A free 30-Day AI Learning Roadmap to help you understand the basics, practise everyday skills and create your first useful project.
Start Day 1 →Spend 5 minutes learning, 20 minutes doing and 5 minutes reviewing. Move at your own pace; a missed day is a reason to continue, not restart.
A browser, a notebook or document, and access to an AI assistant. Use an available free tier; access and limits vary. Paid subscriptions are not required by this roadmap. If an image or file feature is unavailable, use the text-based alternative in the activity.
Use fictional or public information for exercises. Verify important facts and calculations, and review outputs before sharing or acting on them.
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Days 1–7 · Understand AI, prompt clearly and check answers
Learn the difference between generating an answer and verifying a fact. Choose one everyday task you would like to improve.
Write three helpful uses and three limits of AI.
Explain generative AI to a beginner using one everyday example. Distinguish prediction from verified knowledge.
Choose an assistant you can access without payment. Ask the same question in two different ways and compare the answers.
Save two responses and note which instruction helped.
Explain [TOPIC] in 100 words for a beginner. Then give one example and ask me a check-your-understanding question.
Give the assistant a task, context, audience, constraints and output format. Use invented or public information.
Keep a before-and-after prompt pair.
Act as [ROLE]. Help me create [OUTPUT] for [AUDIENCE]. Context: [DETAILS]. Follow [CONSTRAINTS]. Return [FORMAT]. Ask for essential missing information.
Ask for a shorter version, a clearer example and a different tone. Compare usefulness rather than length.
Create a final version after two revisions.
Revise the draft below for [AUDIENCE]. Keep the facts unchanged, shorten it by about one third and explain the main edits. [DRAFT]
Select a low-stakes answer and verify two factual claims using original sources. Recalculate any arithmetic yourself.
Record two verified claims and one unresolved question.
List the factual claims in this response. Separate facts, assumptions and opinions. Mark claims needing a primary source; do not invent citations. [TEXT]
Use a fictional document to practise removing names, account details and confidential information before prompting.
Create your own five-item information-sharing checklist.
Using this fictional example, flag personal or confidential information I should remove before sharing it with an external AI service. [FICTIONAL TEXT]
Repeat your first task using a structured prompt. Compare clarity, factual accuracy and editing needed.
Save your first reusable prompt and a short learning note.
Review my prompt for clarity and missing context. Suggest one improvement at a time. [PROMPT]
Days 8–14 · Write, summarise, plan and organise
Draft a routine email using fictional details. Check the recipient, tone, dates and requested action before using it.
Produce a reviewed email in under 150 words.
Draft a polite email to [AUDIENCE] requesting [ACTION] by [DATE]. Use only these facts: [FACTS]. Flag missing details.
Paste a short public text. Compare the summary with the original and check whether qualifications were lost.
Produce five accurate bullets and a list of open questions.
Summarise this text in five bullets. Preserve amounts, dates, exceptions and uncertainties. Do not add outside facts. [TEXT]
Study a familiar subject, then ask the assistant to teach an unfamiliar concept at your level.
Answer three practice questions in your own words.
Teach me [CONCEPT] at [LEVEL]. Use a simple example, then ask three questions. Wait for my answers before giving solutions.
Use a fictional workload or a non-sensitive personal task list. Set time limits and review the schedule yourself.
Create a realistic plan with breaks and one buffer slot.
Turn these tasks into a weekly plan with priorities, estimated durations and buffers. Available time: [TIME]. Tasks: [LIST]. Do not assume extra hours.
Use sample meeting notes to separate decisions from proposed actions. Do not let AI invent owners or deadlines.
Create an action table with unknowns clearly marked.
From these fictional notes, extract decisions, actions, owners and deadlines. Write not specified where details are missing. [NOTES]
Create a file-naming convention using a sample file list. Review the proposal before changing real files.
Write a folder structure and five sample filenames.
Suggest a simple folder structure and naming convention for this sample file list. Explain duplicates for human review; do not delete or move anything. [LIST]
Choose one writing or planning task. Complete it with AI and compare it with your usual approach.
Record actual time taken, corrections needed and final quality.
Evaluate this output against accuracy, clarity, completeness and usefulness. Use the supplied brief only and identify specific changes. Brief: [BRIEF]. Output: [OUTPUT].
Days 15–21 · Spreadsheets, charts, visual briefs and storytelling
Create a small fictional sales table. Ask for column definitions and an analysis plan before requesting conclusions.
Build a clean table of ten sample rows.
Explain each column in this fictional table and suggest three useful checks before analysis. Flag missing units and ambiguous labels. [TABLE]
Use a sample quantity and price table. Ask for a formula and test it manually, including a blank input.
Save one working formula with normal and edge-case checks.
Write an Excel formula for [TASK] using columns [COLUMNS]. State assumptions, separator conventions and how to test blanks, zero and invalid inputs.
Calculate totals and margins on fictional data. Compare AI calculations with spreadsheet formulas.
Create a checked summary with units and assumptions.
Analyse this fictional sales table. Show calculations for revenue, cost and margin. State units, distinguish margin from markup and flag missing data. [TABLE]
Match one question to a simple chart. A spreadsheet chart is sufficient; no paid AI chart tool is required.
Create a chart with a clear title, units and honest scale.
For this table and question, recommend a chart type and explain why. Do not invent data. Suggest axis labels and note misleading presentation risks. [TABLE] [QUESTION]
Describe an illustration for a fictional project. If image generation is unavailable, sketch it or create a mood board yourself.
Save a visual brief with composition, colours and text.
Create an image brief for [PURPOSE]. Specify composition, lighting, colours, aspect ratio and accessibility. Avoid copyrighted characters and unsupported factual claims.
Plan a 15-second educational clip. A written storyboard is enough; rendering a video is optional.
Write three five-second scenes with narration and captions.
Storyboard a 15-second video explaining [TOPIC] to beginners. Give three scenes with visuals, narration and captions. Keep claims verifiable.
Combine a checked table, chart and short explanation into a one-page fictional report.
Produce one reviewed page with sources or assumptions.
Turn this verified table and notes into a concise one-page report. Separate observations from hypotheses and do not imply causation without evidence. [INPUTS]
Days 22–30 · Research, review, reusable prompts and a final project
Choose a low-stakes topic and list questions before gathering information. Use original sources and record their dates.
Keep three source links with a note on relevance.
Create a research plan for [QUESTION]. Suggest what primary sources to look for and what evidence would answer each subquestion. Do not invent sources or findings.
Compare two fictional products using your own criteria and supplied information. Mark missing details instead of guessing.
Create a comparison table with a reasoned trade-off.
Compare these options using only the supplied specifications and my criteria. Show missing information and avoid unsupported rankings. [OPTIONS] [CRITERIA]
Map a routine task into inputs, steps, outputs and approval points. Keep the exercise as a plan.
Draw a workflow with a human review step and error handling.
Map this routine task into an automation plan. Include inputs, validation, human approval before external actions, failure handling and a manual fallback. [TASK]
Choose five prompts you tested this month. Add placeholders, limits and a review checklist to each.
Save five reusable prompts in your own notes.
Improve these five prompts for reuse. Add clear placeholders, required inputs and verification steps without assuming missing facts. [PROMPTS]
Pick a small project: a study pack, fictional business report, travel plan, content calendar or file-organisation plan.
Write a brief with scope, inputs and acceptance criteria.
Help me scope a beginner AI project for [GOAL]. Limit it to two sessions, use non-sensitive inputs and define three checkable success criteria.
Use your prompt kit to create your project. Keep the input data and document important decisions.
Produce a complete first draft with open issues marked.
Create a first draft from this brief and these inputs. Separate supplied facts from assumptions and list unresolved questions. [BRIEF] [INPUTS]
Verify facts, calculations and sources. Check whether your output meets the acceptance criteria from Day 26.
Maintain a correction log and a revised version.
Review this draft against the supplied acceptance criteria. Identify factual gaps, unclear reasoning and missing items. Do not claim checks you have not performed. [DRAFT] [CRITERIA]
Prepare a two-minute explanation covering the task, how AI helped, what you checked and remaining limitations.
Create a short project note suitable for sharing.
Help me explain this project in two minutes: goal, inputs, AI contribution, human checks, outcome and limitations. Use only these notes. [NOTES]
Compare your final project with your starting goal. Choose one skill to practise during the next month.
Save your project, prompt kit and a realistic next-month plan.
Based on this learning log, propose a four-week practice plan for one skill. Use my available time and focus on measurable exercises. [LOG] [TIME]
Finishing this roadmap is a starting point for continued practice. Keep a record of what worked, what needed correction and where human expertise was essential.
Keep learning with our guides →Yes. Every daily activity and prompt on this page is free to read and use. External services may require accounts or impose usage limits; paid features are optional.
This is an introductory practice plan. You will work towards a small project and a set of reviewed prompts. Professional expertise and reliable automation require further study, testing and experience.
Yes. Use fictional data for the spreadsheet and reporting exercises. Apply professional judgment, current authoritative sources and confidentiality requirements to actual client work.
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