\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis story is the first in a series exploring how artificial intelligence is changing daily life. In the weeks ahead, the series will look at how AI is impacting the workplace, education, and the way people find and use information.Artificial intelligence is showing up in more parts of daily life, but many people still wonder how to use it effectively.As part of a new series, \u201cInside AI,\u201d we spoke with artificial intelligence expert Todd Earwood about simple ways to start using AI now.He said AI works best as a tool to help people make decisions, not as a replacement for human judgment. If AI feels like it suddenly appeared, Earwood said many people have been using it for years without realizing it, through search engines like Google, navigation apps like Waze, and digital assistants like ChatGPT and Google Gemini.\u201cIt\u2019s not new, AI is not new, it\u2019s actually been around for decades,\u201d Earwood said.Earwood said it can help to think of AI like a highly-skilled intern \u2014 useful, but still in need of direction.\u201cI like to tell people think of it in a professional sense, like an adept intern,\u201d he said. \u201cThe reality is it still needs guidance.\u201dEarwood said users can provide that guidance from a computer, tablet or smartphone, and that getting better results often comes down to how you ask questions \u2014 whether you want advice, information or help completing simple tasks.One example: meal planning.\u201cTake a picture of your fridge or your pantry,\u201d Earwood said. \u201cHere\u2019s what I have and oh by the way my kids won\u2019t eat these things. What can I make? Now give me three recipes to go try it. This is meal planning.\u201dHe said the more details you provide, the more useful the response is likely to be.Earwood said AI can help with everyday tasks such as creating to-do lists, organizing projects, summarizing long emails, and brainstorming ideas like home decorating or planning a trip.He said he used AI to plan a spring break trip by asking it to research restaurants based on his family\u2019s preferences.\u201cI planned spring break last year, and I said, my daughter loves mac and cheese. We\u2019re going to eat mac and cheese every meal,\u201d Earwood said. \u201cI\u2019m going to be in this city, go research all the restaurants for me and bring it back to me and give me the plan of where we\u2019re going to go, where we\u2019re going to eat.\u201dFor beginners, Earwood suggested starting by telling AI what you want to do, then asking what information it needs from you to help.\u201cWhat do you need to know from me?\u201d he said, offering budgeting as an example. \u201cIf you\u2019re doing a budget, say, I would like to have a better budget plan. What do you need to know from me to help me do that?\u201dEarwood said that approach allows AI to guide the conversation and identify details it needs to give a better answer.He said learning to use AI is a skill that improves with practice.\u201cI do think it\u2019s a learned skill,\u201d Earwood said. \u201c… We\u2019ve got to start getting better about practicing. How do I work with this and how do I judge what good output looks like?\u201dIf there is one takeaway for people just getting started, Earwood said, it is to use it: start with small tasks, ask questions, be specific, and verify important information.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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This story is the first in a series exploring how artificial intelligence is changing daily life. In the weeks ahead, the series will look at how AI is impacting the workplace, education, and the way people find and use information.<\/p>\n
Artificial intelligence is showing up in more parts of daily life, but many people still wonder how to use it effectively.<\/p>\n
As part of a new series, \u201cInside AI,\u201d we spoke with artificial intelligence expert Todd Earwood about simple ways to start using AI now.<\/p>\n
He said AI works best as a tool to help people make decisions, not as a replacement for human judgment. <\/p>\n
If AI feels like it suddenly appeared, Earwood said many people have been using it for years without realizing it, through search engines like Google, navigation apps like Waze, and digital assistants like ChatGPT and Google Gemini.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not new, AI is not new, it\u2019s actually been around for decades,\u201d Earwood said.<\/p>\n
Earwood said it can help to think of AI like a highly-skilled intern \u2014 useful, but still in need of direction.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like to tell people think of it in a professional sense, like an adept intern,\u201d he said. \u201cThe reality is it still needs guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earwood said users can provide that guidance from a computer, tablet or smartphone, and that getting better results often comes down to how you ask questions \u2014 whether you want advice, information or help completing simple tasks.<\/p>\n
One example: meal planning.<\/p>\n
\u201cTake a picture of your fridge or your pantry,\u201d Earwood said. \u201cHere\u2019s what I have and oh by the way my kids won\u2019t eat these things. What can I make? Now give me three recipes to go try it. This is meal planning.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the more details you provide, the more useful the response is likely to be.<\/p>\n
Earwood said AI can help with everyday tasks such as creating to-do lists, organizing projects, summarizing long emails, and brainstorming ideas like home decorating or planning a trip.<\/p>\n
He said he used AI to plan a spring break trip by asking it to research restaurants based on his family\u2019s preferences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI planned spring break last year, and I said, my daughter loves mac and cheese. We\u2019re going to eat mac and cheese every meal,\u201d Earwood said. \u201cI\u2019m going to be in this city, go research all the restaurants for me and bring it back to me and give me the plan of where we\u2019re going to go, where we\u2019re going to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n
For beginners, Earwood suggested starting by telling AI what you want to do, then asking what information it needs from you to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you need to know from me?\u201d he said, offering budgeting as an example. \u201cIf you\u2019re doing a budget, say, I would like to have a better budget plan. What do you need to know from me to help me do that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Earwood said that approach allows AI to guide the conversation and identify details it needs to give a better answer.<\/p>\n
He said learning to use AI is a skill that improves with practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do think it\u2019s a learned skill,\u201d Earwood said. \u201c… We\u2019ve got to start getting better about practicing. How do I work with this and how do I judge what good output looks like?\u201d<\/p>\n
If there is one takeaway for people just getting started, Earwood said, it is to use it: start with small tasks, ask questions, be specific, and verify important information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This story is the first in a series exploring how artificial intelligence is changing daily life. In the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[24,25,50680,4324,132,25638,2920,16244,10261,50681,50684,50683,11888,50682,18851],"class_list":["post-97113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ai","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-earwood","tag-expert","tag-google","tag-guidance","tag-information","tag-mac","tag-many-people","tag-meal-planning","tag-more-part","tag-practical-way","tag-series","tag-tip","tag-way-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}