Where Claude Is Smart, Where It's Dumb

A practical map of when Claude shines and when it falls over -- the heuristics you need before you write your first prompt.

TourM1 -- Wed Apr 29, ~20 min

What we cover

The five things Claude is genuinely great at
The four things Claude reliably blows
How to spot a "Claude is dumb" answer in real time
The instinct that will save you the most rework: when to escalate to a human

Why it matters

The room will leave M1 with a working sense of when to trust the answer and when to verify. Every other module assumes this instinct.

Hands-on moment

Quick room poll. Mike reads three real Claude outputs (one great, one mediocre, one wrong). Vote with your fingers: thumbs up, sideways, or down. Mike reveals the right call and what to look for next time.

Related artifacts

pre-readM1 Pre-read../../public-site/github-pages/course-pages/module-1-pre-read/index.html
deckM1 Kickoff Deck (slides 17-30)../../00-current-workshop/m1-kickoff-master.pptx

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