What is agentic AI, and when is it worth using?
From answering a question to carrying out several steps: examples, benefits, drawbacks and the costs to watch.
Beginner guide
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE A HAND WITH?
What could AI help you do?
Write a message, get through a document, learn something or plan a day out. See what catches your eye.
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AI apps compared: useful strengths and everyday trade-offs
ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, Kimi, DeepSeek and more: choose by the job, the connections and what gets in your way.
Beginner guide
ChatGPT, Work, Codex and Dot: which one do I use?
A conversation, a finished task, a software project or an ongoing responsibility: choose the experience for what you want done.
Beginner guide
Back from holiday? Let Copilot help you catch up on email
Find the messages that need your attention, build a reply list, then tidy up specific emails in Outlook.
Things to try
Turn meeting notes into action items with AI
Use the notes you already have to draft decisions, owners and next steps. Keep missing dates and unanswered questions visible.
Things to try
Talk to AI like you’d talk to a friend
Say what you need, add a detail or two, and keep the conversation going. There’s no special wording to learn.
Beginner guide
That AI answer sounds a bit off. What now?
Ask it to explain, give it the missing detail, or look up the one thing that matters. You can keep the conversation going.
Beginner guide
New to AI? Here’s what to open and what to ask
Try free AI chat with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen and more. Direct links and everyday ideas to get you started.
Beginner guide
Claude Duet: an AI that comes to you first
Anthropic’s new preview brings updates and tasks into an ongoing conversation. Access starts with a US waitlist for Pro and Max subscribers.
AI update
Which AI do you like using? Try it on something you need
Ask two apps to help with the same thing, then see which answer you’d actually use.
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Got a long document? Ask AI to help you find the useful bits
Find the dates, instructions or answers you care about without starting with a summary of everything.
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Gemini skills: save the instructions you keep typing
A skill gives Gemini a set of directions you can reuse. The app rollout has started; the Workspace rollout is still delayed.
AI update
Stuck on something? Ask AI to explain it another way
Work through a question, practise a little English, or get an explanation that starts where you are.
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Let AI help you plan a day you’ll enjoy
Tell it where you’re going and what you like. Get a few ideas, leave room for lunch, and keep the plan relaxed.
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What do you actually need to tell an AI?
Enough for it to help: who the message is for, what you’re trying to do, and the details that matter.
Beginner guide
Looking at a spreadsheet and wondering where to start?
Ask AI to explain a formula, spot a pattern or help you work out what your numbers are saying.
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Can you help me write this message?
Turn a rough thought into something you’d actually send—to a friend, a colleague or the family group chat.
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