Fill the Knowledge Vacuum: Become the AI Authority Your Team and Clients Need

Hi friends,

There’s a deep AI knowledge vacuum in the workplace, and you are already better positioned than most to fill it, even without technical know-how.

What do I mean?

The pressure on businesses of all types to implement AI tools in their workplace is immense. The problem is, that the large majority of managers and decision-makers don’t have a clue where to begin.

This is where you, and we, come in. By dedicating time to learning about AI, testing different tools, understanding what AI can and can’t do, and being able to explain this to others, you automatically build ‘AI Authority’.

Simply reading this newsletter each week gives you a significant head start, and with some focused application, you will soon have the most AI know-how in the room :) With this credibility comes the opportunity to shape change, not be overtaken by it.

 AI For Everyone: Your Go-To Guide to Building AI Authority with Ease!

AI SMORGASBORD

AI Helps Breast Cancer Detection: An AI tool tested by the NHS (the UK’s National Health Service) successfully identified tiny signs of breast cancer in 11 women that had been missed by human doctors. The tool, called Mia, was piloted alongside NHS clinicians and analyzed the mammograms of over 10,000 women. Most of them were cancer-free, but it successfully flagged all of those with symptoms, as well as an extra 11 the doctors did not identify. 🧑‍⚕️ 

Unlocking Ancient Mysteries: Part of an ancient Herculaneum scroll was deciphered by students using AI. Three students have used AI to read columns on one of the 1,800 scrolls that, along with thousands of other relics, were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. 📜 

Saving Lives? Google Research has made a significant breakthrough in global flood forecasting, utilizing AI to expand access to reliable flood forecasts. Floods, being the most common natural disaster, inflict approximately $50 billion in financial damages annually and affect nearly 1.5 billion people worldwide. 🌊 

Don’t Lie About Your AI! Two investment firms, Delphia and Global Predictions, were caught exaggerating their use of artificial intelligence and were ordered to pay $400,000 in penalties. The SEC found that the firms misled clients by claiming to have advanced AI and machine learning capabilities that they did not possess. 💵 

AI MADE EASY

Choosing the best AI Assistants for your requirements is key to figuring out how AI works, and how and where it can fit into your daily workflow. This week’s video takes a look at two popular platforms Google’s Gemini and Open AI’s GPT-4, but don’t forget, there are multiple other strong options available too.

AI TOOLKIT

There’s a reason Canva has 170 million users monthly. This creative suite, built to be intuitive and easy to use, is a powerhouse. Paid subscribers can access some very cool AI tools in their Magic Studio. From AI writing, text to illustration or video, background removal, editing, resizing, animating, retouching, beat syncing, and more. Canva has it all.

WDIM? While it can feel a bit messy with so much going on, I believe Canva to be one of the best investments for any content creator. and a great playground for learning about AI

AI SKILLS-SHIFT

In today's job market, where specific skills are key to getting your foot in the door, you might think soft skills take a backseat. But the truth is, in a world filled with talented applicants, soft skills are the superpowers that can make you stand out. Learn more. WDIM: While technical skills get you noticed, soft skills may just get you hired (and stay hired!).

AI-FLUENT?

Are you comfortable talking-the-AI-talk? Boost your understanding and vocabulary with our plain English glossary.

Imagine a computer program that learns like a brain. That's kind of what a neural network is. It's a technique used in artificial intelligence (AI) that loosely mimics how the human brain works. Here's the basic idea:

• The brain is made up of billions of connected neurons. These neurons send signals to each other, which is how humans learn and process information.

• A neural network is a web of interconnected nodes, like simplified versions of neurons. These nodes are arranged in layers.

• Information gets passed from layer to layer, with each layer making calculations based on the information it receives.

• By adjusting the connections between the nodes (like changing the strength of connections between neurons), the neural network can learn and improve its performance on a specific task.

Here's an analogy: imagine you're training a computer to recognize cats in pictures. You show the neural network a bunch of pictures, labeled as either having a cat or not. The neural network makes adjustments based on the data points it sees, eventually learning to identify cats in new pictures.

Neural networks are powerful because they can learn complex patterns from data, making them useful for tasks like image recognition, speech recognition, and generating creative text formats, like poems or code. Here are some key things to remember about neural networks:

• They are inspired by the brain, but they are not exactly like brains.

• They are good at learning patterns from data.

• They are used in many different AI applications.

THROUGH A-EYES

Which images are photos of real people, and which are AI-generated? To make this a little easier, in each pairing, you’ll find one real and one ‘fake’. This is from a project  Find the correct answers below the images. No cheating!

These images are sourced from a project from a couple of years ago! The tech isn’t new but is advancing, and is much more easily accessible.

Answers: A, D, E, G.

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CURIOUS CAT

Meet Jackson Barn Cat a.k.a. JBC, office manager, resident AI-whisperer, and all-around curious cat. Each week he’ll nose bop a new challenge 😺

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