Path 7 · Building With AI · Lesson 3 of 5

Make a First Version With AI

You do not have to build the whole project at once. Start with one small piece you can look over together.

Building With AILesson 3 of 5

Now make the thing itself. Use your saved goal to set the scope, draft a complete small version, and keep unknowns visible instead of letting AI fill them with guesses.

Ask for everything at onceIt may be hard to review
“Make my whole welcome guide.”

A large request may produce details you did not ask for or cannot check easily.

Work on one pieceMake the next step clear
“Using our goal, suggest five short section headings for the welcome guide. Do not add local facts yet. I’ll choose the headings before we draft anything.”

Because the goal is a one-page starting guide, the first version can be short. A complete draft with marked blanks is more useful than a polished outline that contains no usable content.

Worked first version: a fictional welcome guide

This sample is a complete draft for an entirely fictional town. Its practical advice shows what a first version can do; the fictional place details are only teaching examples and must not be used as real local information.

WELCOME TO CEDAR GROVE
A simple first-week guide for new neighbors

Welcome. You do not have to learn everything at once. Use this page to decide where to start, then confirm local details with the organization that provides them.

1. Find current local information
Look for the official town website or public information office. Check that the page is current before relying on dates, services, or contact details.

2. Find a place to ask questions
A library or community center can often point you toward local services and activities. Confirm the nearest location and its hours directly before visiting.

3. Choose one way to get connected
Ask a trusted local organization about a meeting, class, or neighborhood activity that interests you. You can start by sending one question; you do not need to commit to anything.

Before you use this guide: replace these general starting points with sources that serve your area, verify every address, link, phone number, and date, and write down when you checked them.

Prepared by: [name or group]    Last checked: [date]

This is already a usable first-draft artifact: it welcomes the reader, gives three next actions, and explains how to confirm local information. The learner can now make it specific by checking real sources. For another project, create the actual short output, such as a recipe card, letter, study aid, or checklist—not only a list of what you might make.

Try it yourself

Create one piece of your project

Create one complete first version that meets your saved goal. You may draft directly, use AI as a collaborator, or work on paper. Review it yourself and save the artifact here.

One project, five lessons

First Version

Your notes save in this browser and are included in the dashboard’s learning-work export. They are not tied to a sign-in or synced to another device; clearing browser data can remove them. On paper, use the same headings and bring your notes to the next lesson.

AI can suggest, draft, and help you review. You make the decisions and choose what to keep.

Using another assistant? Read the beginner’s guide.

Review your saved project notes: Your project

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Save the actual first version, not just a plan for making it.