At Anthropic, we believe that empowering people with AI, and ensuring that AI makes safe contributions to society, requires engaging with a wide range of human perspectives and experiences. Creative professionals are uniquely positioned to shape how AI enters creative work, but only if they approach it intentionally, with clear judgment about what their work is for and what makes it theirs. In that spirit, this course was written and developed by Anthropic in partnership with Professor Rick Dakan from Ringling College of Art and Design and Professor Joseph Feller from University College Cork, the creators of the AI Fluency Framework.

This course helps creators, writers, illustrators, designers, musicians, and other makers build practical AI collaboration skills through the 4D Framework (Delegation, Description, Discernment, and Diligence). It begins from a deliberate starting point of no AI, then gives you two analytical tools, the Creative Value Lens and the Production Lens, to decide whether, where, and how AI belongs in your practice. The work builds on our AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations course, adapted specifically for the creative context, where authorship, distinctiveness, and the relationship with an audience create unique considerations for AI collaboration. Recommended prerequisites This course lightly covers the foundational AI Fluency concepts. However, for deeper understanding, participants should complete AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations before beginning this creative-focused curriculum. It is also recommended that learners have access to an AI tool for hands-on practice. Examples in this course will use Claude.ai, but any AI assistant will work. Acknowledgments and license Copyright 2026 Rick Dakan, Joseph Feller, and Anthropic. This course was developed in partnership with Prof. Rick Dakan (Ringling College of Art and Design) and Prof. Joseph Feller (University College Cork), the creators of the AI Fluency Framework. Released under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.