At Anthropic, we believe that empowering people with AI, and ensuring that AI makes safe contributions to society, requires engaging with a wide range of human perspectives and experiences. Responsible AI development and engagement isn't something any single discipline or viewpoint can fully address. It demands collaborative approaches that span a wide range of technical, creative, business, scientific, and educational domains. That's why we partnered with educators who bring complementary expertise to create this foundational course on AI collaboration.

This course is the result of a long partnership between Anthropic and professors Rick Dakan from Ringling College of Art and Design and Joseph Feller from University College Cork. Rick and Joe developed the AI Fluency Framework in 2023-2024, based on their research exploring how AI tools like Claude were transforming creative and business processes. When we saw the framework, we immediately recognized a shared vision: helping people interact with AI effectively and responsibly, beyond just “cool prompts.” Their framework offered exactly the kind of multidisciplinary perspective we believe is essential for navigating AI’s impact on society.

The AI Fluency Framework they created — four interconnected competencies (Delegation, Description, Discernment, and Diligence) — enables more effective, efficient, ethical, and safe human-AI collaboration, regardless of which new AI models or tools emerge. We collaborated to develop this course based on their framework, bringing together our collective expertise in AI systems, education, creativity, and business innovation. The work was supported in part by the Higher Education Authority (Ireland) through the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.

This framework has already informed undergraduate and postgraduate courses at both Ringling College and University College Cork, as well as staff training initiatives and community outreach events. Now, we’re excited to share these insights more broadly through this open online course.

Our goal is to make AI Fluency accessible and useful to everyone, no matter what stage of AI expertise you find yourself at. We hope you find it valuable in navigating the evolving landscape of AI collaboration.

Syllabus

AI Fundamentals & Framework

Establish foundational understanding of generative AI systems and why developing AI fluency matters for effective collaboration. Introduces the 4D Framework as a structured approach to human-AI interaction, covering core capabilities and limitations of current AI technologies. Provides the conceptual grounding needed to approach AI tools strategically rather than reactively.

Practical AI Skills

Develop hands-on competencies for effective AI collaboration through the four core areas of the framework: delegation, description, discernment, and diligence. Learn systematic approaches to project planning with AI, crafting effective prompts, evaluating outputs critically, and iterating through the description-discernment loop. Emphasizes practical application across creative, business, and educational contexts.