The Waypoint Guide to AI
What artificial intelligence means for your life, money, family, and future
Chapter one is free. The other nine open after you pay $27 on Stripe, or after you mark the guide as yours on this device.
01 · 8 min · Open
You are not lateThe problem is not that you missed a class. The problem is that the world started talking in a new shorthand, and nobody translated it.
02 · 10 min · Opens after purchase
What people mean by “AI”Artificial intelligence is not a person, a robot in the living room, or a single company. It is a family of tools that predict and generate language, images, and answers.
03 · 12 min · Opens after purchase
The tools behind the headlinesYou do not need all of them. You need to recognize the names, pick one, and ignore the rest until you want them.
04 · 12 min · Opens after purchase
What it can — and cannot — doTreat an assistant like a very fast junior aide: excellent at drafts and lists, unqualified to be your doctor, lawyer, broker, or memory.
05 · 15 min · Opens after purchase
Start in fifteen minutesOne account or app. One small task. One check of the answer. That is a complete first session.
06 · 10 min · Opens after purchase
How to ask a useful questionVague in, vague out. A good prompt is just a clear request: who you are, what you need, and what “done” looks like.
07 · 10 min · Opens after purchase
What never to shareAssume a prompt could be stored, seen by a company, or leaked. Share what you would put on a postcard. Keep the rest.
08 · 14 min · Opens after purchase
What this means for real lifeFamily, work, money, health information, and independence — without a ten-year scare reel.
09 · 12 min · Opens after purchase
Stay safer from AI scamsThe most important new skill is not prompting. It is pausing when a familiar voice asks for money in a hurry.
10 · 8 min · Opens after purchase
Your one-page planConfidence is a short list you can keep, not a personality transplant.