Step 1Our guideAI Broadsheet
Start using AI in 30 minutes
One assistant, three everyday tasks, and the one habit that makes the answers good.
Pick one assistant and try three real tasks today.
- 6 min
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Saturday, October 10, 2026
Path 2 of 6 · People who have tried a chatbot once or twice
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot, from each company's own lessons. Pick one, learn its features, keep your private information out.
You'll be able to
Step 1Our guideAI Broadsheet
One assistant, three everyday tasks, and the one habit that makes the answers good.
Pick one assistant and try three real tasks today.
Step 2On our siteAI Broadsheet
Our short list of assistants with free plans and what each is good at.
Step 3CourseAnthropic
A first tour of Claude for everyday work: starting chats, sharing files, and the core features worth knowing.
Step 4CourseOpenAI
OpenAI Academy's illustrated starter: what ChatGPT is, picking a model, sharing chats, and setting up memory and custom instructions.
Step 5CourseGoogle
Google's own how-to for the Gemini app on a computer: chats and temporary chats, choosing a model, editing prompts and exporting files.
Step 6CourseMicrosoft
Microsoft's beginner module on its Copilot assistant: what it can do, how to ask, and how to check what it gives back.
Step 7CourseAnthropicOptional
Let Claude work on your own files and projects: research and file workflows, plugins and skills, and how to supervise longer tasks safely.
Next level: let an assistant work on your own files.