A Practical Guide to Artificial Intelligence Tools

Selecting, Using, Evaluating, and Governing AI for Study, Research, Work, Creativity, and Everyday Life

Dr. Lance Adams and Prof. Dr. Larry Adams

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Contents

1. About This Book
2. 1. Understanding AI Tools and Their Limits
3. 2. Choosing the Right Tool for the Job
4. 3. General-Purpose and Conversational AI
5. 4. Research, Literature Discovery, and Evidence Checking
6. 5. Academic Writing, Editing, and Referencing
7. 6. Data Analysis, Statistics, and Visualisation
8. 7. Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
9. 8. Business, Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship
10. 9. Coding, Software, and Technical Work
11. 10. Images, Presentations, Video, and Audio
12. 11. Productivity, Collaboration, and Automation
13. 12. Translation, Accessibility, and Communication
14. 13. Professional and High-Stakes Uses
15. 14. Prompting: How to Work Effectively with AI
16. 15. Privacy, Security, Bias, Copyright, and Research Integrity
17. 16. An Organisational AI Governance Framework
18. 17. Practical Workflows and Checklists
19. 18. Future Directions and Continuous Learning
20. Appendix A. Prompt Library
21. Appendix B. Tool Selection Matrix
22. A Note on Product Names and Access
23. References
24. Suggested Citation
25. Final Reminder