What AI is good and bad at

AI is powerful, but it is not magic. Knowing its strengths and weaknesses helps you trust it in the right places.

What AI is good at

• Drafting — a first version of an email, a letter, or a lesson plan.
• Summarizing — turning a long text into a few clear points.
• Translating — moving between Creole, French, and English.
• Explaining and rephrasing — saying the same thing in simpler words.

What AI is bad at

• Guaranteed facts — sometimes AI states something false with full confidence. This is called a hallucination. Always check important facts yourself.
• Fresh events — it may not know what happened recently.
• Exact math — it can slip on precise numbers, so verify calculations.

Using AI responsibly

AI learned from text written by people, so it can repeat human bias — unfair ideas about groups of people. Treat its answers as a helpful draft, not the final truth.

> A good rule: use AI to get started faster, but you stay the responsible human who checks the work before anyone relies on it.