About This Program

Good Generations to You

A program built with heart, level-headed optimism, and a dog named Frank.

Left to right: Ian Suchocki, Frank Zappa, John Suchocki, Evi Judge, Reece Suchocki

John

Welcome! I am a science instructor, your video host, and the architect of this program on understanding and working with AI. Of course, AI is a tool. And like any tool, first you need to know how it works, and then how to use it effectively.

Reece

As a computational linguist, my main role has been guiding the direction and assuring technical accuracy. You are going to love this program. It is full of insightful and useful information, but mostly it is full of heart and level-headed optimism.

Ian

As a cultural anthropologist, my role has been developing the later chapters where we dig into the many social impacts of AI. Thank you for taking this program on how AI works and how we can work with AI to make this world a better place.

Evi

I am a trained computational linguist as well as a professional prompt engineer. I am a reviewer of this program, but my main role is as the artist of all the fun line drawings you will find throughout this insightful program.

Frank

I know, I know. A mascot introducing itself. But I am Frank. Through Evi's art, you will find me cheering you along throughout this animal and human friendly program where you will have fun with lab experiments and in producing a creative literary work. Ruff!

Welcome

About This Journey

You are about to begin a journey into one of the most significant technological developments of our time. Artificial intelligence is already shaping how we communicate, create, learn, and work. This program is designed to help you understand it clearly, use it effectively, and think about it critically.

Together, we will explore how AI works with pattern recognition, correlation, and probability so you can see for yourself where AI excels and where it struggles. You will experiment directly with AI tools, develop your own creative project in collaboration with an AI, and examine the social, ethical, and civic questions that this technology raises.

Along the way, you will learn to verify information in an age of synthetic media, maintain your authentic voice while collaborating with AI, and think structurally about how power operates around these systems. That is a tall order. But we are here as your guides to walk with you step by step in a simple, joyful, yet meaningful manner.

Good generations to you!

Ready to Begin?

Explore the curriculum, find the pathway that fits your context, and start your journey into AI literacy.