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Welcome. You can do this course without coding. By the end, you can find public data with AI, store it, analyse it, build a simple app, and publish a website.

What you need

You need a laptop, a browser, and a free Claude or ChatGPT account. Pick one service below. Stay on the free plan.

1a

Create a free Claude account

✅ Free pending test

Create a free account at claude.ai if you need one, then send this prompt.

Prompt 
I am new to AI and studying policy or life sciences. Explain how you can help me explore a public dataset, in three short sentences.
What you should see

You see a chat box, and under your message a reply of about three sentences.

1b

Or create a free ChatGPT account

✅ Free pending test

Create a free account at chatgpt.com if you need one, then send this prompt.

Prompt 
I am new to AI and studying policy or life sciences. Explain how you can help me explore a public dataset, in three short sentences.
What you should see

You see a chat box, and under your message a reply of about three sentences.

Read the badges

✅ Free pending test Works on a free account.

⚠️ Free, limit: daily upload cap pending test Works on a free account. The limit is named beside the badge.

💳 Paid pending test Needs a paid plan. These lessons stay on the free plan. You may see this label in the build writeup.

”Pending test” means this step has not been tried on a free account yet. You can still do the step.

If the service tells you to wait, save your work and return when it lets you continue.

Your two sessions