How to Master New Topics with AI

Five ways AI tools can help you learn new subjects. (Plus a bonus video for paid subscribers.)

Hey kids, do you like violence to learn stuff?

And have you heard that chatbots and LLMs happen to know lots of stuff?

Wouldn’t it be cool if LLMs could teach you stuff?

I don’t mean answering random trivia questions that pop into your head at 3 AM, like whether tomatoes are technically pets or if cracking your knuckles gives you hairy palms.

I mean getting a solid understanding of a given topic.

Also: Yes, tomatoes are pets. Duh.

I already covered free AI tools for learning and exploration, but we can go deeper than that.

To that end, let’s look at five areas of mastering new topics where AI can help:

1. Explaining core concepts

2. Finding learning resources

3. Synthesizing information & gap analysis

4. Developing study materials

5. Creating exercises & tests

For each of these, I’ll share my thoughts on how AI can help, list relevant tools, and suggest a starter prompt.

🏛️ 1. Explain core concepts

This is probably how you already use LLMs for learning.

Chatbots like ChatGPT are great for getting a quick introduct…