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Lesson 6

Decide what good looks like.

We stop letting the machine guess what good means. We tell it.

What we are learning

Define words like healthy, tidy, useful, cheap, or safe in your own words.

We stop letting the machine guess what good means. We tell it.

We keep the task small on purpose. If one part works, tick it. If one part gets stuck, write that down. Both are progress because both tell us what to do next.

Simple version

Do the next small thing. Tick what happened. Stop before the screen wins.

Support

Read it your way.

Steps in this lesson

Follow these in order.

  1. 1

    Pick one word

    Choose healthy, tidy, easy, cheap, safe, or useful.

  2. 2

    Write your meaning on paper

    Your definition can be simple. Healthy might mean less processed, more energy, or happier.

  3. 3

    Give the definition to AI

    Say: When I say healthy, I mean this.

  4. 4

    Check the answer

    Ask: Does this plan match my definition? Then decide whether you agree.

Done when

Tick the smallest true box.

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These ticks are saved on this browser, so they should still be here when you come back.

Course overview

Where this lesson fits.

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  1. 0

    We start where we are

    Ask ChatGPT one harmless question, then come back and tick the box.

    Start here
  2. 1

    Ask one safe question

    Use ChatGPT like a friendly search box, then ask one follow-up.

    Open
  3. 2

    Talk instead of type

    Use voice, dictation, or the microphone so typing is not the gatekeeper.

    Open
  4. 3

    Make a shopping helper

    Turn one ordinary shopping list into something organised and useful.

    Open
  5. 4

    Keep things in one place

    Give the work a home so you can come back without starting again.

    Open
  6. 5

    Add rules and budget

    Tell the AI what must happen, what must not happen, and what matters most.

    Open
  7. 6

    Decide what good looks like

    Define words like healthy, tidy, useful, cheap, or safe in your own words.

    You are here
  8. 7

    Try it somewhere else

    Use the same method for a room, garden, recipe, safe hobby task, or work shadow example.

    Open

For helpers

Stay beside them, not ahead of them.

Helper note

Do not argue the perfect definition. Help the learner make a definition they can actually use.

The learner should do the clicking, speaking, typing, and ticking where they can. The confidence has to belong to their hands.

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