The ART of Using Artificial Intelligence: A Non-Technical Guide to Creative Synthesis is a unique manual born from the collaboration of two professors, Sandro Asatiani and Karl Stocker. It emerges from university courses designed to navigate the profound societal shifts AI guarantees.
This book is built on a dynamic balance. Asatiani has crafted a practical guide—in direct collaboration with AI itself—providing concrete introductions to AI tools and modeling the very human-AI partnership the book advocates. Complementing this, Stocker compiles critical, pessimistic, and humorous perspectives, challenging the hype and offering essential, thoughtful reflection.
The title itself, a play on "Artificial" and "Art," points to the Latin root ars—meaning "skill," "craft," and "work of art." This captures the book's core philosophy: mastering AI is a creative craft, not a technical monolith.
While most books on Artificial Intelligence focus on complex code or high-level business strategy, "The Art of Using AI" is a groundbreaking practical guide for the non-technical lecturer, teacher, student, and future professional. It's built on a simple, powerful premise: This is not a book about how AI works; it's a book about how to work with AI.
It calls on readers to move beyond passive use and to experiment with these powerful technologies "in the greatest possible freedom." The assignments within are framed as "Creative Challenges," pushing students to develop the critical skills of creative synthesis and strategic application.
The Art of Using Artificial Intelligence: A Non-Technical Guide to Creative Synthesis is the essential guide for anyone who believes that technology's true purpose is to amplify human potential.