AI Mixtape | Text READY to 20202: How to Actually Learn AI

Earlier this year the federal government released a free 7-day AI course delivered straight to your phone, and 92 million Americans have never touched an AI tool. Sounds like a fix. But is it? In this episode Katie Branley and Dr. Ericka Pitman put the Make AI Ready program to the test, break down what it actually delivers, and give you the three rules for going from "I took a course once" to genuinely fluent. Because knowing what AI is and knowing how to use it are two very different things.What's Inside:Make AI Ready — Text READY to 20202, the free 7-day course the federal government dropped earlier this year and what you actually get out of itThe 92 Million Gap — Why most Americans have never opened an AI tool and what that means for the workforce right nowGoogle AI Essentials vs. Anthropic Academy — Which course is right for where you are and what each one actually teaches youThe On-Ramp Rule — A course is where you start, not where you stop. Theory without application is just a simulatorThe Role Swap Rule — Don't learn AI in general. Pick one task you do every week and learn AI for exactly that taskThe Audit Rule — Most people ask if AI is saving them time. The better question is whether it's making the work betterThis Week's Mixtape Rules:The On-Ramp Rule — finish a course and then get out on the road. Apply it to something real before you move onThe Role Swap Rule — start with the problem you want solved, not the tool you want to tryThe Audit Rule — make AI earn its place. Go back and look honestly at the output, not just the speedWant to Work With Us? If you are ready to bring AI into your work or your organization in a way that actually makes sense, we would love to talk. Visit us at empoweredailearning.com to learn more about our courses, workshops, and consulting. Subscribe to our Substack for weekly AI insights between episodes.Website: empoweredailearning.com Substack: empoweredai.substack.com Connect With Us: Have a question, a topic you want us to cover, or an AI win you want to share? Reach out — we want to hear from you.Contact: [email protected] Mixtape — where you understand the AI, and you stay human.