AI Context Secrets: How to Get Better Results from ChatGPT

AI Context Secrets: How to Get Better Results from ChatGPT

“AI is very good at content, but not context. Without context, it doesn’t know what to do, so it doesn’t have any purpose.” – Daniel Priestley Hello Reader, The quality of your AI outputs depends on the context you give it. What is Context with AI? Think of it like having a conversation. If your partner doesn’t know what you’ve been talking about, how can they respond well? Context is the information behind the content. Developing context is how I refine my prompts, shape my visuals, and…

Big, big news week for AI (plus post-TechWeek replays)

Big, big news week for AI (plus post-TechWeek replays)

📊 “Generative AI is expected to give the average worker 275 additional hours per year to dedicate to high-value tasks, improving productivity 15.5% by 2038.” – p.13 of Microsoft’s report, ‘Economic Opportunity of Generative AI in New Zealand’ Hello Reader, Last week, I taught a bunch of workshops for TechWeekNZ. This was my 7th year teaching a workshop for TechWeek, but I taught more this week than ever before. In addition to the webinar Be More Human: Do the Work that Matters Most with…

The Best Prompts Are AI-Generated Prompts

The Best Prompts Are AI-Generated Prompts

With infinite answers now available, asking the right question becomes priceless. Hello Reader, Most people think prompt engineering is about getting better at telling AI what to do. But the real power move is asking AI what it needs from you. With infinite information on tap, AI doesn’t struggle with answers. It struggles with ambiguity. Precision gives it power. The sharper your prompt, the smarter your AI responds. To get the smartest prompts, ask AI to generate the prompt for you. Then…

Pick the Right LLM with Parallel Prompting

Pick the Right LLM with Parallel Prompting

‘The new workflow for me is I think with AI and work with my colleagues.’ – Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Hello Reader, LLMs are changing fast. What worked well last week might be garbage to use today. If you’re still using just one AI model for everything, it’s like playing a round of golf with just one club. You need to be able to select the best tool for the job. This 3-minute tutorial shows you how to test multiple LLMs—side-by-side, in real time—so you can instantly see which one’s…

Organise Your Digital Brain with ChatGPT Projects

Organise Your Digital Brain with ChatGPT Projects

‘We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.’ – Archilochus Hello Reader, You know that feeling when you’re juggling five ideas, six tabs, and a dozen half-finished chats with ChatGPT? Your brain is buzzing, your files are scattered, and your best insights are lost in the mess. Now imagine turning ChatGPT into your command center. All your notes, files, and conversations—organized by project, remembered forever. As of now, Projects are only available…

Educate yourself before AI educates you [Now Enrolling – AI-Powered Professionals]

Educate yourself before AI educates you [Now Enrolling – AI-Powered Professionals]

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” — Alvin Toffler Hello Reader, We are living through a revolution of intelligence, from human to artificial. The illiterate of the 21st century will be those humans stuck in the 20th century’s methods of working. Those of us preparing for the future of work are unlearning, and relearning, how we work, through our relationship with AI. Professionals who take the…