Start your generative AI journey 3 steps ahead. The release of ChatGPT thrust a decade of artificial intelligence progress into the public eye. Its novel function, and the realization we have entered uncharted territory, created proclamations of promise and peril, and left the rest of us to figure out what to make of it all. So far, the developers of generative AI haven’t made something greater than, or equal to, human intelligence. But they have found a way to package the digital expression of the real thing in a way that seems to think and promises to disrupt. And, most important, that offers material advantage to those who figure out how to leverage it in their work, school, and every day. Randy Sparkman has written an essential guide to help leaders, parents and teachers–or any non-technical reader–break through the hype and begin to understand what makes generative AI systems different. As he demystifies this technology in plain language, he reveals not only the essence of how these systems work, but also how we will work with them, first as a general and personal technology, and then in our enterprises and collectives. He distills the countless applications of generative AI into a simple framework. And, he uses imaginative, practical vignettes to illustrate how these systems will find their way into education, healthcare, business, and our daily lives. Along the way, he provides a set of concise, practical “use cards” to jump start beginners and explorers alike. By the end of the book, a reader has explored not only why, but how. We can't take advantage of what we don't understand. Language A Guide for Humans is a useful and accessible explanation of generative AI with some surprising perspectives.