Anthropic · Course
AI Fluency: Framework and foundations
AI Fluency: Framework and foundations teaches the 4D framework of Delegation, Description, Discernment and Diligence for working with AI effectively, efficiently, ethically and safely, plus how generative AI works and where it falls short.
Who it suits
- Anyone who works with AI and wants a repeatable way to decide what to hand over and how to check it.
- Educators and leaders who need a shared vocabulary for AI use.
What it covers
- What AI Fluency means, and Automation, Augmentation and Agency as three ways to engage with AI.
- How generative AI and large language models work, with their capabilities and limitations.
- Delegation: problem awareness, platform awareness and task delegation.
- Description: product, process and performance description, and foundational prompting.
- Discernment and Diligence: evaluating outputs critically and taking responsibility for AI-assisted work.
Common questions about AI Fluency: Framework and foundations
- What is the 4D framework?
- Delegation, Description, Discernment and Diligence, the four competencies the course teaches for working with AI.
- Is it technical?
- It explains how generative AI works at a conceptual level and focuses on how you collaborate with AI, not on writing code.
- How long is it?
- Anthropic lists 14 lessons and one quiz.
- Are there versions for particular groups?
- Anthropic offers separate AI Fluency courses for educators, students, nonprofits, small businesses, builders and creative work.
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