Phase 1: The Foundation (AI Mindset)
- Beyond Chat: Writing "Instructional Prompts" that force the AI to act like software (outputting JSON, strictly following rules).
- Chain of Thought: Techniques to make the AI "think" before it answers to reduce errors.
- Model Strategy: When to use GPT-4o (Reasoning) vs. Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Writing) vs. Gemini (Context).
- The Economics: Understanding API costs. How to price AI automation services to your clients ($50/mo vs $5,000 setup).
- Data Privacy: The difference between "Training" and "Inference." How to promise clients their data is safe (Enterprise privacy standards).