What is an AI skill (and why you should care)

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You’ve typed the same instructions into AI for the third week running, tweaked the wording slightly, and got a slightly different result again. It’s tiring, and it makes the output hard to trust. 

Meanwhile, the tools you may have built along the way like GPTs and Gems are starting to disappear, and a new term keeps turning up in every major AI platform: Skills 

In this How I AI episode, Neo and I get into what a skill is, why the platforms are backing it, and how to tell whether one of your own tasks is worth turning into one. 

What you’ll learn: 

• Why skills are showing up as custom GPTs and gems fade out 

• What separates a skill from the tools it is replacing 

• Whether a skill you build in one tool will work in another 

• How to spot a task that is a good fit for a skill 

• Practical AI tools for productivity and focus 

• Real-world AI workflows used by high performers 

• How to use AI at work without burning out 

• Smart shortcuts for managing time and mental load 

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neoaplin/) and via inventium.ai (https://inventium.ai), where he leads Inventium's AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams.  

Find out more about Inventium’s AI Mastery program here: https://www.inventium.ai/ai-mastery 

How I AI with Dr Amantha Imber and Neo Aplin explores how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm. 

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Credits:  

Host: Amantha Imber  

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber 

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