A short, no-code course on protecting yourself while you use AI. Learn what you should never paste into a chatbot, how to turn off data training in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, how to spot voice-clone scam calls, deepfakes, and AI phishing, and how to keep your family safe. Practical safety habits for everyday AI users.
You use ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude every day, but do you know how to protect yourself while you do? This free, no-code course teaches practical AI safety practices for everyday users. It is built for students and busy people who want simple habits, not theory, and every lesson gives you something you can act on in minutes.
You will learn what you should never paste into a chatbot, from ID numbers and bank details to work secrets and other people's data, and how to still get help by redacting the sensitive part. You will walk through the real privacy settings in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude to turn off data training, delete old chats, and use temporary or incognito modes. Then you will learn to spot today's AI-powered scams: voice-clone family emergency calls, deepfake investment videos, flawless AI phishing messages, and fake AI apps, plus the family safe word that stops a cloned-voice scam cold. Later lessons lock down your accounts with two-step verification, careful app permissions, and safer browser extensions, and show you how to keep kids and older relatives safe. A hands-on capstone walks you through a personal AI safety checkup you run on your own settings.
Like every FreeAcademy course, it is 100% free with no signup required to start, and when you finish the lessons and pass the final exam you earn a free certificate of completion for your LinkedIn profile or resume.
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No. This is a fully no-code course written in plain language for everyday people and students. Every setting and safety habit is explained step by step, so a complete beginner can follow along.
It is tool-agnostic and covers the popular chatbots people actually use: ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The privacy-settings lesson gives the current steps for each, with a note that menus move so you know what to look for.
No. This course is about protecting yourself in practice: your data, scams, and account security. It does not teach ethics theory or how to detect fake news. It is focused on personal safety habits you can use today.
The steps are accurate as of mid-2026, and the course teaches you what words to look for because app menus change often. If a label has moved, you will know to search for terms like data, privacy, activity, or improve the model.
Yes. The full course is free with no signup required to start. When you finish the eight short lessons and pass the final exam, you earn a free certificate of completion for your LinkedIn profile or resume.
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