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How generative AI works: Essentials for every employee

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 30 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 7 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 30 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why two colleagues get opposite AI results · 6 min

    Before you begin · Two colleagues, one tool · What would you say?

  • Lesson 2: AI, machine learning and generative AI explained · 5 min

    The family tree · Spot the type · Check

  • Lesson 3: How an LLM turns a prompt into text · 5 min

    One word at a time · Finish the sentence · Check

  • Lesson 4: Tokens, context windows and temperature in practice · 5 min

    Tokens and the context window · Same prompt, different answers · Try it

  • Lesson 5: Memory, numbers and outdated facts: myths versus reality · 5 min

    Myth or reality · Check the numbers · Sounds right, is wrong

  • Lesson 6: Using approved AI tools and knowing who to ask · 4 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At AI tool roll-out, at onboarding, and as the first step of an AI learning path.

All staff with little or no AI background, including non-technical and frontline roles; run by L&D with IT, HR or compliance.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • AI policy link
  • Approved AI tools
  • AI help contact
  • Next course link
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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Free. Copy the course, live deck and both surveys into your AhaSlides account in one click.

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