AI skills
Welcome! I'm excited to help you build the skills to confidently use AI in your day-to-day work.
To make sure we tailor this session exactly to what will serve you best, could you share a bit about your background with AI tools and what your main goal is for learning these skills (for example, boosting your daily productivity, changing careers, or just general interest)?
I'm just curious and have a general interest in AI
That's wonderful! Approaching AI out of pure curiosity is one of the best ways to learn, as it gives you the freedom to explore how these systems shape our world without the pressure of a specific job requirement.
AI literacy
noun
The ability to understand, use, evaluate, and engage with artificial intelligence technologies responsibly and effectively.
Think of it like learning how to drive. You don't need to know how to rebuild an engine to be a safe, skilled driver, but you do need to understand how the pedals work, what the road signs mean, and how to react when the weather turns bad. AI literacy is your driver's education for the digital world.
Give me a quick diagram of AI literacy components
You've got it! Visualizing how these parts fit together is a fantastic way to map out the big picture. Let's look at the four core pillars that make up so you can see how they connect.
The four core pillars of AI literacy arranged in a balanced two-by-two grid.
As you can see, AI literacy starts with Knowing and Understanding (the basic concept of how AI recognizes patterns).
From there, we move to Using and Applying (actively using tools for daily tasks), then Evaluating and Creating (critically checking the outputs), and finally, Recognizing Ethics and Bias (understanding the social and ethical impact).