Compare and Select the Right AI Platform

What you'll learn — competencies

Pass each module's knowledge check to earn these competencies (view in the competency framework ↗):

• Recognize that AI-tool choice is low-stakes and reversible
• Identify the main AI platforms and who makes them
• Explain what all AI platforms have in common
• Compare the strengths of the major AI platforms
• Decide when free vs paid AI is appropriate
• Apply data-safety rules when choosing a platform
• Recognize AI built into existing business tools
• Use a decision framework to choose a platform
• Run a fair head-to-head comparison of AI tools

Badges you can earn

Complete each module to collect these badges. Click any badge for details.

No Lock-In Know the Players Common Ground Strengths Scout Free Agent Data Guardian Home Field The Decider Head-to-Head

Course modules

1. Section 01: Why Your Choice of Tool Matters (and You're Not Locked In)
2. Section 02: Meet the Main Players
3. Section 03: What They All Have in Common
4. Section 04: Where Each One Shines
5. Section 05: Free vs Paid: What You Actually Need to Pay For
6. Section 06: Is My Data Safe? Privacy and Business Use
7. Section 07: AI Where You Already Work
8. Section 08: A Simple Way to Choose
9. Section 09: Try Before You Commit, Recap, Glossary & Certificate

Suggested pre-requisites

Pre-requisites are recommendations, not gates — you can enroll in any course at any time.

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