How much does the AI do, and can you trust it?

In this series, AI Start — Understanding AI without a technical background, we explore step by step what AI is, how it works in everyday work processes and how professionals can use it consciously and responsibly. The conclusion in the previous part was simple: for someone using software, one question matters — is there AI … Read more

AI in the building process, or AI in the product?

In this series, AI Start — Understanding AI without a technical background, we explore step by step what AI is, how it works in everyday work processes and how professionals can use it consciously and responsibly. “We use AI.” You hear it more often, but it says little. AI can sit in two very different … Read more

I bought a swimming pool and built an AI colleague to go with it

Two weeks ago, an Intex swimming pool appeared in my garden. Eight thousand litres of water, and I was done — or so I thought. What I did not know: the moment you add the water, you enter a world much bigger than the pool itself. pH values. Chlorine. Alkalinity. Cyanuric acid. Words whose existence … Read more

A beer festival and AI?

What selling tickets at a beer festival taught me about AI An experiment at the counter revealed more than expected — about people, indecision and what AI is actually being built for. AI Loods · Reading time: 4 minutes · Observation & reflection For the seventh year running, I volunteered at a beer festival, at … Read more

Article 6 of 6 — What AI literacy means for professionals

In this series, AI Start — Understanding AI without a technical background, we explore step by step what AI is, how it works in everyday work processes and how professionals can use it consciously and responsibly. See AI rarely stands alone In the previous articles, we explored: what AI is how AI differs from automation … Read more

Article 5 of 6 — Why data plays a central role in AI

In this series, AI Start — Understanding AI without a technical background, we explore step by step what AI is, how it works in everyday work processes and how professionals can use it consciously and responsibly. See AI always works with data AI always needs information to function. We call that information data. Data can … Read more

Article 4 of 6 — How AI appears in everyday work

In this series, AI Start — Understanding AI without a technical background, we explore step by step what AI is, how it works in everyday work processes and how professionals can use it consciously and responsibly. See AI is often in tools we already use Many people associate AI with futuristic technology. In practice, however, … Read more

See.Do.Own — #8 | A child asks you something while you work

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Today I chose:recognise · choose · connect Every day, I work with three words.One to see.One to do.One to own.Together, they form my See.Do.Own set for today. I am at my laptop at the kitchen table.The screen glows brightly. Sentences still unfinished. “Dad, look.” My daughter stands beside me.I see her.But not really. My eyes … Read more

Article 3 of 6 — The difference between workflow, automation and AI

In this series, AI Start — Understanding AI without a technical background, we explore step by step what AI is, how it works in everyday work processes and how professionals can use it consciously and responsibly. See Three layers in digital systems When organisations introduce AI, confusion often arises. Some systems are called AI when … Read more

Present — #07 | In a conversation

Today I chose:space · think ahead · light Every day, I work with three words.One to see.One to do.One to own. Together, they form my Present set for today. Late afternoon.Two glasses on the table. He says something that stays with me.About how I handled something. I respond immediately.Too quickly. I hear myself talking as … Read more