How to Use AI for Beginners: Your First Steps with Claude

Artificial intelligence sounds intimidating, but using it is easier than you think. This guide walks you through your very first AI conversation.

What is AI, really?

Modern AI like Claude is a large language model — trained on huge amounts of text, it learned to predict and generate language. In practice, that means it can write, summarize, explain, brainstorm, and even build things with you.

Your first prompt

The secret to great results is context. Instead of a vague question, tell the AI who you are and what you want:

Act as a friendly tutor. Explain what a large language model is, in plain English, to someone who has never used AI.

Where to go next

Ready to actually learn this step by step? Our free AI Foundations course walks you through everything with a coach named Levey — no experience required.