{"id":2030,"date":"2025-10-13T16:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertandrews.org\/LIFE\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:21:12","slug":"ai2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robertandrews.org\/LIFE\/ai2\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Intelligence: 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Getting Started – Creating Your Account<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Welcome Back!<\/h2>\n

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Great to see you again! In Lesson 1, we learned what AI is and how it can help you. Today, we’re going to take the exciting step of actually setting up your account and getting you ready to use AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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By the end of today’s lesson, you’ll have your very own AI account and you’ll be ready to start having conversations. Let’s get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What You’ll Need Today<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Before we begin, make sure you have:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2713 A computer, tablet, or smartphone<\/strong> with internet access \u2713 An email address<\/strong> (like yourname@gmail.com<\/a>, yourname@yahoo.com<\/a>, etc.) \u2713 Your email password<\/strong> so you can check your email during setup \u2713 About 30 minutes<\/strong> of time to go through the setup process \u2713 A pen and paper<\/strong> to write down your new password<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Don’t have an email address?<\/strong> No problem! We can help you set one up first. Most people use Gmail (from Google) because it’s free and easy. Just ask your instructor for help before we begin the AI setup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Choosing Your AI Assistant<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Remember from Lesson 1, we discussed two main AI chatbots: Claude and ChatGPT. Today, we’ll set up accounts for both, but don’t worry\u2014the process is very similar for each one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Good news:<\/strong> You can use both! Some people prefer one over the other, and some use both for different purposes. There’s no wrong choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For today’s lesson, we’ll start with Claude.ai, then show you ChatGPT.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Part 1: Setting Up Your Claude.ai Account<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Step 1: Open Your Web Browser<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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First, open your internet browser. This is the program you use to visit websites. It might be called:<\/p>\n