchable.

The Three Questions

The core skill in full depth, with a bigger prompt builder and bonus habits.

Try Tonight

Eight copy-paste-ready example prompts for real tasks — medical bills, difficult emails, leases, homework, news.

For Parents

How AI changes the way kids learn — and your own habits — plus the one question that sorts help from harm: "did you try first?"

Spot the Fake

Deepfakes, voice clones, AI-polished phishing. The four flavors of AI-enabled scam — and the small set of habits that defends you.

FAQ

Honest answers to the loud worries — jobs, energy, privacy, deepfakes. No doom, no hype.

Sources

Every factual claim on this site, linked to its primary source. Trust but verify.

LearnAI4Kids

A separate hands-on lab for ages 8–12. Seven rooms, real interactive exhibits, zero data collection. Made to walk through with a kid.

Why this exists

Most people learn about AI from headlines, social media, or a salesperson. Those aren't teaching you — they're selling you. Either fear, or a subscription.

This site is different. It's built by someone who's worked in technology for 30 years and trains professional teams to use AI. It tries to be honest — about the real concerns, about what's still being figured out, and about the fact that AI, used thoughtfully, can be a genuinely useful tool for almost anyone.

No sign-up. No paywall. No chatbot that asks what brought you here today.

Want this as a live talk for your group? I sometimes run a free 60-minute version of this for libraries, community centers, nonprofits, schools, and civic groups. No cost; you provide a room (or a video link) and I bring everything else. If that's useful, drop me an email.