By : Michel A. Chevrier (Translated by : Claude AI)
Artificial intelligence is hogging the headlines – for its dazzling breakthroughs and for the worries it stirs up about jobs, the environment and doomsday scenarios. But anyone who has given it a whirl knows what a valuable resource it can be. Whether you’re mapping out a sightseeing tour of Puglia, designing a tree house or hammering out a business plan, AI is an impressive tool.
But hold on! When it comes to medical, financial, or legal matters, AI can help you get informed, but it is no substitute for the advise of a professional or expert.
Want to pretty up a building? Ask AI to improve small architectural details and do some landscaping.
A few do’s and don’ts
Here are a few do’s and don’ts for AI newcomers.
- Never share sensitive personal or financial information – Social Security number, passwords, banking information, real names – with AI.
- Always double-check what it tells you: answers can be flat-out wrong even when they sound perfectly convincing. Ask for a list of the sources behind its response so you can read and size up those documents yourself. Put the same question to several AI chatbots, then compare the answers.
The four most popular AI websites are ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot. Check what’s available for free. What they can do for you is nearly limitless:
- Plan a trip complete with restaurants, hotels andsight-seeing all within a budget.
- Proofread, summarize or write a letter or report.
- Rewrite a document so that a child can understand it.
- Turn a recording of a meeting into minutes..
- Check spelling, grammar and accuracy.
- Translate a document.
- Check the reliability of a website before you shop online.
- Get answers to your gardening or home-maintenance questions.
- Scale a recipe up or down.
- Compare products.
Preparing for a job interview
Got a job interview coming up? Ask AI to play the recruiter and help you sharpen your answers – in writing or, for extra realism, in conversation mode.
AI relationships
Some people have ‘friendships’ or ‘relationships’ with AI platforms. We don’t recommended it but it’s worth a mention.
It is a brave new world !
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