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Confident with AI course contents

Part One: Begin Using AI

2. Choose an AI Assistant

Choose an accessible, affordable place to begin.

Estimated time: 10 minutes. Last reviewed: 11 August 2026.

The lesson

Begin with the service that is easiest to access on your device.

Free access is enough for this course. Do not subscribe merely to complete it.

Assistant names, prices and features change, so current product comparisons belong in Tool Cards.

See the General AI Assistants Tool Card for services you can try.

What to check

Worked example

Priya tries two assistants. Both let her send messages, but one presents long answers more cleanly with her screen reader.

She chooses that assistant for now. She has not decided it is the best assistant—only that it is the easiest place to begin.

Try it

Use the General AI Assistants Tool Card to choose one or two services to try. Check that you can sign in if necessary, find the message box, send a message and read the response with your preferred access method. Check that the features you need are available without payment.

Checkpoint

You can name the assistant you will use for now, confirm that basic conversation is accessible and explain why you can change later.

About this course

Confident with AI was created by Charli-Jo Tyrer in association with the Technology Association of Visually Impaired People (TAVIP).

Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.