You’ve completed Lesson 1: Why Generic AI Falls Short? Now think about your own experience using AI. What is one thing you repeatedly have to tell, correct, explain, or remind AI about? Maybe it’s how you like information presented. Maybe it’s how much detail you want. Maybe it’s something about your goals or the way you work. Share one example in the comments. Don’t try to solve it yet. We’re identifying the pattern first. There are no perfect answers here. The goal is to begin noticing where AI repeatedly needs better direction from you. Human First. AI Second.™

Think about the four areas you explored in Lesson 3: Communication Working Preferences Goals and Context Boundaries and Authority Which area contains something you repeatedly have to explain, correct, or remind AI about? Share one thing you wish AI understood more consistently that could reduce repeated explanation, correction, or rework. Start your response by identifying the area. For example: Communication: I prefer shorter answers unless I ask for more detail. or Boundaries and Authority: I want AI to ask me before making an important assumption. You don't need to solve or configure anything yet. We're identifying what matters most before we test it in Lesson 4. Only share information you are comfortable making visible to the community. Human First. AI Second.™

Think about something you often tell AI. Is it mainly an instruction for one task, or does it describe how you generally want AI to work with you? Share one example in the comments and label it: Task Instruction or Working Preference Don't worry about configuring anything yet. We're learning to recognize the difference first. Human First. AI Second.™

As the Academy has grown, I’ve added more places to explore. The Maze. 🌀 The Doors. 🚪 The Looking Glass. 🪞 The Merry-Go-Round. 🎠 The Rankings. 🏆 And more. But I realized something. More places to explore can also make it harder to know where to start. So I opened The Midway. 🎪 Think of it as your guide to the Carnival. The Midway is not another course you have to complete. If you’re new, haven’t been here in a while, or just find yourself wondering what to explore next, walk the Midway. Look around. Pick something that interests you. Spend five minutes or stay awhile. You don’t have to do everything, and there is no required path. Then come back to the Midway whenever you’re ready to choose again. 🎪 The Midway is now open in the Classroom . The Carnival keeps growing. You choose how you explore it. Kennedy Your Ringmaster 🎩 Human First. AI Second.™

You finished the Start Here: Make AI Work for You course. Think back to where you started and what you discovered along the way. What is one thing you now want to do differently when working with AI? It could be: - A preference you want to keep testing - A repeated correction you want to reduce - A boundary you want to make clearer - A different way you want to approach AI - Something you now recognize that you did not notice before Share one change you plan to make in the comments. There is no single right answer. The important thing is that you decide how AI should fit into the way you work. Only share what you are comfortable making visible to the community. You stay in authority. Human First. AI Second.™