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"What does that term mean?" "Can you give me an example?" Ask AI answers from the note you're looking at, and you can keep asking until it makes sense.
Every course has moments where you simply need someone to explain it again. The lecture moved on too quickly, the paper assumes background you don't have, or you read the same paragraph four times and it still doesn't land. Ask AI is there on every note, a bit like an AI tutor for university who has read exactly the material you're working on.
The answers are based on the note you are asking about. That matters: you get explanations in terms of your lecture, your reading and your examples, not a generic answer that uses different definitions. Ask it to explain a term, compare two ideas, walk through an argument step by step, or put something in simpler words.
It is a conversation, so you can follow up. If the first explanation is still too abstract, ask for an example. If the example helps, ask how it connects to the next section. That back-and-forth is what makes it useful for explaining lecture notes that felt clear in the room and opaque a week later.
Our example here is a philosophy lecture on Kant's categorical imperative, a topic where the formulations sound simple and the implications are not. A student might ask what the difference between the first and second formulation is, then ask for an everyday example of each.
Ask AI is also useful for checking yourself. Explain an idea in your own words and ask whether your explanation matches the note. It's a quick way to find a misunderstanding before it reaches the exam.
Philosophy · Kant's categorical imperative
The categorical imperative is a moral command that holds unconditionally, whatever you happen to want.
Universal law formulation: act only on a maxim you could will to become a universal law.
Humanity formulation: treat people never merely as a means, but always also as an end.
Remember: hypothetical imperatives are conditional ("if you want X, do Y"); the categorical one is not.
Watch out: "merely as a means" is the key phrase. Using people as a means at all is not forbidden.
Good questions to ask
"Explain this term as if I hadn't attended the lecture." "What's the difference between A and B?" "Give me an example from everyday life." "What would a counterargument be?" "How does this connect to the section before it?" Specific questions get the most useful answers.
Why answers come from your note
University courses define things in particular ways, and exams expect those definitions. Answers grounded in the note you're asking about stay close to your course, which makes them safer to learn from than an explanation drawn from somewhere else.
Using Ask AI with readings
Seminar texts are dense. Import the paper, read the note, then use Ask AI on the passages you don't follow. Arrive at the seminar with your own understanding and one or two real questions.
How it works
Open the note you're stuck on
Any lecture, reading, video or text note.
Ask your question
In your own words, as you'd ask a tutor.
Follow up
Ask for an example, a simpler version or the next step.
Check your understanding
Explain it back and ask whether that's right.
Add it to your note
If an explanation helped, write the key part into the note.
In your semester
Hard passages in a paper
Ask what an argument means and how it relates to the rest of the text.
Steps you missed in a lecture
Ask for the step between two lines of a derivation.
Examples for abstract ideas
Ask for a concrete example, then a second one that's different.
Late-night revision
When there's no one to ask, ask the note.
Good to know
- Answers are based on the note you're asking about. If the topic isn't in the note, the answer can't draw on your material.
- AI explanations can be wrong. Check important points against your source, your lecturer or the course literature.
- Use Ask AI to understand, not to write assignments for you; your university's rules on AI use apply.
Questions
Can I ask AI questions about my lecture?
Yes. Every note has Ask AI, and the answers are based on that note.
Is Ask AI like an AI tutor?
It works like a tutor who has read your note: you ask, it explains, and you can follow up as often as you need.
Can it explain my lecture notes in simpler words?
Yes. Ask it to rephrase, give an example or go step by step.
Does it use my PDF?
If you imported the PDF, the note made from it is what Ask AI answers from.
Can I have a conversation with follow-up questions?
Yes. Ask AI is multi-turn, so you can keep asking.
Are the answers always correct?
No AI is always right. Treat answers as explanations to check against your material, especially for key points.
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