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1. 29 October 2026Use case · Admin and productivityWrite a handover before leave or a new jobTurn what’s in your head into a structured handover: open work, deadlines, contacts by role, where files live and decisions still pending.
2. 29 October 2026Use case · Money and everyday adminSpot AI-powered scams and check a suspicious messageScam messages, fake invoices and cloned voices can be convincing. Use AI to talk through the warning signs calmly, then check through official channels.
3. 29 October 2026Use case · Admin and productivityWrite and understand spreadsheet formulasDescribe what you want in plain English and get a formula, or paste an inherited one and get a step-by-step explanation. Then test it yourself.
4. 29 October 2026Use case · Money and everyday adminWrite a complaint or refund request that gets readDraft a firm, polite complaint that sets out the facts, what went wrong and what you want, then check your rights with Citizens Advice before you send it.
5. 29 October 2026Use case · Money and everyday adminUnderstand an official letter in plain EnglishGet a plain-English explanation of a confusing letter: what it says, what it asks you to do and by when, and what to ask before you act on it.
6. 29 October 2026Use case · Money and everyday adminReview your spending and subscriptionsSort exported bank statements into spending categories, list every recurring payment and draft a simple budget, with you deciding what to cut.
7. 29 October 2026Use case · Careers and job huntingMake the case for a pay rise or promotionGather real evidence of your impact, check pay information from reliable sources and shape it into a calm, one-page case and a plan for the conversation.
8. 29 October 2026Use case · Careers and job huntingWrite your self-appraisal without the blank pageTurn a year of scattered notes into specific, honest points mapped to your objectives, ready for you to check and finish in your own words.
9. 29 October 2026Use case · Careers and job huntingPractise interview answers with AITurn a job description into likely interview questions, shape your real examples into STAR answers and get honest feedback on your practice runs.
10. 29 October 2026Use case · Careers and job huntingTailor your CV to a job advert honestlyCompare your CV with a job advert, see which requirements you already meet and reword your real experience to match, without claiming what you can’t back up.
11. 29 October 2026Guide · Use agents safelyAn AI and agents policy for your business: template and checklistA short, plain-English policy you can adapt in an afternoon, plus a checklist to run before any new AI tool or agent goes live.
12. 29 October 2026Guide · Use agents safelyHow to test an AI agent before you trust itA simple, repeatable way to check an agent on your real work, including the awkward and malicious cases, before it touches customers or money.
13. 29 October 2026Guide · Use agents safelyKeeping data safe when you use AI toolsWhat not to paste into AI tools, what to check in a provider’s terms, and how to stop outside content tricking an agent into leaking information.
14. 29 October 2026Guide · Use agents safelyAgent permissions and approvals: give AI only the access it needsHow to decide what an AI agent may read, what it may do, and which actions a person must approve first.
15. 29 October 2026Use case · Admin and productivityClear your inbox with a ten-minute daily triageLet AI sort the day’s email into reply, delegate, read later and ignore, and draft the easy replies, with you pressing send on every one.
16. 29 October 2026Use case · Admin and productivityCompare supplier quotes like for likePaste in competing quotes or proposals and let AI pull prices, inclusions, exclusions and contract terms into one table, so you spot the catches before you sign.
17. 29 October 2026Use case · Finance and bookkeepingFind and cut software subscriptions you don’t useGive AI an export of your business card or bank transactions and let it group recurring payments, flag duplicates and draft the cancellation list for you to check.
18. 29 October 2026Use case · Side income and small businessTest a small business idea before you spend moneyUse AI to sharpen an idea into a clear offer, plan customer conversations and find the weak spots, so you learn whether anyone wants it before you invest.
19. 29 October 2026Use case · Side income and small businessTake on freelance work you’re already good at, fasterUse AI to speed up the routine parts of skilled freelance work (editing, formatting, research summaries, admin) while you keep responsibility for quality.
20. 29 October 2026Use case · Side income and small businessTurn what you know into templates and guides to sellYour experience is the product. AI helps you structure it, draft it and format it into checklists, templates or short guides that other people in your field can use.
21. 29 October 2026Use case · Side income and small businessOffer AI set-up help to local businessesIf you’ve learned to use AI tools well, small businesses near you may pay for someone to set up simple, safe workflows they can run themselves.
22. 29 October 2026Guide · GuideHow to tell whether an AI use case actually pays backA simple, honest method for measuring the return on an AI tool or agent before and after you roll it out.
23. 29 October 2026Guide · GuidePrompting basics: how to ask AI for what you actually wantFive habits that turn vague AI answers into useful ones, with a template you can copy.
24. 29 October 2026Guide · GuideWhat is an AI agent? A plain-English guideThe difference between a chatbot, a workflow and an agent, and how to tell which one your problem actually needs.
25. 29 October 2026Use case · Investment operationsSpeed up KYC and client onboarding reviewsUse AI to extract details from onboarding documents, check completeness against your checklist and summarise files for the reviewer.
26. 29 October 2026Use case · Investment operationsTriage trade breaks and settlement exceptionsUse AI to read exception queues, classify the issue, pull together the facts and draft the counterparty chaser, ahead of tighter settlement deadlines.
27. 29 October 2026Use case · Investment operationsInvestigate reconciliation breaks fasterUse matching platforms for the matching, and AI to group breaks, suggest likely causes and draft commentary, with an analyst signing off.
28. 29 October 2026Use case · Gaming and indie devBrainstorm game concepts, quests and item listsUse AI as a fast brainstorming partner for game-jam concepts, lore, quest text and item tables, then make it your own.
29. 29 October 2026Use case · HR and recruitmentWrite job adverts and organise applications responsiblyUse AI to draft clear, inclusive job adverts and interview questions, while keeping hiring decisions with people.
30. 29 October 2026Use case · Building softwareExplain and fix a cryptic errorPaste an error and the code around it; AI explains what went wrong in plain English and proposes a fix you can test.
31. 29 October 2026Use case · Building softwareVibe-code a small internal toolDescribe the tool you want in plain English and let an AI app builder generate a working first version you can test and refine.
32. 29 October 2026Use case · Admin and productivityResearch and summarise long documentsLoad reports, contracts or tender documents into an AI research tool and ask questions, with answers linked back to the source text.
33. 29 October 2026Use case · Finance and bookkeepingCapture receipts and supplier invoices automaticallyPhotograph or forward receipts and bills; software extracts the details and posts them to your accounting system for you to approve.
34. 29 October 2026Use case · Admin and productivityAutomate repetitive work between your appsConnect your forms, inbox, spreadsheet and CRM so routine steps happen on their own, with AI handling the reading and sorting.
35. 29 October 2026Use case · Admin and productivityGet meeting notes and action lists automaticallyAn AI note-taker records or listens to a meeting and produces a summary, decisions and actions with owners.
36. 29 October 2026Use case · Marketing and socialPlan and draft helpful website contentUse AI to build content briefs, outlines and first drafts, while you add the real experience that makes a page worth ranking.
37. 29 October 2026Use case · Marketing and socialTurn one update into a week of social postsWrite one solid piece (a blog post, a product update, a newsletter) and let AI cut it into platform-ready posts for you to review and schedule.
38. 29 October 2026Use case · Customer supportPut an AI assistant on your website for common questionsAn AI chat assistant answers routine questions from your help content around the clock and hands anything tricky to a person.
39. 29 October 2026Use case · Customer supportDraft replies to customer emailsLet AI write a first draft of each reply from your own help articles and past answers, then a person checks and sends it.