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03 · APPLY · EVERYDAY AI

Try AI on one useful task.
One useful win at a time.

This is AIm's smallest Apply route: choose a personal or work task, select an assistant, copy a safe prompt and check the answer. It turns learning into experience without asking you to build a workflow or become technical.

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01 · Choose a need02 · Try a prompt03 · Check the answer04 · Keep what helps

BEGINNER · YOUR TASK DESK

Make this useful to you.

Pick a context and an assistant you already use. For work, follow your employer’s tool and data rules.

1 · I want help with
2 · I will use
Account and privacy checks

Use an approved account. Check the provider’s current price and limits before paying; you do not need to purchase a plan to read these guides.

Keep private and confidential information out of practice prompts.

CHOOSE ONE USEFUL TASK · PERSONAL

What would make today a little easier?

Open one card. AIm shows where to begin, what to prepare, what to type and how to check the answer.

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STARTER · PERSONAL

Make sense of something

Understand a school notice, household letter or unfamiliar headline.

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  1. PrepareUse a short extract. Remove names, account numbers and confidential details.
  2. Try this prompt
    “Explain this in plain language. Separate facts from assumptions, tell me what action may be needed, and list what I should verify: [paste safe text]”
  3. Check before usingCompare the answer with the original document and its official source.
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STARTER · PERSONAL

Plan a busy week

Balance appointments, chores, meals, rest and family priorities.

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  1. PrepareList fixed commitments, priorities and available time. Do not include sensitive personal or company data.
  2. Try this prompt
    “Ask me five questions about my commitments, energy and priorities, then make a flexible weekly plan with breathing room.”
  3. Check before usingAdd travel, interruptions and recovery time. You decide what is realistic.
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STARTER · PERSONAL

Write with confidence

Draft a calm complaint, invitation or difficult personal message.

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  1. PrepareWrite the purpose, audience and tone. Replace private names and business details with placeholders.
  2. Try this prompt
    “Help me write a calm, clear message about [situation] for [person or audience]. Keep my meaning, use everyday language and give me a shorter alternative.”
  3. Check before usingRead it aloud, restore accurate details and make sure it still sounds like you.
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MORE CHOICES6 more useful tasksOpen only if none of the starting tasks fits today.
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STARTER · PERSONAL

Compare choices

Compare products, services, travel options or household decisions.

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  1. PrepareList the options, budget, non-negotiables and the date the decision is needed.
  2. Try this prompt
    “First ask what matters most to me, then compare [options] by benefits, costs, uncertainties and questions I should investigate.”
  3. Check before usingConfirm prices, terms, availability and security claims on current primary sources.
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STARTER · PERSONAL

Learn at your pace

Understand a new topic without jargon or embarrassment.

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  1. PrepareName the topic, your current knowledge and one real situation where it matters.
  2. Try this prompt
    “Teach me [topic] as a patient tutor. Start simply, use an example relevant to [my life/my role], then ask one question to check my understanding.”
  3. Check before usingAsk for sources for important claims and test your understanding in your own words.
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STARTER · PERSONAL

Prepare for a conversation

Prepare for an appointment, school meeting or family discussion.

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  1. PrepareState your goal and known facts. Do not paste medical records, HR files or confidential notes.
  2. Try this prompt
    “Help me clarify my goal, prepare respectful questions and anticipate what I may need to listen for in [conversation]. Do not make decisions for me.”
  3. Check before usingUse the questions as preparation—not a script or a judgment about another person.
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Developing · PERSONAL

Turn notes into actions

Turn rough notes into a short list of things to do.

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  1. PrepareUse sample or approved notes. Leave out private names and confidential details.
  2. Try this prompt
    “Turn these notes into actions. Separate confirmed decisions from suggestions. Use 'not agreed' for missing owners or dates; do not invent them: [safe notes]”
  3. Check before usingCheck every action against the notes and confirm owners and dates with the people involved.
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Expert · PERSONAL

Improve a repeatable process

Test whether AI actually improves a task you do often.

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  1. PrepareChoose sample inputs and record your current method, quality criteria and review time.
  2. Try this prompt
    “Help design a test of AI assistance for [task]. Define a baseline, quality checks, failure cases and human approval points. Do not assume automation is better.”
  3. Check before usingMeasure errors and checking time as well as speed. Stop if the result cannot be verified.
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Expert · PERSONAL

Review an AI result

Look for missing evidence and assumptions in an AI answer.

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  1. PrepareUse a non-sensitive output and the original requirements or source material.
  2. Try this prompt
    “Review this draft against [requirements]. Identify unsupported claims, missing information and possible failure cases. Separate what you can verify from what needs human investigation: [safe draft]”
  3. Check before usingA second AI opinion is not independent evidence. Check each important claim against the original source.
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OPTIONAL PRACTICE · PERSONAL

Want to build confidence over seven short attempts?

This is optional—not a fixed course or a condition for using the rest of AIm.
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  1. Day 1Explain: Understand a letter or idea.
  2. Day 2Write: Improve a personal message.
  3. Day 3Plan: Organise a realistic home week.
  4. Day 4Compare: Compare two personal choices.
  5. Day 5Challenge: Ask what may be wrong or missing.
  6. Day 6Improve: Repeat the best task with more context.
  7. Day 7Reflect: Record what helped and what did not.

THE HUMAN PAUSE

Helpful assistant. Not final authority.

The more serious the consequence, the more important the human check.

GREEN · TRY FREELY

Ideas and first drafts

Brainstorming, rewording, practice questions, checklists and organising information—with private details removed.

AMBER · CHECK FIRST

Facts and recommendations

News, prices, travel details and product comparisons. Confirm them with a current primary source.

RED · USE A QUALIFIED HUMAN

High-stakes decisions

Medical, legal, financial, safety, employment or identity decisions. Never paste passwords, banking details or confidential records.

OPTIONAL · WATCH ON AIM

Three calm introductions

Open only if a short explanation would help before you try a task.
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01 · Microsoft

Generative AI for beginners

An approachable series about what generative AI can do and where human judgment still matters.

02 · Dr. Raj Ramesh

What is artificial intelligence?

A friendly five-minute explanation using familiar examples.

03 · CGP Grey

AI doesn't know anything. It just passes tests.

A memorable reminder that a confident answer is not the same as understanding or truth.