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The AI skills that actually matter.

Mekat teaches practical AI, from how it works to checking its answers, protecting private information and building workflows.

  • How AI works

    What models are good at, where they fail and why.

  • Better prompts

    Goals, context, examples and formats that get useful answers.

  • Checking answers

    Catch confident mistakes, bias and made-up sources.

  • Privacy and safety

    What never to paste into a chatbot, and safer habits.

  • Choosing tools

    Match the task to the right kind of AI tool.

  • Workflows

    Turn one-off prompts into small routines for work and life.

From your first prompt to expert.

This is the real path inside the Mekat app. Twelve stages, each made of short units. PickTap a stage to see what’s inside.

  • 12 stages
  • 68 units
  • 500 lessons
  1. 1Start here5 units · 14 lessons

    Start here

    5 units · 14 lessons

    1. Your first useful request4 lessons
    2. Safe, useful AI2 lessons
    3. Everyday output3 lessons
    4. Everyday judgment3 lessons
    5. Practical challenges2 lessons
  2. 2How AI works6 units · 36 lessons

    How AI works

    6 units · 36 lessons

    1. What a chatbot is6 lessons
    2. Why AI gets things wrong6 lessons
    3. Agreeing with you and bias6 lessons
    4. Tokens, context, memory and limits6 lessons
    5. When not to use AI6 lessons
    6. Putting it together6 lessons
  3. 3Asking well6 units · 44 lessons

    Asking well

    6 units · 44 lessons

    1. Say what you want8 lessons
    2. Give the right context8 lessons
    3. Shape the answer8 lessons
    4. Follow-ups that fix one thing8 lessons
    5. Bigger asks: steps, questions, options, critique7 lessons
    6. Apply it5 lessons
  4. 4Checking AI6 units · 54 lessons

    Checking AI

    6 units · 54 lessons

    1. Claim vs support9 lessons
    2. Sources that fit9 lessons
    3. Checking AI citations and links9 lessons
    4. AI search, recency and lateral reading9 lessons
    5. Numbers and evidence9 lessons
    6. Viral, health and news claims9 lessons
  5. 5Privacy, safety and scams6 units · 54 lessons

    Privacy, safety and scams

    6 units · 54 lessons

    1. What never to paste9 lessons
    2. Chat history, memory and data settings9 lessons
    3. Photos, friends and other people's info9 lessons
    4. Phishing, voice clones and deepfakes9 lessons
    5. Hidden instructions and account safety9 lessons
    6. AI companions, reliance and trusted adults9 lessons
  6. 6Writing and communicating6 units · 60 lessons

    Writing and communicating

    6 units · 60 lessons

    1. Draft from your notes, check against them10 lessons
    2. Your voice, not AI's10 lessons
    3. School messages10 lessons
    4. Work messages10 lessons
    5. Replies, tone, translation and sensitive messages10 lessons
    6. Summaries, note-takers and saying you used AI10 lessons
  7. 7Learning and studying with AI6 units · 36 lessons

    Learning and studying with AI

    6 units · 36 lessons

    1. Hints, not answers6 lessons
    2. Explain it back and self-quiz6 lessons
    3. Catching wrong explanations6 lessons
    4. Reading and notes without outsourcing6 lessons
    5. School AI rules, citing and disclosing6 lessons
    6. Study plans6 lessons
  8. 8Planning and decisions6 units · 44 lessons

    Planning and decisions

    6 units · 44 lessons

    1. Fit tasks into time8 lessons
    2. Catch invented times in AI-made plans8 lessons
    3. Compare options without letting AI decide7 lessons
    4. Risks, buffers and estimates9 lessons
    5. Money and budgets6 lessons
    6. School projects, exams and shifts6 lessons
  9. 9Images, audio, video and documents6 units · 50 lessons

    Images, audio, video and documents

    6 units · 50 lessons

    1. What AI sees in a photo9 lessons
    2. Documents, records, forms and charts13 lessons
    3. Audio and transcripts8 lessons
    4. Making images and media with AI8 lessons
    5. Consent, likeness, labels and provenance4 lessons
    6. Screenshots, hidden text and live camera8 lessons
  10. 10Choosing models and tools6 units · 36 lessons

    Choosing models and tools

    6 units · 36 lessons

    1. Kinds of AI tools6 lessons
    2. Reasoning modes6 lessons
    3. Files and long documents6 lessons
    4. Private and on-device tasks6 lessons
    5. Plans, usage limits, cost and age terms6 lessons
    6. Comparing two tools fairly6 lessons
  11. 11Workflows, agents and coding6 units · 48 lessons

    Workflows, agents and coding

    6 units · 48 lessons

    1. Is it worth a workflow? Reusable prompts and instructions8 lessons
    2. Checklists, batches and handoffs8 lessons
    3. Structured output and spreadsheets8 lessons
    4. Agents and tool permissions8 lessons
    5. Prompt injection in agents and connected apps8 lessons
    6. AI-assisted coding basics8 lessons
  12. 12Expert3 units · 24 lessons

    Expert

    3 units · 24 lessons

    1. Testing prompts and tools8 lessons
    2. Hard new-situation cases8 lessons
    3. Capstones8 lessons

Pick a stage to peek inside.

Each stage is a handful of short units, and each unit is a few small lessons with practice and review.

Start with stage 1

Stage and unit titles come from the Mekat app’s curriculum. The lessons are written by the Mekat team and bundled in the iPhone app.

Learn it. Try it. Keep it.

  1. Learn

    Short lessons explain one useful idea at a time, in plain language.

  2. Practice

    Try it on realistic tasks from work, creativity and everyday life.

  3. Review

    Spaced reviews bring ideas back so they stick, and your streak keeps you going.

Stuck? Ask me. Ask Scout is an optional AI coach chat in the app. It can explain a lesson, help you improve a prompt or check an AI answer. It’s included with a free trial or Mekat Premium and stays off until you allow it. How Mekat uses AI.