Why this guide
There is no shortage of AI content. Here is what this guide does differently, and what you get for free.
What makes it different
One question, then the next
Each article answers the question you came with and the one you'll ask right after, so you can act.
Written as of each date, from 2019 to today
Each article uses only what was known on its date, so you can follow how AI changed and how the best way to use it changed too. It also shows when it was published here.
A method that grows
The book's method (role, context, task, format, refine, verify) is the spine, extended year by year to agents and automation.
Every lab, every medium
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Apple, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Qwen and open source; text, image, video, music, voice and code.
Sourced and checkable
Two or three sources per article, official sources first, listed at the end of every answer.
Free, for everyone
- Every article, in full, with no paywall
- The interactive tools: Prompt Builder, prompt library, glossary, checklist, the Antagonist
- The AI timeline and its open data
- The newsletter and the free Guide to Artificial Intelligence
- New downloads as they're released