Day 1 of 14 · AI Superuser

You Already Use AI (You Just Don't Know It)

⏱ 5 min 📊 Beginner

What counts as AI? More than you think. Siri answering your questions, Netflix recommending shows, your email filtering spam -- all AI.

The difference that matters right now is between narrow AI (does one thing well, like recommending songs) and generative AI (creates new text, images, code based on what you ask).

ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are generative AI. They do not look things up like Google. They predict what words should come next based on patterns in their training data. That is a crucial difference -- and understanding it is your first step to using these tools well.

Diagram showing narrow AI vs generative AI examples

Narrow AI does one thing well. Generative AI creates new content from your prompts.

Knowledge Check

What is the main difference between narrow AI and generative AI?

A

Narrow AI is free and generative AI costs money

B

Narrow AI is older technology and generative AI is newer technology

C

Narrow AI does one task well, while generative AI creates new content from prompts

D

Narrow AI works offline and generative AI needs the internet

Narrow AI is designed for a single task (like recommending songs or filtering spam), while generative AI like ChatGPT can create new text, images, and code based on what you ask it.

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Tomorrow — Day 2

How ChatGPT Actually Works

Tomorrow you will learn how ChatGPT actually works under the hood -- tokens, training data, and why AI sometimes makes things up.

Continue to Day 2 →