Plain-English guides to AI at work.
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Getting started 5guides
AI usage vs an AI agent: what changes for your firm
Chat tools answer you and leave the work with you. An AI agent takes on a defined job within limits you set. How they differ, and when each one fits.
Part 1 of 3 · 9 min read
Never used AI? How to start, in plain English
A beginner's guide to AI: what it is, what to type, three things to try today and where it falls short. Plain English, no jargon, nothing to install.
6 min read
No time to learn AI? Get a useful result in 10 minutes
You can't learn AI in 10 minutes, but you can get one useful result. A routine for busy people: a real task, three lines of context, no course needed.
5 min read
Hosted vs self-hosted AI agent: what you pay for
What hosted and self-hosted AI agents cost in money, time and control, what running OpenClaw or Hermes yourself involves, and how to choose between them.
9 min read
How to choose an AI model: cost, speed and quality
How to pick an AI model for the job: what tokens and credits pay for, when a cheap model does the work, and when a stronger one is worth the extra cost.
6 min read
Working with your agent 6guides
How to get the best out of an AI agent
AI agents fall short for the same reasons new staff do: a vague brief, no examples and nobody checking in month one. How to brief, limit and improve yours.
Part 2 of 3 · 7 min read
Your first week with an AI agent, day by day
What we set up for you before day one, the small part you do yourself, then seven short daily sessions that make a new AI agent useful by the end of week one.
6 min read
How AI agent memory works, and how to keep it accurate
What an AI agent saves about you, what it misses, where those notes are stored, and the habits that stop it repeating something that's no longer true.
6 min read
AI agent scheduled tasks: morning plans and weekly recaps
How to set up AI agent scheduled tasks you'll read: three check-ins that work, how to word the instruction, and why most scheduled messages get ignored.
6 min read
What agent skills are, and how your agent learns new ones
What agent skills are, what's inside one, how they differ from prompts, how agents write their own, and how to tell when a task deserves a skill.
6 min read
How to correct an AI agent so the fix sticks
How to correct an AI agent so the same mistake stops coming back: when to edit, how to word a rule it keeps, what to change when rules fail, and when to stop.
5 min read
Everyday uses 3guides
What to use an AI agent for: 25 everyday tasks
25 everyday tasks to hand an AI agent, grouped for owners, managers and employees, with how to choose your first one and what to keep away from it.
8 min read
How to plan your day and week with an AI agent
Plan your day with an AI agent: send it everything on your mind, let it sort and rank, then decide yourself. A ten-minute routine plus a weekly review.
6 min read
How to use AI for decisions and second opinions
Use AI to test a decision: widen your options, hear the strongest objection, run a pre-mortem, and avoid the assistant that agrees with whatever you say.
6 min read
Safety & privacy 3guides
AI agent safety: the real risks and the controls that work
An AI that writes text can embarrass you. An agent that acts can cost you money or clients. The realistic risks, and the controls that keep the damage small.
Part 3 of 3 · 9 min read
What happens to your data when you use an AI agent
Where your messages go when you use an AI agent, what OpenAI and Anthropic say about training (checked October 2026), and what a private server changes.
9 min read
Using AI at work: what to check with your employer
Before you paste work material into an AI tool, check approved tools, permitted data, review and disclosure rules and storage. The questions to ask.
6 min read
Connecting chat apps 3guides
Connect Telegram to your Able° agent
How to connect Telegram to your Able° agent: about a minute, no codes to copy, plus what to do if you already have a Telegram bot.
1 min read
Connect LINE to your Able° agent
How to connect LINE to your Able° agent. You need a LINE Official Account with the Messaging API turned on; it takes about five minutes.
1 min read
How to set up Telegram: a five-minute beginner's guide
Set up Telegram: install the app, verify your number, choose privacy and notification settings, and see what Telegram does and doesn't encrypt.
5 min read
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