Getting-started guide

Choose your first useful AI task

Choose a task you can check yourself: a weekly update, short document or reading passage. Prepare a small example and follow the steps.

Starting from zero 5 steps No AI experience needed

Who this is for

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About 70 seconds, with on-screen explanations and no audio. Choose a task and prepare fictional material. Drafting and checking the result come next.

Use full screen for small details. Every instruction is also in the transcript.

Choose one small task

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  1. Choose one small result you can check. You do not need to install an app or pay before choosing a task.

  2. Choose a document summary. Read what to bring and what you should get before opening the task.

  3. Read the checks too. A useful brief keeps the source, its limits and the questions it cannot answer.

  4. The Task brings its materials, method and human checks together. We will use its guided practice with fictional notes.

  5. Read the scope first. Acknowledging this step opens the source stage; it does not produce a summary.

  6. Load the fictional example. Practise with this small source before deciding whether to use your own material.

  7. Read the prepared prompt. You can write the draft yourself or use an assistant you are allowed to use.

  8. You have reached a usable starting point, not a completed result. Continue with drafting, source checks and saving your reviewed work.

Choose one small task

Choose a result you can check. We will show what to bring, what you should get and what needs your review.

Compare an external tool if you need one

These are example candidates from the catalogue, not a popularity or performance ranking. Open a tool for its current sources, access notes and limitations.

Free and paid
Doubao
Free and paid
Free and paid
Good tasks to start with
Drafting a short Chinese explanation · Checking text captured by voice input
Phone / web / desktop
Web + iOS + Android + Desktop
Keep an eye on
Voice transcription can change names, numbers or negation
View details
Free and paid
DeepSeek
Free and paid
Free and paid
Good tasks to start with
Checking a maths solution one step at a time · Grouping short feedback excerpts with quote labels
Phone / web / desktop
Web + iOS + Android + API
Keep an eye on
Browser chat access and API billing are separate
View details
Free and paid
ChatGPT
Free and paid
Free and paid
Good tasks to start with
Broad personal and work tasks · Multimodal questions with text, images and files
Phone / web / desktop
Web + iOS + Android + Desktop
Keep an eye on
Verify factual claims and citations
View details
Free and paid
Claude
Free and paid
Free and paid
Good tasks to start with
Long-form writing and editing · Structured reports and plans
Phone / web / desktop
Web + iOS + Android + Desktop
Keep an eye on
Review current access and payment requirements
View details

Checklist for your first attempt

Choose a task above, then use these reminders. Ticks are your own checks, stay on this page only, and do not prove a result is correct.

1

Choose one result you can inspect

Use the task selector above. Pick a task for which you have a short source and can judge the result. If you are only exploring, load the fictional example in its guided workflow instead of entering private work or school material.

2

Choose an available way to do it

Open the Task to see its in-site App or guided method. If you use an external tool, follow its official entry and the tool-specific instructions. Account, device and region requirements vary; installing a phone app or buying a subscription is not a universal first step.

3

Prepare only the material needed

Keep source labels, dates, uncertainty and the requested format. Remove unnecessary personal or confidential details without changing the meaning. Check the data disclosure before using a real App or external provider; a practice example is enough for learning the flow.

4

Check the draft against its source

Use the Task’s own checks. Look for changed numbers, missing conditions, invented owners or claims with no source. Fix a specific problem and check again. A polished answer or a tick in this checklist does not establish factual correctness.

5

Keep a reviewed result and a next step

Copy the reviewed output before leaving a worksheet that keeps drafts only on the page. Follow a related Task only when its description explains how your result can be reused. Stop and keep a question unresolved when you cannot verify a material claim.

Common pitfalls

Do this

  • Run one real task on the free tier before deciding whether to pay
  • Remove unnecessary identifiers while preserving the facts needed for the task. Use a fictional example when unsure.
  • Note what you asked and how well AI answered, to compare tools later

Common risks

  • Do not submit identity documents, bank details or private customer material to practise with any AI service.
  • Download from the official site or app store. Avoid unofficial cracked apps or third-party mirrors.
  • When the free quota runs out the UI often nudges an upgrade; confirm you really need it first

About this content

Editorial starting guide reviewed on 6 September 2026. Task materials and checks come from the maintained catalogue; tool facts keep their own sources and dates. No real-user completion or provider-account access is claimed.
Source type
Editorial guidance
Last reviewed
2026-09-06
Verification status
Awaiting real verification

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