Using AI in Your Business: The Basics of Generative AI
This short course explains in plain terms how generative AI tools produce text, images and audio, and why they can sound confident while being wrong. You will learn a simple way to write clear prompts, how to improve results by iterating, and how to check outputs for accuracy, bias and tone. It also covers when not to use generative AI and when to be open about using it.
- Modules
- 3
- Duration
- About 20 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 8 questions from a bank of 12
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain in simple terms how generative AI produces text, images and audio.
- ✓Write clear prompts that set out context, task, format and constraints.
- ✓Improve results by reviewing and refining prompts step by step.
- ✓Check AI outputs for accuracy, bias and tone, and recognise hallucinations.
- ✓Decide when not to use generative AI and when to disclose its use.
Course contents
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Module 1: How generative AI works
Video (4 scenes) · 1 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Writing clear prompts
Video (4 scenes) · 1 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Checking outputs and using AI responsibly
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate