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Build an AI That Actually Knows Your Stuff

You're going to build an assistant that answers questions using only your own notes, links and documents, and that you can trust because every answer shows you the exact note it came from. The skill is checking: getting it to answer from one set of material, then going back to that material to see whether the answer is really in there instead of taking its word. That is one of the most wanted things AI application builders do, because every company wants an assistant that knows their own stuff and doesn't make things up. You'll have one that knows your world and shows its notes.

AI Application Builder+4 more

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Write & Report

Report and Publish a Story Like a Journalist

Intermediate · 4-6 hours

You're going to pick a topic you care about, work out what YOU think is true about it, dig up the proof, and publish a 1,500 word story that argues it. The skill is making a case you can defend, which means deleting anything you cannot back up. Anyone can repeat what's already out there. Having a point of your own, and proving it, is the job.

Journalist · Analyst · Author+2 more

Investigate & Solve

Think Like a Data Analyst: Find a Story in Real Data

Intermediate · 4-6 hours

You're going to take a real question you care about, find a big table of real numbers that can answer it (anyone can download these, free), and write down what you found (then put it where anyone can read it) with charts to back it up. The skill is the honest call: deciding what the numbers actually show versus what you were hoping to find, and not saying more than they prove. That's the real job. You'll have found something true in the numbers and made the case for it.

Data Analyst+5 more

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Write & Report

Investigate a Local Question With Real Records

Advanced · 6-8 hours

You're going to pick a real question with a real answer (how much your school spends on sports versus art, why a local landmark closed, what your city actually does with recycling) and answer it with the real paperwork, not opinion. The skill is working from proof: seeing what the paperwork actually shows versus what you assumed before you looked, and only saying what you can back up. That's the whole job. You'll end up with a real answer nobody handed you.

Investigative Journalist · Editor+3 more