Make it easier to read
For retirees, and anyone new to AI
Learn to use AI on your phone, one small step at a time.
What this is: a large-print set of cards. Each card shows you exactly what to type into an AI app on your phone, then how to check its answer before you trust it. No cost, no ads, no sign-up.
What an AI app is: an app you can ask questions in plain words, like asking a well-read friend. It writes back. It is often helpful and sometimes wrong, which is why every card ends with a check.
Who it is for: anyone who feels unsure about computers. You go at your own pace. No computer degree required.
Start here
This page does not listen or talk back.
It gives you words to use in an AI app. That is a separate app on your phone that answers questions. You type or say the words there, not here.
No AI app on your phone yet? Ask someone in your family to set one up with you. It is free to start and takes about ten minutes. The checklist on the Guide page shows them how.
For the family member helping: once the AI app is on the phone, write its name here. Every card will then say exactly where to type the words.
Your AI app: . Type or say the words from each card there.
Open itHow it works
- Have your AI app ready. It is a separate app on your phone. This page does not listen or answer.
- Pick one card. Just one. There is no test and no wrong order.
- Send the words to your AI app. Tap "Send to my AI app" and pick it from the list. Or press and hold the gray box.
- Read its answer, then check. Every card ends with a safety step. Do not skip it.
Six suits, one for each part of life
Fill-in helpers for every day
The kitchen, the garden, the doctor's office, the mail, the grandkids, trips and outings, and your phone itself. Tap a few choices and the words are written for you. It works fine outdoors too: turn on bright sun mode and the text gets bolder.
The one rule to remember
If anyone, or anything, asks you to hurry, keep a secret, or pay with gift cards: stop. Real banks, real offices and real family will wait while you check.
Prefer paper?
Print the cards on cardstock, print the large-print guide, or print the one-page checklist for the family member helping. Any home printer works.
Pick what you need. Tap your choices, and the words appear in the gray box, ready to send to your AI app.
Each card is one small thing to try with the AI app on your phone. Pick one. Send the words to your AI app. Read what it writes back, then do the check at the bottom of the card.
The guide that comes with the cards. Tap a heading to open it.
For the family
Setting up a parent's phone: a checklist
One afternoon of setup makes everything else easier. Tick each one off as you go.
My people
The people to call when you're not sure about something.
Saved only on this phone. No one else can see it, including the people who make Asking Stuff.
Keep a copy on paper or in your messages, in case this phone loses it.
Keep this list safe: add Asking Stuff to your home screen. Some phones clear what a website saved if you don't visit it for a week. On the home screen, it stays.
How do I do that?
iPhone: open askingstuff.com in Safari. Tap the Share button, a square with an arrow pointing up. Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen," then "Add."
Android: open askingstuff.com in Chrome. Tap the three dots in the top corner, then "Add to Home screen" or "Install app."
Ask a family member to help if it looks different on your phone.
Free help with scams, the AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline. You do not need to be a member.
877-908-3360
Staying safe
Five rules
- Keep private things private. Never type, or connect, your Social Security number, Medicare number, bank or card details, or passwords. No real AI app needs them.
- Check before you trust. Before you act on anything about health, money or the law, check it with a person you trust or an official source.
- Hurry means stop. "Act now," "don't tell anyone" and "pay with gift cards" are the words of a scam.
- Call back on a number you already have. Voices and pictures can be faked. Hang up and call the person you know.
- You are still in charge. You decide what to ask, what to believe and what to do. The AI app helps. It does not buy, book, cancel or sign up for anything for you.
When something feels wrong
Stop. Hang up or close the window. Do not send money, gift cards or codes. Call someone you trust.
To report a scam:
Free help and advice, the AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline. You do not need to be a member:
877-908-3360
The Staying Safe cards
About Asking Stuff, and your privacy
What it is. Large-print cards and fill-in helpers that show you what to type into an AI app, and how to check its answer before you trust it.
What it costs: nothing. No cost, no ads, no sign-up.
What we collect: nothing about you. There are no accounts and no cookies. We count visits, without knowing who you are. What you save here, like your people and your AI app's name, stays in this phone's browser. We never see it. Like any website, the company that hosts the pages sees basic connection details in order to deliver them.
Not advice. Asking Stuff teaches you how to use an AI app. It does not give medical, money or legal advice, and neither should the AI app. Check anything important with a person you trust.
Questions or a mistake to report? Write to contact@fellowshipintelligence.com.