Cover of "Chatting with AI: What to Know Before You Start" by Rachel Garb

NO TECHNICAL SKILLS NEEDED

Go from total beginner to a comfortable first conversation with AI in about an hour.

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While you wouldn’t exactly call yourself a computer wizard, you recognize AI has become too important to ignore.

The thing is, you’re not looking to start a side hustle, automate your workflows, or vibe code (whatever that means). And you could do without PhD-level explanations or tech bro hype. You just want to learn enough to be able to use AI on your own for things in your everyday life.What you need is a way to get started that’s easy, quick, affordable and actually relevant.

This is the book to read first.

In under 50 pages, you’ll learn the essentials everyone should know before using AI chat tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini.

  • How these tools work, in plain language

  • Practical ways they can help in everyday life

  • What to watch out for before relying on them

Before you know it, you’ll be planning vacations in record time, decoding medical and financial fine print without tears, and writing messages that sound polite even when you’re grumpy. You might even pick up some new hobbies — or finally jump into that project you’ve been thinking about since 1997.

It’s all broken down for you — without talking down to you.

I spent more than 30 years in Silicon Valley making complex products easier to understand and use at companies like Google, TiVo, and AOL. Along the way, I earned a master’s in education from Harvard, studying how digital tools can support the way people think and grow.All this to say, I care deeply about the human side of technology. I explain things succinctly, but also with heart and humor to make the topic feel relatable rather than intimidating.So shake off any hesitations, and let’s take the first step together.Warmly,
Rachel Garb

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“Written simply enough that anyone can understand it.”“Crisply written, fun to read, and amazingly brief.”“I'll be giving this book as a gift to family members who are new to AI.”

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rachel Garb is a retired consumer technology professional with more than 30 years of experience in Silicon Valley, including roles at AOL, TiVo, and nearly two decades at Google. She focused on making technology easier to understand and use, shaping products that billions of people around the world rely on every day. She holds a Master of Education from Harvard and a Bachelor of Science from Carnegie Mellon. Rachel lives in California with her partner and occasional foster kittens.

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  • Title: Chatting with AI: What to Know Before You Start

  • Author: Rachel Garb

  • ISBN-13: 979-8-9952335-0-3

  • Distributor: Ingram

  • Format: Paperback