Plain-English AI courses for beginners

Invest in yourself. Learn AI.

AI upskilling is the best investment you can make in yourself. We teach it in plain English.

  • Coffee-break lessons
  • Your own pace
  • Real everyday tasks
Double-check it

Sound familiar?

  • “I don't know where to begin.”

    Start from zero, in words you know.

  • “It made something up once.”

    Learn to check every answer.

  • “Am I sharing things I shouldn't?”

    Safe habits in every lesson.

Common worries, not real learner quotes.

Our no-jargon promise

  • Every term explained in one sentence
  • Examples from everyday life
  • We rewrite confusing lessons

Nine skills, in plain English

Plain name first, work name below.

  • Asking good questions

    prompting
  • Writing with a helper

    AI writing
  • Making sense of numbers

    data analysis
  • Handing off the chores

    automation and agents
  • Picking the right tool

    AI tools
  • Staying safe and fair

    ethics and risk
  • AI for your actual job

    AI in your role
  • Making it a habit

    workflows

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us where you are

    A few quick questions

  2. 2

    Learn in small bites

    One idea per lesson

  3. 3

    Try it on real work

    Then check it with a checklist

AI in plain English

Six words you keep hearing.

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Prompt
The message you type to AI.
Chatbot
An app you talk to by typing.
Hallucination
AI making something up, confidently.
Model, or LLM
The engine behind chat tools.
Context
What you tell AI about your situation.
Agent
AI that takes steps for you.

You'll be able to

  • Ask clearly
  • Spot a wrong answer
  • Draft in your own voice
  • Know what's safe to share
  • Pick the right tool
  • Explain AI to your mom

Who's teaching

Rob Taroncher

Rob runs ForgeNine and builds AI software himself.

See what Rob built: the Sparks case studyGet to know Rob

Simple plans, nothing tricky

Waitlist members hear first.

For you

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Pricing announced at launch

  • All nine skills
  • Practice on your own job
  • Full plain-English glossary
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For your team

Pricing announced at launch

  • Everything in the personal plan
  • Shared safe-use rules
  • See who's learning what
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Ready to invest in yourself?

We'll email you when the first lesson is ready.

We'll only email you about the courses.