Know the basics
Learn what AI is and how a tool like ChatGPT behaves, so you know what to ask of it.
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Overview
Better answers start with better instructions. This course teaches how to give them.
AI Foundations is OpenAI Academy’s free, self-paced course for ChatGPT users, and it opens the three-course Foundations pathway. In 60–75 minutes it covers AI basics, clearer prompts, added context, reviewing output and responsible use. A badge needs 80% or higher on the assessment, and OpenAI says that badge is not a certification.
5Modules
10–20Questions
1–1.25Hours
7Roles
What it covers
Learn all the way down.
Learn all the way down.
Perform when it matters.
Write clearer prompts
Give instructions that say what you want, so the first answer is closer to useful.
Add the right context
Supply the background a model needs, rather than hoping it guesses your situation.
Review and use responsibly
Check what comes back before you use it, and apply AI with care for people and data.
Course outline
Ask clearly, give context,
Ask clearly, give context,
and check before you rely on it.
We design this course ourselves. OpenAI issues the credential, and LUNARTECH is independent of OpenAI.
Learn what an AI model is and what ChatGPT does when you send it a message. A clear picture of how it behaves tells you what it is good for, and where to be careful.
- What AI is, in plain terms
- What happens when you send a message
- What ChatGPT does well
- Where it gets things wrong
You build A short list of tasks from your week that suit AI, and tasks that do not.
The first answer is only as good as the instruction. You practice saying exactly what you want, in what form and for whom, then tightening a prompt that missed.
- Saying the task in one clear sentence
- Stating the format and length you want
- Naming the audience and tone
- Rewriting a prompt that missed
You build Three before-and-after prompts from your own work.
Without background a model fills the gaps with guesses. You learn which details matter, how to share them in a few lines, and how to tell the model to ask you what it still needs.
- Why missing context produces generic answers
- Choosing the details that matter
- Giving examples of what good looks like
- Letting the model ask you questions
You build A context paragraph you can paste into prompts for a recurring task.
ChatGPT can sound certain and be wrong. You make a habit of checking facts, figures and tone against what you know, and of fixing the output before it goes to anyone else.
- Why confident answers are not always correct
- Checking facts, figures and names
- Reading for fit, tone and gaps
- Deciding when to redo rather than edit
You build A five-point review routine you run on every AI draft.
Good judgment keeps AI useful. This module covers what you should not paste into a chat, how to stay fair and honest in what you produce, and when a decision belongs to a person.
- What data should stay out of a chat
- Fairness and bias in generated text
- Being open about AI help
- Leaving the decision to a person
You build A personal checklist for deciding whether a task is safe to hand to AI.
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A certification in early pilot, and free Academy courses across Foundations, Codex and the API. OpenAI says its Academy badges and certificates of completion are not certifications, and don’t guarantee eligibility for one. Availability is still changing, so check OpenAI’s own pages before planning around any of these.
How you get there
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Here’s how you get there.
Know where you start.
Foundations pathway level. Check OpenAI’s official page for what it expects before you begin.
Work through the course.
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Earn it with OpenAI.
OpenAI issues the credential, so you earn it directly with them.
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In practice
Seven roles.
Seven roles.
One credential across them all.
No single job owns it. Here’s where each role leans hardest, and where its work ends up.
- 01AI basics
- 02Prompts
- 03Context
- 04Review
- 05Responsible use
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A vague request gets a vague answer. Context and review fix most of it.
Prompts, Context, Review
Everyday knowledge work, Operations
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Shared basics make AI use consistent. Responsible use is a team habit.
Responsible use, AI basics
Everyday knowledge work, Customer-facing teams
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A reply draft is only as good as the request behind it. Review catches the tone and facts it gets wrong.
Prompts, Review
Customer-facing teams
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Account research improves when you add the right context. Prompts that name the audience get sharper drafts.
Prompts, Context
Customer-facing teams
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A brief with context beats a one-line request. Reviewing copy before it goes out is still yours.
Prompts, Review
Everyday knowledge work
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Know what AI can and cannot do before using it in class. Responsible use starts with the teacher.
AI basics, Responsible use
Education
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Meeting notes and emails are daily AI tasks. A clear prompt saves a round of editing.
Prompts, Context
Everyday knowledge work, Operations
- Everyday knowledge work
- Operations
- Customer-facing teams
- Education
Operations Analyst
A vague request gets a vague answer. Context and review fix most of it.
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10–20 questions, 1–1.25 hours, online, self-paced. The passing score is 80% on the assessment.
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The course
Build the skills behind AI Foundations.
Learn to prompt, add context and review AI output well. Start with a free trial, or enroll in a plan and work through the course at your own pace. OpenAI issues the credential.
LUNARTECH is independent of the vendors and certifying bodies listed here. Their names, exam titles and marks belong to them, exams are run by them, and credentials are issued by them. Reviewed 5 November 2026. Catalogues change often, so confirm the details on the official page before you book.
