About this course

~Last updated August 2026~ In under 25 minutes, you’ll learn about: – Where your data lives and why companies want it – How popular AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, and AI notetakers handle your chats/prompts and how long they keep your data – Privacy and security related risks of using AI tools including data leaks, intellectual property issues, privacy breaches, hidden/poisoned prompts and skills, scams, AI agents and zero-click threats, and AI companions – Ways to protect yourself and your data.  Stop wondering what happens to your data and how risky Generative AI tools are. Enroll in this free course today!

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About the instructor

Kara Kennedy, PhD, is an independent scholar, author, and educator in the areas of digital and AI literacy, technology, and science fiction. She has over a decade of experience in teaching and training and enjoys making complex concepts understandable for everyone. As founder of the AI Literacy Institute®, she works toward the goal of AI literacy for all through accessible resources, research, training, and consulting. She has published and presented on digital and AI literacy in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. She also manages an AI literacy program for a grant-funded project in New Zealand and sees a continuing need for digital and AI skill-building to close the digital and AI divide.

Curriculum

5 Chapters · 16 Lessons

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Welcome

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      Course outline

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      AI and data

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      Things to note

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      Open AI - ChatGPT

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      ChatGPT Data Update

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      Anthropic - Claude

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      Google - Gemini

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      Microsoft Copilot

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      Meta AI

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      DeepSeek

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      AI Notetakers

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      Privacy and security related risks with AI tools

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      AI companions

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      Protecting your data

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      Course Quiz

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