AI: The Most Powerful Tool in Human History
A first look at the scale of the shift AI represents, and the thinking behind this newsletter.
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I write under the name The Red Giant. The name is partly personal - Rufus means red-haired and I'm very tall - and it's also a metaphor for AI. A red giant is a star that has swelled and expanded dramatically, and that feels an appropriate way to describe AI: something expanding to touch almost every part of our lives.
Some of my articles are intended as practical advice, giving tips on how to use AI more effectively, how to build confidence with it, and how to make it more useful in your day-to-day work. Other pieces are broader and explore the impacts of AI. I write about what AI means for education and the future of work, and the bigger questions that come with that, for individuals, for organisations and for society.
If any of my articles resonates with you, or you have any suggestions for a topic I should be writing about, I'd love to hear from you.
If you're new, these are the best places to begin.
A first look at the scale of the shift AI represents, and the thinking behind this newsletter.
Read on Substack →Why understanding AI is quickly becoming a baseline skill for modern work.
Read on Substack →Practical pieces on getting better results and making AI useful in real workflows.
Why many people are not yet seeing major productivity gains, and what tends to get in the way.
Read on Substack →A simple guide to getting better outputs by giving clearer instructions and context.
Read on Substack →A practical technique for improving results by asking AI to respond from a defined perspective.
Read on Substack →What can go wrong in AI outputs, and why you need to actively check and challenge them.
Read on Substack →What AI changes about work, decisions, and responsibility.
As production becomes faster and cheaper, the constraint moves to deciding what matters and what to act on.
Read on Substack →A balanced look at how AI is reshaping work, and where human value is likely to remain.
Read on Substack →How AI is changing education, and why adaptation needs careful thought rather than quick fixes.
Read on Substack →Curious about AI, or thinking about how your organisation should be approaching it?
I'm always open to a conversation, whether that's a speaking enquiry, a workshop discussion, or just an exchange of ideas.
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