AI assistants (like ChatGPT or Claude) can speed up your learning a lot — if you use them as a tutor, not a crutch.

Good ways to use them:

• "Explain this error message in simple terms."
• "Why does this code print the wrong number?"
• "Show me another example of a for loop."

The habit that matters: type the code yourself and run it. If the AI hands you an answer and you paste it without understanding, you learn nothing. Ask it why, then prove it to yourself in a Run box.

Treat AI like a patient senior who's always available — but you're still the one learning to think like a programmer.