Everything I learned the hard way, so you don't have to. No jargon, no $99 course, just me and a chalkboard.
Watch the 8 videosAll the videosOldest first. Press play on any one, or follow its link to watch on YouTube.
Type to it like you'd talk to a person across the kitchen table. There is no wrong way to ask, and you're allowed to tell it to slow down.
The first chalkboard lesson.
Watch on YouTube ▶Somebody can copy a loved one's voice from a few seconds of audio. Pick a family word today; a caller who can't say it doesn't get a dime, however real they sound.
Scam Armor, lesson 1.
Watch on YouTube ▶Most AI jargon is a five-dollar word for a ten-cent idea. A "prompt" is what you type. A "model" is the AI you're talking to.
The jargon, translated.
Watch on YouTube ▶When an answer feels off, ask the AI to check its own work: "Are you sure? Where did that come from?" It will often catch its own mistake.
Ask it to check itself.
Watch on YouTube ▶Look at the hands, the teeth, any writing, and the background. Extra fingers, melted letters and patterns that don't line up give it away. Mine did.
Five clues, with my own mistakes as the examples.
Watch on YouTube ▶Somebody can copy a loved one's voice from a few seconds of audio. Pick a family word today; a caller who can't say it doesn't get a dime, however real they sound.
Scam Armor, the short cut.
Watch on YouTube ▶"AI" is the whole field. A "model" is one specific program doing the work, like Claude or ChatGPT. You never use "AI"; you use a model.
Lesson 7.
Watch on YouTube ▶Yes, you can make an AI video for free. The strings are watermarks, limits and sign-ups. This eleven minutes walks every step and names every string.
The eleven-minute Grandma How-To, start to finish.
Watch on YouTube ▶Every episode is made with AI tools and finished by a real grandmother, openly and proudly.