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Detail	Anthropic AI Fluency	Google AI Essentials
Provider	Anthropic	Google
Our rating	4.4	4.4
Cost	Free	Free
Time	Time not stated	2.25 hours
Level	Beginner	Beginner
Credential	certificate of completion (free)	certificate of completion (free on Google Skills; included in Coursera subscription)
Open to	Worldwide	Worldwide
Free in	Worldwide	Worldwide
Content written for	Any country	United States
Summary	Anthropic's flagship tool-neutral course on working well with AI, built with academics from University College Cork and Ringling College. It teaches the 4D Framework (Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence) plus a grounding in how generative AI works and effective prompting.	Google's entry-level course on using generative AI tools at work: generating ideas, researching, drafting and speeding up routine tasks. It also covers prompting basics and how to spot bias and other risks. The same course is sold on Coursera, but Google now offers it at no cost on its own Google Skills platform.
Objectives	Decide which parts of a task to hand to AI and which to keep Write clearer prompts and give AI the context it needs Critically assess AI outputs and iterate on them Use AI ethically and take responsibility for AI-assisted work Explain at a basic level what generative AI is and where it falls short	Use generative AI tools to brainstorm ideas and draft content Apply AI to research, organisation and planning tasks Write clearer, more specific prompts Recognise bias and other risks and use AI responsibly Keep skills current as AI tools change
Things to know	A final assessment must be completed to receive the certificate. Anthropic does not publish a duration on the course page.	Google Skills and Coursera versions list different durations (Google Skills: 2 hr 15 min; Coursera: about 8 hours across five short courses) Coursera version is subscription-based and cannot be audited US-centric examples Google Skills sign-in required
Our course page	Anthropic AI Fluency	Google AI Essentials

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