AI Literacy

AI is embedded in nearly every tool you use — but most people have no idea when it's helping them, misleading them, or quietly shaping what they believe. AI Literacy is a practical, no-fluff course that turns you into a sharp, skeptical, and capable user of artificial intelligence. You'll learn to detect deepfakes, evaluate AI-generated content, write better prompts, and recognize how bots and algorithms influence public opinion — including your own. This course is built for adult learners who want more than surface-level familiarity: you'll walk away with the critical thinking framework and hands-on skills to engage with AI confidently, whether you're using it for work, research, or everyday life. If you want to be the person in the room who actually understands what AI can and can't do, this is where you start.

What AI Can and Can't Do Understand where AI is embedded in the tools you already use, and learn to distinguish outputs that are genuinely useful from those that are confidently wrong.

Detecting Deepfakes and Synthetic Images Identify deepfakes and AI-generated images using specific visual and contextual detection techniques, so you can judge what you're seeing before you share it or act on it.

Prompting and Evaluating Content Write targeted prompts that get higher-quality results from large language models, then evaluate the accuracy and reliability of AI-written content from tools like ChatGPT and Google's AI summaries.

Bots, Algorithms, and Skeptical Habits Recognize how social media bots and algorithms shape public belief, and apply a skeptical questioning framework you can use to audit AI regularly across work, research, and everyday life.