New Bilingual Beginner's Guide to Safely Using AI Tools

[Chris Johnston]

A few months ago, I participated in focus groups for the National Institute of Ageing to provide input on their proposed AI literacy guide for older adults

I'm delighted to share that the final product: A Guide to Understanding and Safely Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools, is now available to download in English and French on the NIA's website.

For a relatively short guide it packs in a lot of helpful information and while the focus is generally on using AI as part of routine activities, it includes a short section on using it for health purposes.

If you've never used AI before and you're wondering where and how to get started with the basics, this guide is a great starting point.

Also, for anyone who wants a plain language guide to the mechanics behind how a large language model (LLM) works, I highly recommend this article:
What happens when you press Enter in ChatGPT or Claude (approx 19 mins)

It's a plain language walk through of one question, from pressing Enter to the final word on screen. It uses real tokens and a tiny model you can experiment with, making it a good primer to share.