Learning AI: Decision Making

This is lesson 9 from the free online course, 💟 2 Weeks AI
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In our last lesson, we explored Planning — where we used AI to go beyond simple Q&A by exploring ideas, breaking down goals, and creating a roadmap to achieve them. Today, we’re building on that by diving into Decision Making — where AI can be used to help weigh options, analyze trade-offs, and choose the best path forward.

If planning is about asking, “How do I get from A to B?”, then decision making is about asking, “Should I take Path A or Path B?”. The ideas is to use AI to make faster, smarter, and more objective decisions — removing guesswork and bias along the way.

Can You Trust AI?

Before we dive into today’s lesson, there’s an uncomfortable but important reality to acknowledge: AI can get confused — sometimes in subtle ways, and other times in completely ridiculous ways. Even the best AI tools can stumble over basic tasks:

AI responses can sound authoritative, but that doesn’t mean they’re always correct. Like people, AI can misunderstand context, make logical errors, or even confidently provide incorrect information.