AI First Steps Course

Contents

1. How to use this book
2. Chapter 1. How AI Answers

   What is generative AI? · AI answers by continuing with the next words · Difference between search and generative AI · AI that uses search together · Plausible-sounding yet incorrect answers: Hallucination · A confident tone is not evidence of a correct answer · What AI knows has a date · Why answers vary even for the same question · What AI does well · What AI cannot do or what requires caution · Identifying situations where AI answers should not be taken at face value · Dividing tasks into what to delegate to AI and what to do yourself · Why AI rarely says "I don't know" · About conversations that feel human · You can also ask with photos and voice

3. Chapter 2. Asking and Refining Prompts

   Using the chat window for the first time · A question is a request to a stranger · Stating the desired output specifically · Providing the situation · Specifying the audience · Setting the length · Setting the format · The five-slot question grid · Turning vague questions into specific questions · Refining prompts based on the initial response · Useful phrases for refining prompts · Instructing the AI to ask back and admit when it does not know · Starting a new conversation · How many times to refine a prompt · Showing an example is fast · Do not disclose too much

4. Chapter 3. Verifying Answers

   Verification is a habit, not suspicion · Underlining places to verify · Tips for re-examining numbers, names, and places · Asking for sources · Visiting sources: Four checks · Checking dates · Verifying on official institution websites · Navigating to links directly · Verifying by phone · Cross-checking across two or more sources · Choosing where to verify · Consult doctors and pharmacists for health issues · Consult specialists for legal issues · Address financial issues through official counters · When you cannot verify · Before sharing in group chats · The usefulness and limits of having AI check itself

5. Chapter 4. Personal Data and Safe Usage

   What is personal information · Where text written in the chat window goes · Things never to enter ①: Passwords and authentication codes · Things never to enter ②: Resident registration numbers · Things never to enter ③: Account and card numbers, and ID photos · Distinguishing with traffic lights · Asking questions after removing personal information · When uploading photos and documents · Information and photos of other people · Chat history: What remains and what to delete · Training settings: Whether to use my conversations for AI improvement · Temporary chats · Before entering company and school materials · Logging out on shared devices · Whom and how the law protects · Even if each piece is fine on its own, when combined · Why "Turning off Training" alone is not enough · If you have already entered it

6. Chapter 5. Recognizing AI Scams and Fakes, and Everyday Uses

   What is a deepfake? · Why it is difficult to distinguish by listening and seeing alone · Five signs of scam communications · Stop, hang up, and verify · Verification calls to a saved number · When it is difficult to hang up · Setting family verification questions · Family impersonation via messenger · Fake photos and videos · Fake news and fake reviews · Labeling AI-generated content · Where to report and get help · Everyday use 1: Summarization · Everyday use 2: Translation · Everyday use 3: Writing · Five everyday safety rules · Procedures are stronger than detection technology · When sharing what I created with AI

7. Appendix A. Glossary
8. Appendix B. Self-check answers and explanations
9. Appendix C. Exam day guide
10. Appendix D. Reference documents