I still remember my very first question to ChatGPT. I didn’t ask anything big or technical — I just typed, “Can you help me plan dinner for a few friends?” 🍽️ However, this first question was not without hesitation. Before typing those simple words, I called my daughter at college and asked, “Do you use ChatGPT?” After a few quick daughter–mommy jabs, she assured me I wasn’t going to break anything. I was skeptical, honestly. Curious, but also hoping it wouldn’t make me feel silly for not knowing where to start. But instead, it answered in a way that felt surprisingly easy to follow. ✨ And something in me softened. I realized I didn’t have to be an expert. I just had to be willing to try. 💛 If you’re new to all this, start anywhere. Even with ideas for entertaining friends and family. ❤️✨ Warmly, @Michele Wacht

🌀 The Quip: “AI won’t take your job — but someone using AI might.” ✨ Why It Matters AI isn’t here to replace people — it’s here to amplify them. Those who learn to use AI don’t become less relevant; they become the people others rely on. AI boosts your clarity, your speed, and your output — not your competition’s. Careers aren’t being eliminated; they’re being reshaped around those who embrace new tools. When you add AI to your skillset, you don’t disappear — you stand out. ✨ Real Story of the Week Source: Success.com Article: “New Research Shows Daily AI Users Earn More and Advance Faster” Published: December 2025 URL: https://www.success.com/daily-ai-users-career-research/ Success.com reported on PwC’s latest workforce study showing that employees who use generative AI every day are earning more and advancing their careers faster than peers who don’t. Daily AI users consistently reported higher income growth, faster skill development, and greater responsibility at work. This wasn’t a story about AI replacing jobs — it was a story about AI elevating the people who embrace it. ✨ How AI Bits & Pieces Can Help Inside this community, we help you turn AI into your everyday advantage: - Daily AI Terms that build literacy one small insight at a time - Classroom lessons that teach simple, practical workflows - Pro Tips showing how AI works in real jobs - Ready-to-use prompts that save hours of guesswork - Member examples proving that small AI habits create big results AI becomes powerful when you know how to use it — and we teach you how. ✨ Takeaway AI doesn’t diminish your value — it multiplies it. The people who use it gain the advantage. ✨ AI Bits and Pieces Helping people and businesses adopt AI with confidence.

We start with the big picture. These are the terms most people encounter in conversation or the media. Understanding them gives you a clear mental model of what “AI” actually refers to. You’ll learn: - Narrow AI (ANI) - Generative AI - General AI (AGI) - Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) - Limited Memory AI This level establishes the foundation for everything that follows. For a detail review of each type of AI and more, click here

We just updated and expanded one of our core classroom modules: AI Basics to Everyday Use — previously titled Widely Known AI. This newly revised version now provides a clearer, more structured path through Levels 1–4, covering: - The major types of AI - Key system categories - How modern AI models learn - Where AI shows up in everyday work This update reflects the needs of our growing community and sets the foundation for deeper learning across all future courses. If you haven’t reviewed the updated course yet, now is a great time to dive in, click here to check it out. Classroom content is updated weekly, so you’ll continue to see refinements, new pages, and expanded lessons designed to build real AI literacy — one practical concept at a time.

After successfully creating a few selfie avatar images in the first 30 minutes, in this post, I move on to test Synthesia video creation in various scenes using my likeness and a stock avatar. App: Synthesia.io🕒 Time: 60 Minutes 📂 Topic: Selfie and Stock Avatar Video What is Synthesia.io? Synthesia is an AI video and image creation platform that allows users to generate professional-looking videos using AI avatars and voiceovers. With just a few clicks, you can turn text into polished images and videos—featuring yourself or others—with zero production skills required. Quick Start: Simply uploaded five different headshots—and started creating videos with a few clever prompts. 💡 The videos below are 100% AI-generated using text prompts and one video uses a presentation template. No edits. No enhancements. These are very rough as I was trying out a wide range of prompt scenarios. Hand gestures are very unnatural, and I will need to smile more on refined head shots to better show my upper lip. Video 1: My avatar in blue suit, introducing services in an office (13 sec.) https://share.synthesia.io/e9f3543b-1fa2-4001-a2e8-c53bffb8ab89 Video 2: My avatar as a keynote speaking at an event with a doppelganger (not by design) (8 sec.) https://share.synthesia.io/f11b6413-94cc-4c6c-99d1-bff27533b542 Video 3: My avatar in blue suit, introducing services in an office version 2 (12 sec.) https://share.synthesia.io/128a207a-8f87-48f8-82df-d467ea7fe07a Video 4: Stock presentation/avatar with company logo. (1 min. 35 sec.). This video used an avatar available in their library. They have several to choose from in the event you don’t want to use your likeness. https://share.synthesia.io/7340c4d6-21d5-4416-b2ba-c3803498ac2b