Learn AI
Learn how to actually use AI at work
Plain-language guides for people new to AI. Start with the basics, pick up the prompting patterns that matter, and connect every lesson to real prompts you can copy, customize, and run.
Where do you want to start?
Start here: AI foundations
The core ideas, explained for someone who has never written a prompt.
What Is a Prompt? A Beginner's Guide
A prompt is the instruction you give an AI. Learn what makes a prompt good, with plain-language examples you can copy and adapt today.
Working with AIHow to Give AI the Right Context
The most common reason AI output disappoints is missing context. Learn exactly what information to include so the AI can help you well.
Working with AIHow to Review AI-Generated Output (Before You Trust It)
AI writes fast but can be confidently wrong. Learn a simple, repeatable way to review AI output so you catch mistakes before they cost you.
Prompt techniques
Reusable patterns that reliably improve your results.
Role Prompting: Ask the AI to Act as an Expert
Role prompting means telling the AI who to be — 'act as a copy editor' — to focus its tone and expertise. Here's when it helps and when it doesn't.
intermediateFew-Shot Prompting: Teach by Example
Few-shot prompting means showing the AI one or two examples of what you want before the real request. It's the fastest way to get a consistent format.
intermediateStructured Output: Get Tables, Lists, and JSON from AI
Ask the AI to return a defined shape — a table, a list, or JSON — and its output becomes something you can paste, sort, or feed into another tool.
AI glossary
Every AI term you keep running into, in plain language.
Ready to use AI for your actual job?
Describe what you do in plain language and IterPrompt builds a personalized library of proven prompts around your real work.