AAI-1: AI Foundations

Core AI knowledge, basic prompting, everyday use, verification, privacy, and responsible AI use.

20 questions ~20 min 70% to pass 60% safety minimum

Someone who passes AAI-1 should be able to:

  • Explain basic AI and generative AI concepts
  • Recognize important AI terminology
  • Write a structured basic prompt
  • Identify useful everyday AI tasks
  • Recognize hallucinations and weak outputs
  • Avoid sharing private or confidential information carelessly
  • Verify important information
  • Understand the need for human judgment
  • Distinguish safe and unsafe everyday AI use

Competencies tested: AI Foundations, Prompting, AI Workflows, Research and Verification, Safety and Responsible AI. See the full competency framework for scoring rules and badge prerequisites.