Big idea. An AI assistant produces fluent text that is likely given your request. Fluent is not the same as true, so your task is to match each job to the right level of checking.
Outcomes served. O1 (explain what an assistant is) and O3 (check output before using it).
Plan your six hours
| Part | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Opener and orientation (this page) | 15 |
| M1.L1 What an AI assistant is | 55 |
| M1.L2 Good fits and poor fits | 50 |
| M1.L3 Fluent but wrong | 50 |
| M1.L4 Matching tasks to risk | 50 |
| Practice set | 35 |
| Lab: Sort the tasks | 50 |
| Mastery checkpoint | 30 |
| Discussion prompt and recap | 25 |
| Total | 360 (6 hours) |
Assumed. Nothing from earlier modules. Everyday work experience is enough.
Where this topic appears in practice. Anyone who drafts emails, summarises documents or prepares reports with an AI assistant faces the same decision: which tasks to hand over, and how much to check. See the encyclopedia entry on the large language model.
Privacy. Your answers stay with you. This course does not store, collect or send anything you write or tick.