How to start using AI at work

You don't need to understand how AI works to use it, any more than you need to understand Google's algorithm to search for something. This video gives you a 3-step formula to find out exactly how AI can help your specific job, and a breakdown of the 6 things AI can do: draft, summarize, research, organize, analyze, and code.

The biggest mistake beginners make is trying AI once, getting a mediocre result, and concluding it isn't useful. That's almost always a prompting problem, not a tool problem.

The fix is simple: give it more context. Open whatever AI tool your workplace uses — Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT, or another — and type: "My job is X. My main responsibilities are Y. What are 5 ways you could help me work more efficiently?" The more specific you are, the more useful the answer.

Start with the single task that takes the most time out of your week and try offloading just part of it. Let AI do the first draft while you focus on making it right. That's where the time savings actually compound.

What this video covers:
1. Why you don't need to be technical to use AI tools effectively

1. A 3-step formula to discover how AI can help your specific job
2. The 6 core things AI can do at work: drafting, summarizing, researching, organizing, analyzing, and coding
3. Why most people's first AI experience disappoints — and the simple fix
4. How to start with one task instead of overhauling your entire workflow
5. Why doing the first draft with AI and refining it yourself is where the real time savings compound
   
   Videos by Sammy Goldstein and Bridget Griswold.