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AI, made dead easy.

Your one-stop shop for getting started with AI. Plain-English guides, courses and Setup Packs for ChatGPT and Claude. No jargon, no hype, no silly questions.

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  • ✓ Built for complete beginners
  • ✓ Works with the free versions
  • ✓ Independent and honest

An animated example conversation showing AI writing an email, explaining a letter, suggesting a dinner recipe and practising a job interview.

Real things people ask AI every day:

  • ✉️ Write a polite “no” to the PTA
  • 📄 What does this letter actually mean?
  • 🍝 Dinner from what’s in my fridge
  • 🧳 Plan a gentle day out in York
  • 💼 Make my CV match this job
  • 🧾 Chase an unpaid invoice nicely
  • 🎂 A funny card message for Dad’s 70th
  • 📊 Compare these two broadband deals
  • 🩺 Questions to ask my GP
  • 🌱 Why are my tomato leaves yellow?
  • 📣 Instagram posts for my café
  • 🗣️ Practise Spanish with me

Never used AI before? Start here

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Claude & ChatGPT

From “what is Anthropic?” to AI helping with your letters, family and business. Written for first-timers and silver surfers. Large print available. The first 6 chapters are free.

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Sound familiar?

“Everyone’s talking about AI, and I don’t know where to begin.”

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Which one do I pick?

ChatGPT? Claude? Free or paid? Honest answers. We’re not tied to any company.

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Is it safe?

What to share, what not to, and how to check what it tells you. Safety comes first.

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What’s it even for?

Emails, letters, planning, work, life admin. Real examples you can copy on day one.

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I tried it. It was… meh.

You weren’t doing it wrong. Nobody showed you how. One simple habit fixes it. Try it below 👇

Try it yourself

The 4-letter trick that makes AI actually useful

Most “meh” answers come from vague requests. Switch on each ingredient of W.H.A.T. and watch the answer get better.

Your request

I run Bath Blooms, a little florist. This is for Mrs Patel, a lovely regular customer. Write a reply to her complaint about a late delivery. The van broke down. We’ll deliver tomorrow by 10am and refund the £6 delivery fee. Warm and genuinely sorry, not grovelling. Under 80 words.

What your AI writes back

Brilliant

Dear Mrs Patel, I’m so sorry your flowers didn’t arrive when promised. Our van let us down, but that’s no excuse. They’ll be with you by 10am tomorrow, and I’ve refunded your £6 delivery fee. Thank you for being such a loyal customer. Warmest wishes, Sophie at Bath Blooms 💐

👆 Tap the letters to switch ingredients on and off, and watch the answer change.

How it works

Three ways in. Pick what suits you.

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Learn for free

Beginner guides, a setup checklist and a free taster Course Pack.

Browse guides →2

Let your AI set itself up

The Setup Pack: one file, a few friendly questions, and your AI builds your whole setup.

See the Setup Pack →3

Take the course

AI Foundations takes you from zero to confident in about two weeks, at your own pace.

See the course →

Our secret sauce

Your AI becomes your personal tutor

Every course and kit comes with a Course Pack, a small file you add to Claude or ChatGPT. Your AI then walks you through every lesson, answers your questions and checks how you’re getting on.

  • Endlessly patient. Ask the same question five times.
  • Uses examples from your life, not someone else’s
  • Available at 11pm on a Sunday
Try a free Course Pack

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🪄 The Setup Pack

Rather not do it all yourself? Let your AI set itself up.

Add one small file, type Start, and answer a few friendly questions. Your AI builds your whole setup around you: settings, Projects, prompts and a plan.

See how it worksFrom £29, one-off

Start free. Go further when you’re ready.

Pick your starting point

✨ New

The New Start Pack

£19

The complete beginner’s guide to Claude and ChatGPT, in plain English and large print, with an AI tutor to walk you through it.

  • The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Claude (12 chapters)
  • The Complete Beginner’s Guide to ChatGPT (12 chapters)
  • Large-print editions of both
  • 4 printable cheat-sheet cards
  • A Guide Companion: your AI tutors you through every chapter
  • Bonus: the AI Safely at Home Starter Kit (worth £19)
Find out more

The Setup Pack

£29

Your AI sets itself up for you. Answer a few friendly questions and it builds your whole setup, step by step.

  • A 15-minute friendly interview, run by your own AI
  • Privacy and safety settings, checked with you one by one
  • Your personal “about me” instructions, written for you
  • 3 Projects designed around your life, ready to create
  • Your own library of 15 prompts, tailored to you
  • A 14-day starter plan and a one-page “My AI Setup” summary
  • Works in ChatGPT and Claude, plus a Claude Skill version
Find out more

AI Foundations

£49

Our complete beginner course. Go from “where do I start?” to using AI every day.

  • 7 bite-sized modules, about 2 weeks at your pace
  • Printable workbook
  • Course Packs: your AI becomes your personal tutor
  • 20 short lessons to read online, at your own pace
  • Bonus: the AI for Your Inbox Starter Kit
Find out more

See everything, including kits and business packs →

🔒 Safety first, always

Our safety promise

Worried about privacy, scams or getting things wrong? Good, that means you’re sensible. Safety runs through everything we make.

Read: Is AI safe? →
  • We show you the privacy settings to check first
  • We’ll never ask for your passwords
  • We teach you to spot mistakes and AI-powered scams
  • We never sell your data, and our site doesn’t track you

Popular guides

Start reading, free

9 min read

25 everyday things to ask AI (with prompts you can copy)

Not sure what to use AI for? Here are 25 real, practical things people use it for every day, with prompts ready to copy.

7 min read

Claude or ChatGPT? How to choose (honestly)

Both are excellent and both are free to start. Here’s how they differ, and a simple way to pick the right one for you.

7 min read

How to ask AI for what you want: the simple formula

The four-part formula that turns vague, generic AI answers into genuinely useful ones, with before-and-after examples.

🎁 Free download

The AI Setup Checklist

One page. Under 30 minutes. Your AI set up properly and safely, one tick at a time. Plus a free taster Course Pack.