Lesson 1: Introduction to AI Fluency | AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations Course | — Transcript

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1. 0:00I'm Joe Feller. I'm a professor at the
2. 0:01Cork University Business School. My name
3. 0:03is Drew Bent and I'm a teacher,
4. 0:06programmer, and a member of technical
5. 0:08staff at Enthropic. My name is Rick
6. 0:10Dacon from the Ringling College of Art
7. 0:11and Design. I'm Maggie Vo and I work on
8. 0:14the education research team at
9. 0:15Enthropic.
10. 0:22Let's begin our exploration of the AI
11. 0:24fluency framework.
12. 0:30The focus of this course is not really
13. 0:32about AI as a technology. Instead, it's
14. 0:35mostly about you and I, us humans, and
15. 0:37how we interact and collaborate with AI
16. 0:40systems. It's about imagining
17. 0:42possibilities that don't treat AI as
18. 0:45some sort of next level spellch checker,
19. 0:47but instead as a trusted partner for
20. 0:50doing creative and innovative problems
21. 0:52solving work. And it's about approaching
22. 0:54these possibilities confidently and
23. 0:57capably. Let's face it, the AI world
24. 1:00moves extremely quickly. And it's very
25. 1:03hard to know where to start or how to
26. 1:05keep up unless you have a grounding
27. 1:07fundamental framework to guide you and
28. 1:10get you past that next prompt
29. 1:11engineering fad. That's why we're
30. 1:13publishing this course. In this course,
31. 1:16we explore AI fluency, our ability to
32. 1:19engage with AI systems in ways that are
33. 1:22effective, efficient, ethical, and safe.
34. 1:26You'll learn plenty of practical skills,
35. 1:28but it isn't just another collection of
36. 1:30technical definitions or prompting tips
37. 1:32that may be outdated next month. This
38. 1:35course is about fundamentally shifting
39. 1:38how we approach AI.
40. 1:41We want to change how we think about AI
41. 1:44so that we can learn how to think with
42. 1:47AI. Over the last few years, AI has
43. 1:50transformed from specialized
44. 1:52technologies to interactive systems that
45. 1:55millions use daily at school, at work,
46. 1:57and at home. This transformation creates
47. 2:01both opportunities and
48. 2:03uncertainty. We see organizations
49. 2:06adopting AI without clear strategies. We
50. 2:09watch people growing frustrated with
51. 2:11systems that they don't fully
52. 2:13understand. And we're all experiencing a
53. 2:16widening gap between what's possible and
54. 2:20what feels comfortable and
55. 2:22intuitive. This course exists to help us
56. 2:25bridge this gap
57. 2:27together. Here's the journey we'll take
58. 2:29across this course. First, we'll give an
59. 2:31overview of the AI fluency framework, a
60. 2:34model for human AI interaction that we
61. 2:36have found useful and powerful. We'll
62. 2:38discuss the ways we interact with AI
63. 2:40systems and four core competencies which
64. 2:42we call the four Ds that transform those
65. 2:44interactions into something richer and
66. 2:46much more rewarding. Then we'll look at
67. 2:49each competency more closely. In brief,
68. 2:51these are delegation which asks when
69. 2:53should humans do work and when should AI
70. 2:56description which asks how do we
71. 2:58communicate clearly with AI systems?
72. 3:01Discernment which asks how do we
73. 3:03evaluate what AI gives us? and
74. 3:05diligence, which asks, "How do we ensure
75. 3:06our interaction with AI is responsible,
76. 3:09transparent, and accountable?" Each
77. 3:11section includes focused videos paired
78. 3:12with exercises and materials to build
79. 3:14practical understanding. We hope you'll
80. 3:17spend much of your time during this
81. 3:18course trying what you're learning.
82. 3:20You'll also hear directly from a few of
83. 3:22us at Anthropic about what makes today's
84. 3:24AI different from previous technologies,
85. 3:26the real capabilities and limitations of
86. 3:29these systems, and practical techniques
87. 3:31that apply the 4Ds. Most AI training
88. 3:34focuses solely on tactical skills like
89. 3:36specific prompts, which settings to
90. 3:38adjust or which systems to use. While
91. 3:40useful, these skills can quickly become
92. 3:42outdated. We're taking a different
93. 3:44approach and focusing on core
94. 3:45competencies and deep understanding so
95. 3:48that you're prepared not just for
96. 3:49today's AI, but for the changes to come.
97. 3:52By the end of our time together, you'll
98. 3:54have a framework to guide your own
99. 3:55interactions with AI, confidence in
100. 3:58deciding when and how to engage AI
101. 3:59effectively, practical skills for more
102. 4:02thoughtful and fluid human AI
103. 4:03collaboration, and the ability to
104. 4:05evaluate and take responsibility for the
105. 4:07outcomes of these collaborations. Thank
106. 4:09you for joining us.