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Thank you for being part of the AI Skills Jam forOlder Adults! Revisit the presentation from Jam Day below:

Share only what ChatGPT needs to answer your question. In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to protect personal information and recognize when an AI-generated answer needs to be checked. See how to ask about a utility bill without sharing a name, address, phone number, account number, barcode, or other private details. ChatGPT can help you understand information, get organized, and prepare better questions—but it is not a doctor, banker, lawyer, or official source. You remain in charge.

Let’s use ChatGPT to make something fun. In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to create an original black-and-white coloring page using a simple description. See how details such as thick outlines, no shading, and plenty of open space can produce a coloring-friendly image—and how a follow-up request can change one part without starting over. For a simple creative project, request original ideas rather than famous characters or copies of someone else’s artwork.

Turn a busy idea into a simple, manageable plan. In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how ChatGPT can help organize household tasks, errands, trips, events, and other everyday projects. Watch how a plan for preparing for visiting family becomes a short checklist organized by day. You can use the same approach to request a list, schedule, or step-by-step plan that works for you. Remember to verify important costs, dates, instructions, and anything involving health or safety.

A few helpful details can make a big difference. In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to tell ChatGPT what you need, who it’s for, and what kind of answer would be most useful. See how a general dinner question becomes a practical meal plan with simple recipes and an organized shopping list—and how easy it is to adjust the answer without starting over. You don’t need to share private information to get a useful response. Leave out details such as your full name, address, and account numbers.

New to ChatGPT? Start here. In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to type or speak a question, review the answer, and ask a follow-up to make it simpler or more useful. There’s no need to find the perfect words—just start with one question and continue the conversation. ChatGPT can make mistakes or use outdated information. Always double-check important guidance about health, money, deadlines, government forms, or safety with a trusted professional or official source.

Recording of our September 10 Builder Bootcamp session on RAG.