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AI can transcribe interviews, summarise documents and suggest angles. It can also invent quotes and fall for deepfakes. Learn where it helps and how to verify.
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beginner
Writing good prompts: get better answers from AI
A simple four-part recipe for asking AI chatbots for exactly what you need, with before-and-after examples.
Step 1
beginnerWhy AI makes mistakes (and how to catch them)
The real reasons chatbots get things wrong, and a 4-step habit to check any AI answer in under a minute.
Step 2
beginnerSpotting deepfakes and AI scams
How fake videos, cloned voices and AI-written messages are used to fool people, and simple ways to protect yourself and your family.
Step 3
beginnerWhich AI tool should I use? A quick guide for every job
Students, shopkeepers, designers, office workers and parents: match what you want to do with the right kind of AI tool, and avoid the common traps.
Step 4
intermediateHow do chatbots like ChatGPT actually work?
Large language models explained without maths: next-word prediction, training, and why they can sound smart and still be wrong.
Step 5
Prompts to copy
Paste into ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or any chatbot- Document briefing
Read this report and list the 5 most newsworthy facts with page numbers, plus 3 questions a reporter should ask the authors. [paste or upload]
- Headline options
Suggest 8 headlines for this story, under 70 characters each: 4 straight news, 4 explainer style. No clickbait. [paste story]
- Interview prep
I am interviewing a state transport official about electric bus delays. Suggest 10 questions, from easy to tough, and likely follow-ups.
Tools that help
All tools →🔎 Search and research
- Perplexity Answers questions with links to the sources it used.
- Google Search (AI Mode) AI summaries and follow-up questions inside Google Search.
- NotebookLM Upload notes and PDFs, get summaries, quizzes and audio overviews.
- Consensus Answers drawn from published research papers.
- Elicit Find and summarise research papers, with citations.
🎙️ Voice, audio and music
- ElevenLabs Realistic text-to-speech, voice cloning and dubbing (use only with consent).
- Suno Make songs from a text prompt.
- Adobe Podcast Clean up recorded voice so it sounds studio-quality.
- Otter.ai Live transcripts and summaries of meetings and lectures.
- Murf AI Voice-overs from text in 35+ languages, including Hindi, Tamil and Bengali.
- Speechify Reads documents, PDFs and web pages aloud.
- Sarvam AI Indian-language voice AI: Bulbul text to speech, Saaras speech to text and Samvaad voice agents.
- Gnani.ai Voice AI agents and speech models for banks, insurers and large businesses, in Indian languages.
- Bolna Phone-call voice agents that talk in Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil, Telugu and more.
- Ringg AI AI agents for business calls, chat and WhatsApp, in 20+ languages.
- Deepgram Fast speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice-agent APIs for developers.
✍️ Writing and Indian languages
- Grammarly Fixes grammar and tone, rewrites sentences.
- QuillBot Paraphrase, summarise and check grammar.
- Google Translate Translate text, voice and camera images, including many Indian languages.
- Bhashini Translation and speech tools for Indian languages.
- DeepL Natural-sounding translation of text and whole documents.
- Microsoft Translator Translate text, voice and conversations, with many Indian languages.
🛡️ Stay safe online (India)
- Cybercrime portal + 1930 Report online fraud and cybercrime. For money lost, call 1930 at once.
- Sanchar Saathi Report fraud calls and messages, see SIMs in your name, block a lost phone.
- Have I Been Pwned Check whether your email appeared in a data breach.
- Deepfakes Analysis Unit Send a suspected deepfake video or audio to their WhatsApp tipline to get it checked.
- PIB Fact Check Check viral claims about the government, schemes and official notices.
- Fact Check Explorer Search fact-checks of viral claims and images.
- Bitwarden Open-source password manager that keeps a strong, different password for every account.
Scams to watch for
All scams →- Digital arrest scamFake police, CBI or ED officers on a video call say you're under arrest and must pay. There is no such thing.
- Cloned voice of a family member"Mummy, I've had an accident, send money now!" AI can copy a voice from a short clip. Hang up and call back.
- Deepfake celebrity investment adsA famous face "recommends" a stock tip or trading app with guaranteed returns. The video is fake.
- Fake KYC update and OTP fraud"Your KYC expires today, your account will be blocked." Banks never ask for your OTP, PIN or password.
- Sextortion and morphed photosA stranger records a video call or makes a fake nude with AI, then threatens to share it. Don't pay. Get help.
- Fake customer-care numbersYou search online for a helpline, call it, and the "agent" asks you to install an app or share a PIN for your refund.
- Fake wedding invites and APK filesA "wedding card", "bill" or "bank update" arrives as an .apk file on WhatsApp. Installing it hands over your phone.
- Gift card scamsA "boss", official or relative asks you to buy gift cards and send the codes. Once they have the code, the money is gone.
- Shopping account takeoverSomeone gets into your shopping or wallet app and spends your gift card balance, coins and saved cards.
- Fake delivery and parcel scams"Your parcel couldn't be delivered. Pay ₹25 to reschedule." The link steals your card details and OTP.
- Money mule accounts"Earn commission just by letting us use your bank account." Your account is then used to move scam money, and police come to you.
- Unknown charges on your card or accountA debit you didn't make? Report it to your bank within 3 working days. Under RBI rules you usually don't pay for it.
- SIM swap and eSIM fraudYour phone suddenly loses signal. Someone has moved your number to their SIM and is reading your bank OTPs.
- Aadhaar fingerprint (AePS) fraudMoney withdrawn using your Aadhaar number and a copied fingerprint, with no OTP. Lock your biometrics to stop it.
- Fake traffic challan and bill messages"Your challan is pending, pay now" or "Electricity will be cut tonight." The link or app steals your OTPs and money.
- Fake travel, pilgrimage and hotel bookingsKedarnath helicopter, Char Dham or hotel booked on a fake site. You pay, and no ticket or room exists.
- Fake "army officer" buyer and rental scamsA "soldier" being transferred sells a cheap bike, or wants to rent your flat, then asks you to send money "to receive" payment.
- Matrimonial and romance scamsA perfect match online, often an "NRI" or officer, who soon needs money for customs, visas or an emergency.
- Fake shopping sites and sale linksAn iPhone for ₹999 in a "Big Billion" sale link. The site is a copy, and your card details go to scammers.
- Loans and SIMs taken in your nameRecovery calls for a loan you never took, or SIMs you never bought. Someone is using your PAN and Aadhaar.
News for you
All news →- India's draft AI rules could come in November. Here's what we know28 Oct 2026 · IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says a consultation paper on regulating AI is coming in weeks, with safety and deepfakes in focus. What's known, what isn't, and how you can have a say.
- Took the free ChatGPT Go year? Check before it starts charging21 Oct 2026 · The one-year free ChatGPT Go offer for Indian users began in November 2025, so the first free years are ending. Here's how to check whether you'll be charged, and how to cancel.
- Your new data rights: what India's data protection rules mean for you21 Oct 2026 · India's Digital Personal Data Protection Rules are rolling out in phases. Here are the rights you'll get over the data that apps, banks and shops collect about you.
- AI-made photos and videos must now carry a label in India21 Oct 2026 · Changes to India's IT Rules require platforms to label AI-generated content and remove unlawful posts much faster. Here's what it means when you scroll, and what to do if you're targeted by a deepfake.
5-minute reads
All reads →Words to know
Full glossary →- Accountability beginnerBeing responsible for what happens.
- Adware beginnerMalware built specifically to flood a device with unwanted ads.
- Attachment beginnerA file sent along with an email or message.
- Audit beginnerA careful check of habits or systems against what's actually recommended.
- Backup beginnerAn extra copy of your files, kept safe in case the original is lost or damaged.
- Balanced data beginnerExamples that fairly cover every group.
- Bias beginnerWhen an AI is regularly wrong or unfair for one group.
- Block and report beginnerStopping contact from someone and telling the platform about harmful behaviour.
- Bystander beginnerSomeone who sees something harmful happen and chooses to act, or not to.
- Captive portal beginnerThe sign-in page a public wifi network shows before granting access.
- Chatbot beginnerAn app you can talk or type to, often powered by a language model.
- Collective risk beginnerWhen one person's unsafe habit can end up affecting a whole group or community.
- Context beginnerThe words before, which help make a better guess.
- Credential beginnerThe username-and-password (or similar) pair that lets you into an account.
- Credential reuse beginnerUsing the same password on more than one account.
- Cyber hygiene beginnerThe everyday habits that keep you safer online, the way regular habits keep you healthy offline.
Test yourself
All quizzes →Go deeper
Hand-picked, outside sabka.ai- Official Fact Check Explorer: search claims already checked ↗ · Google
- Official PIB Fact Check ↗ · Press Information Bureau
- Official InVID verification plugin for videos ↗ · InVID / WeVerify
- Article Prompt engineering guide ↗ · DAIR.AI
- Article Prompt engineering overview ↗ · Anthropic
- Official Report cyber fraud (or call 1930) ↗ · Ministry of Home Affairs
- Official Sanchar Saathi: report fraud calls ↗ · Department of Telecommunications
- Official BE(A)WARE: how financial frauds work ↗ · Reserve Bank of India
- Video Large language models explained briefly ↗ · 3Blue1Brown
- Video Transformers, the tech behind LLMs ↗ · 3Blue1Brown