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Learn Claude from scratch

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An eight-part series for everyone: what Claude is, plans, first 30 minutes, Projects and Research, everyday jobs, privacy, work surfaces, and when to walk away.

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1. 1 What Claude is (plain English) Claude is Anthropic’s AI assistant family, not one single app. This Part 1 map separates company, models, and products so you can start on web or mobile without hype, ranking wars, or treating chat answers as a source of record.