You’ve probably seen it by now. A job ad that looks like every other job ad, until the last line of the “about you” bit: confident with AI tools. If you work in an office, that line can land badly. What counts as confident? Do you need a course? A certificate? Is everyone else already [Read more…]
Ask people what they use ChatGPT or Copilot for and you tend to get the same answers. Tidying up an email. Summarising a long document. Getting a first draft down so you are not staring at a blank screen. All useful, but all the least interesting thing these tools do. A UK survey in July [Read more…]
STAYING SHARP ABOUT WHAT’S REAL ONLINE Last month we looked at AI tools getting things wrong when you use them – the confident, plausible-sounding answers that turn out to be invented. This month, the flip side: the AI-generated content coming at you. The fake photographs that look completely real. The quotes attributed to people [Read more…]
How to Spot Hallucinations and Use AI More Confidently. Last month we wrote about choosing your first real AI project at work – picking something small, low-risk, and seeing what these tools can actually do. One of the things we mentioned in passing was that AI tools are confident even when they’re wrong. That’s [Read more…]
You’ve read the articles. You’ve heard colleagues talk about it. Maybe you’ve even played around with a chatbot at home, asking it to write a silly poem or settle a debate. But when it comes to actually using AI for something real at work, you haven’t quite made the leap. If that sounds familiar, you’re [Read more…]
When people hear “artificial intelligence,” they tend to think of chatbots, self-driving cars, or robots in factories. Fair enough – those are the headlines. But the truth is, you’re almost certainly using AI every single day without giving it a second thought. It’s quietly working behind the scenes in apps, services, and devices you rely [Read more…]
In our recent post ‘Stop Fighting with AI’, we explored how better prompts get better answers – adding context, being specific, and demanding structure. But there’s another way AI can help that goes beyond getting tasks done: it can help you actually understand things you find confusing. You’re in a meeting or training session. [Read more…]
You ask AI for help with a work report and get back a wall of generic text that sounds like it was copied from Wikipedia. It’s too basic, too long, or just… not what you actually needed. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing: AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot are powerful, but they’re only as [Read more…]
That smart device in your pocket? It’s packed with career-boosting features most of us never touch. While we’re all experts at scrolling social media and sending messages, workplace productivity gurus suggest we’re using maybe 10% of our phones’ professional potential. From built-in tools that can transform meetings to features that streamline your workday, your smartphone [Read more…]
Maybe you’ve heard the name “ChatGPT” at work or from friends. Or seen headlines about AI writing computer code, passing medical exams, or generating art. Perhaps you’ve even told yourself, “I should really have a look at that sometime.” If that sounds like you — this article is your nudge to give it a try. [Read more…]