Back to Basics with Kyle
A free beginner session on the third Tuesday of each month. See real tools, hear plain-language explanations, and ask what you actually want to know.
Join the Next SessionBack to Basics: A Free Beginner Live Session
You’re not alone.
You’re not too late.
A warm, beginner-friendly way to understand AI with Kyle Shannon—plus a free starter course, a practical prompt guide, and a community that wants you to catch up, not feel left behind.
One click gives you direct access to Back to Basics, AI for Beginners, and the wider AI Salon community.
NO JARGON
NO JUDGMENT
NO JUDGMENT
No jargon. No judgment. Just a human place to begin.
Feeling behind on AI?
You’re not alone. You’re not too late.
Maybe you opened ChatGPT once and did not know what to ask. Maybe everyone around you suddenly speaks in acronyms. Maybe the pace of change feels exciting one minute and exhausting the next.
Maybe you have quietly wondered whether the moment to learn already passed.
It did not.
Back to Basics is for the curious, the cautious, and the catch-up crowd. Kyle Shannon breaks down the fundamentals, explores real tools, and makes room for the questions people are often hesitant to ask.
You do not need to prepare, buy a stack of tools, or pretend to understand more than you do. Come as you are. Bring your questions. Leave with more confidence than you came in with.
Join HereOne free signup. Three ways to begin.
Your Back to Basics starter bundle
Learn live, revisit the foundations at your own pace, and start using AI with prompts designed for ordinary life.
5 Days to AI Readiness
Use the existing Back to Basics course to build a foundation one approachable lesson at a time—without needing to keep up with a live room.
Start the Free Course50 AI Life Hacks
A practical prompt guide for everyday tasks, ideas, decisions, planning, and creativity. Use it to move from “What do I ask?” to “I can try this.”
Get the Free Prompt GuideAlready a Salon member? Open the guide here.
No jargon. No judgment.
A live learning experience built around real questions.
Understand
Make sense of generative AI, how tools like ChatGPT work, what they can do, where they can mislead you, and why any of this matters.
See it in action
Watch practical examples unfold on screen. Learn how context, conversation, and thoughtful prompting lead to more useful results.
Ask without embarrassment
Bring the obvious question, the skeptical question, or the one you have carried for months. The room wants you to learn—not perform expertise.
Ready for a beginner space that actually feels welcoming?
Join Now—FreeWhat you’ll leave with
Confidence before complexity.
Back to Basics will not make you memorize every AI product or predict what happens next. It will give you a clearer mental model, a few useful things to try, and enough confidence to keep learning.
- A plain-language understanding of what generative AI is
- A better way to talk to tools like ChatGPT
- Practical examples you can adapt to everyday life and work
- Permission to experiment without needing the perfect answer
- A place to keep asking questions after the session ends
- Free prompts and course material you can revisit anytime
Past Back to Basics topics give you a feel for the range.
Each monthly live session can respond to what newcomers need now. The growing free beginner library lets you revisit the foundations whenever you are ready.
- What is generative AI?
- How to talk to ChatGPT
- Can AI make art—and is it legal?
- Understanding an AI “chain of craft”
- Ask-me-anything sessions for newcomers
- Practical confidence for choosing your next step
You are joining more than a class
A community that remembers what starting feels like.
Your dedicated Back to Basics signup also opens the AI Salon community and sets the AI for Beginners space as your home base. You land where the beginner resources live—without searching through menus or completing another registration.
- Beginner-friendly replays and starter lessons
- The monthly live Back to Basics session
- The 50 AI Life Hacks prompt guide
- Community conversations and people willing to help
- A path into AI Learning Lab LIVE when you want more
Who should join?
Anyone who wants a human way into AI.
- You are brand new and want the fundamentals explained clearly.
- You have tried AI but still feel unsure what “good” looks like.
- You are cautious, skeptical, or concerned about the social and creative impact.
- You need enough confidence to join the conversation at work or at home.
- You learn best by seeing, asking, trying, and exploring with other people.
- You are tired of advice that assumes you already understand the basics.
There are no silly questions.
How much does it cost?
Back to Basics, the AI for Beginners space, the prompt guide, and the broader AI Salon community are free to join. Optional paid Mastermind membership exists for people who later want deeper practice, but it is not required here.
When is the live session?
Back to Basics is scheduled for the third Tuesday of each month, from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Eastern. Once you join, the beginner space and event information are easy to find in your new community home.
Do I need ChatGPT or a paid AI subscription?
No paid subscription is required to join or learn. Kyle may demonstrate different tools, but the point is understanding—not buying everything on the screen.
What if I am skeptical about AI?
You are welcome. AI Salon is optimistic but mindful. Honest questions about ethics, creativity, accuracy, work, and social impact belong in the room.
What if I cannot attend live?
Your free signup also gives you the on-demand Back to Basics course, beginner resources, and the prompt guide so you can start on your own schedule.
Your fresh start is here
You do not need to catch up to everyone.
You only need a place to begin.
Join Back to Basics free. One direct signup opens the live session, the course, the prompt guide, and a community that wants you to succeed.
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