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AI in Practice

Use cases, tools, workflows, and practical AI techniques

// ai in practice · may 29, 2025

Want Practical AI Skills in 3 Minutes a Day?

Want to Learn AI in Just 3 Minutes a Day? I'm working on a new online course: AI Foundations - Ultra-Micro Video Learning. Each lesson will be just 2 to 3 minutes long, teaching one clear concept at a time....
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// ai in practice · may 24, 2025

The secret to high-quality AI output

If you're only telling your AI what to do, you're missing 65% of what it could deliver. Most AI prompts rely on one brain. Here's how to activate both. You spend 2 hours crafting the perfect AI prompt for an...
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// ai in practice · apr 7, 2025

How to Get Started Using AI: 10 Real Ways AI Helps Me Work Smarter

The hardest part about AI isn't using it - it's knowing what to use it for. Here's my tip: don't start with AI prompts or tools - start with where your work feels stuck. That's where AI can help you today....
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// ai in practice · apr 7, 2025

How Larger Context Windows Unlock AI Capabilities

Many AI users are running into invisible walls with AI. Those unseen walls are made of token limits. The moment your model can analyse everything - not just snippets of your information - is the moment your...
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// ai in practice · mar 28, 2025

Why AI Accuracy Doesn't Always Matter

"That's about as insane of a statement as anyone can make." That's what someone said to me after I posted: "[AI] accuracy doesn't matter in some fields." (It was a robust conversation 🙂) And fair enough - on...
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// ai in practice · mar 26, 2025

AI Frustrations: Why the Hype Rarely Matches Reality

AI Frustrations: Why the Hype Rarely Matches Reality Everyone says AI is improving - but what if it's not? What if the reality is far less impressive than the headlines suggest? A university educator...
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// ai in practice · mar 25, 2025

Why I Use 5 AI Tools Instead of One (And How It Boosts My Results)

Why I Use Multiple AI Models (And Whether You Should Too) Most people only use one AI tool. I switch between five. That might sound inefficient, but it's been one of the biggest improvements in my workflow....
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// ai in practice · mar 23, 2025

How Smart Teams Choose the Right AI for the Job

Don't Let Your Software Vendor Choose Your AI Most businesses use only the AI that comes with their software - like Microsoft Copilot or Google Gemini. I've found this limits your results without you even...
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// ai in practice · mar 4, 2025

How Small Businesses Can Use AI to Save Time and Boost Productivity

Practical AI Applications for Small Businesses I recently led a workshop on AI applications for small businesses. Here's what you need to know to start using AI effectively without major...
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// ai in practice · feb 16, 2025

Turn Your AI Idea into Reality with the Custom GPT Builder

I've built a lot of custom AI assistants using OpenAI's CustomGPTs and other systems like Claude and Gemini over the past 12-18 months. However, this latest one is a little bit different. It's a CustomGPT...
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