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AI Without the Hype · For everyday life, at any age

Everyday Help for the Rest of Us

You don’t have to be a tech person.

An AI assistant can explain a confusing Medicare notice, draft a firm letter, get your questions in order before a doctor’s visit, or plan a trip at a pace that suits you. It can also be confidently wrong, and it’s only as private as you make it.

Ask.Check.Decide.

Available in Kindle, paperback, Large Print and hardcover.

Is this book for you?

Written for you if…

  • You don’t think of yourself as a tech person
  • Bills, insurance letters, forms and phone calls take too long
  • You want to know when AI can be trusted, and when it can’t

This patient, plainspoken guide follows Walt, Frank and Linda, and Teresa as they learn to use AI for everyday life, without the hype or the worry.

Inside you’ll discover

What you’ll be able to do

  • Ask. Check. Decide. — the simple method that keeps you in charge
  • How to set up one assistant safely, and the privacy settings to change on day one
  • Plain-English help with bills, insurance letters, forms, and phone calls
  • Getting ready for doctor visits, and the hard limits AI should never cross
  • Ready-to-use prompts in every chapter, plus a free printable Starter Kit

Free with the book

The Everyday AI Starter Kit

A day-one setup checklist, a cut-out Never-Share Card, paperwork and appointment worksheets, and a “Did I Check It?” log.

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    Leland Root

    About the author

    Leland Root spent more than thirty years in IT, mostly in business analysis: standing between new technology and the people who have to use it, and asking what it’s really doing for them. He writes plainspoken guides that skip both the hype and the fear. He lives in Arizona.

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