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What Gemini is (and Google’s many AI names)
Gemini is Google’s AI assistant family, not one button. Part 1 separates company, models, and products, translates old names like Bard and Duet AI, and maps the app,…
Instructions, knowledge files, and actions (light)
Part 2 of the Custom GPTs tutorial. Structure instructions (role, audience, steps, format, refuse, example), version knowledge files without secrets, and treat actions as a later, higher-risk layer.
Plugins and connectors for office work
Part 4 of Claude Cowork tutorial. Plugins bundle skills, connectors, and sub-agents for office work. Start with folders only, then climb a ladder through instructions, connectors, plugins, and…
What AI can and cannot do for analysis
AI is a sharp intern for analysis, not a signed-off analyst. Part 1 of Practical AI for analytics people maps assist versus replace, where liability for numbers still…
Steward vs owner vs custodian
You got the Slack ping: “Who owns this number?” Steward, owner, and custodian are different jobs. Part 1 of Data stewardship at work maps RACI in human words…
