AI

This section is definitely going to be a work in progress. It’s one area where the rate of change has been accelerating. I aim to provide a foundation covering everything from terms to tutorials. Mostly, how I use it to get me 75% of the way on a task or research.

I plan to show how to use AI in conjunction with or as an alternative to some of the already-mentioned programs and services. For example, how to use AI with Microsoft Excel or maybe instead of Excel. I don’t use AI to write articles.

Please recognize that these AI programs are new. I’ve already seen countless ads, offers, videos and so on telling how you can become rich using XYZ prompt. Maybe so, but I’m a skeptic.

I’d prefer to share my experiences which include mistakes and learnings. And speaking of learning, here are some resources that I have thoroughly enjoyed and recommend. Please try these before buying anything.

Initially, I’ll concentrate on:

Google NotebookLM: AI Research Assistant

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NotebookLM screen layout.

This starter guide explores the ins and outs of NotebookLM, from understanding its unique “grounded” AI approach to learning its key features including the Notebook Guide and insights. See how to maximize your research efficiency and explore real-world applications of this innovative tool.

Overwhelmed by AI Tools? Use Chatbot Arena to Help

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Chatbot Arena leaderboard with results.

Feeling lost in the rapidly evolving world of AI? Chatbot Arena is a free tool that lets you compare different AI chatbots side-by-side. Discover new models, evaluate their responses to your own prompts, and make informed decisions about the best AI tools for your needs. Chatbot Arena helps you cut through the hype and find AI solutions that truly work.

Create CSV Files for Analysis in 5 Minutes with ChatGPT

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ChatGPT prompt to create Excel file.

Want to learn about ChatGPT’s potential in data creation? This article details how, despite a few hiccups, you can create CSV files ready to be imported into Excel or Google Sheets. Unleash the power to simplify and optimize your data handling tasks.

Effortless Research: How Claude can Decode Research Papers

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Conversation with Claude AI on research paper.

Tired of struggling with dense research papers? Discover how to use Anthropic Claude and AI prompts to extract key information. This beginner’s guide offers some practical prompts with illustrations so you can build your own framework of questions. The prompts can be applied to other tools like ChatGPT.

Get a Better Understanding of Security Warnings with ChatGPT

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Revised ChatGPT answer.

Have you ever been confused by some of the online security warnings you see? Sometimes you see so many you want to skip over them before your eyes glaze over. This tutorial will show how I used AI to better understand a browser extension warning from a scanning tool. It will also show …

Try ChatGPT to Understand Program Code & Error Messages

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ChatGPT session with prompt.

In this article, we’ll explore the potential of ChatGPT and SnagIt in making sense of program code and error messages. With SnagIt, we can extract text from images and feed it into ChatGPT for a detailed breakdown. Then we’ll use ChatGPT to aid us in understanding error messages.