AI Literacy FoundationA 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit
AI shouldn’t leave anyone behind.
It should help them to a better future.
An honest introduction to artificial intelligence — how to find a use for it in your own life, judge what it produces, and recognize when it’s being used against you.
Who this is for
Written for people, not for engineers
Open to anyone, at any age or starting point — with particular care for the people this change tends to cost the most.
People new to AI
Anyone who keeps hearing about AI and would like a straight explanation, without jargon or hype.
People who’ve felt left behind
If technology moved faster than anyone bothered to explain it, we start where you are.
Family and caregivers
People helping a parent, relative, or neighbor stay safe and confident online.
Job seekers and workers
People who need to understand AI at work — what helps, what’s risky, and where the line is.
Where to start
Three reasons people come here
You don’t have to read anything in order. Pick the one that sounds like today.
Curious
“What could this actually do for me?”
Say what you do — a trade, a hobby, looking after someone — and see one real thing AI does for people like you. And, every time, one place it lets them down.
Find yourself →Ready to try
“How do I actually start?”
What AI really is, your first conversation, and the plain-English words for it. Written for someone who has never opened one of these before.
Start at the beginning →Something’s wrong
“I think someone is using this against me.”
A strange call in a familiar voice. A message that doesn’t add up. Money already gone. Start here — and if it just happened, go straight to the last link.
Spot a scam or deepfake →If it already happened: I paid a scammer · A “family emergency” call · Is this message real?
About the Foundation
AI Literacy Foundation is a charitable nonprofit that advances public education and social welfare by giving people an honest introduction to artificial intelligence — helping them find a use for it in their own lives, judge what it produces, recognize when it is being used against them, and know what to do when harm has already happened. We make the introduction; each person makes the connection.
Our guides are drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by a person before publication — the practice we recommend to you, done in public. More about who we are →
Why this doesn’t cost anything
The reasonable question to ask
If something costs nothing, it’s fair to wonder what the catch is. Here is the whole arrangement.
We’re a registered charity. Our board serves without pay, and no director or officer receives compensation. Today the work is done by volunteers and funded by grants and donations; as we grow, membership and revenue we earn from our own work may support it as well. What that money buys is keeping this free to the person who needs it.
Concretely, that means: no advertising on any page. No affiliate links — we are never paid to mention a tool or company. We don’t sell or share information about the people who read our guides.
And you don’t have to take our word for any of it. We’re a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, listed in the IRS’s public database, incorporated in California, and required to file a public annual return. Every one of those is something you can check yourself — which is precisely what an organization asking for your trust should be. Here’s how to verify us →
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Tell us what you need explained
We choose what to write next based on what people are actually running into. Tell us what you’d like explained — a sentence is plenty, and it shapes what we write next.
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Every guide is made to be printed, forwarded, or handed to a person who needs it. Libraries, senior centers, and community groups are welcome to copy and distribute them without asking permission — tell us what would help.
Help with the work
We’re volunteer-run. If you’d like to contribute writing, review, or outreach, get in touch. Donations are tax-deductible and go toward publishing more guides.