The Feynman Technique with AI
What you will learn
- Use the Feynman technique with AI to test and deepen your understanding of any topic
- Apply role prompting to get explanations at specific comprehension levels
- Identify gaps in your own understanding by analyzing AI explanations
Knowledge check
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Key takeaway
The Feynman technique says: if you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough. AI supercharges this by letting you instantly generate explanations at any level of simplicity, then compare them to what you'd say yourself. Where the AI's explanation surprises you, that's where your understanding has gaps.
Practice Exercise
Hands-on practice — do this now to lock in what you learned
Open an AI assistant and try this:
Pick a concept from your work or studies that you explain to people regularly. Before using AI, write your own explanation in 3 sentences. Then prompt AI: 'Explain [topic] to a smart person with no background in this field. No jargon. Use one analogy. Under 100 words.' Compare the two explanations. Where is AI's clearer? Those are opportunities to strengthen your understanding.