Switzzer Plain Guides

AI Chatbots Made Simple for Seniors — A Large Print, Step-by-Step Guide to Asking Questions, Getting Help & Staying Safe with AI Assistants

Part of Switzzer Plain Guides — Plain-English guides to the everyday digital things nobody explains — written large, without jargon, and without assuming you already know. The paperback runs 154 pages at 6 x 0.39 x 9 inches, published October 4, 2026.

Who it's for: Set in large, low-strain type, with room to write and pages that lie flat enough to work on.

Paperback

What's inside

Eleven short chapters: what a chatbot is and is not, your first conversation, how to ask well, privacy and scams
Five safe starter questions and three phrases that work in every chatbot
A two-minute check for any answer that matters, and a checklist card to keep by the phone
The three scams that use AI, with the steps the FTC and the FBI publish
A glossary of 48 terms and 29 sources, with the date each one was checked