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If you are worried about errors or hallucinations this is addressed in PART 6 below.

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From your first prompt to becoming a skilled AI user — everything you need to know.

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This guide consolidates two key entries:

• How to get started with AI - First steps, model comparisons
• How to Level-up with AI - Conversation techniques, phrases to steal

Part 1: Just Start Asking

The Best Way to Begin

Jump in head first. Think of AI as web search without the search.

Try asking things like:

• "Hey Copilot, why is the Start Menu in the middle of my taskbar and how do I fix it?"
• "How do I export the detailed event log for quizzes in D2L?"
• "Here's a file — how do I use AI to make something like it?"
• "I don't really know what I want, but I'm thinking about this assignment. Ask me questions, let's iterate."

Seriously, just start asking. Anything. Everything.

That's how you'll figure out what AI can do and start to develop your own imagination and facility.