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The do’s and don’ts of using AI in the workforce

Are you drowning in data, buried in bureaucracy and burned out by burn out? Could AI be the answer?

AI is rapidly transforming the workplace. According to a Forbes advisor survey, 56% of businesses are using it to improve business operations and 51% are using AI to help with cybersecurity and fraud management.

According to the latest Microsoft report, 75% of workers use AI regularly at work and 46% have started using it.

But could you be putting your job at risk?

Take the case of a lawyer who used Chat GPT to prepare a filing. AI delivered fake cases that the attorney presented in court.

That’s why experts say it’s important to check the facts and sources.

The tool Originality can help you fact-check to see what’s real and what’s fake, what’s original and what’s plagiarized.

Some other things to do, be picky about which AI to use. Programs like Chat GPT Enterprise and Microsoft’s Copilot promise to keep companies’ data private. While others might not.

Provide your team resources when it comes to learning how to use AI. Sites like AWS Skill Builder, Google AI for Everyone and IBM: AI Foundations for Everyone are some tools everyone can use to improve their use of AI.

Whether we like it or not, AI is a powerful tool. Embrace its potential, but beware of its pitfalls.

A Pew Research survey showed among the U.S. adults who have used AI programs like Chat GPT, 43% were aged 18 to 29, 27% were aged 30 to 49, 50 to 64 were at 17% and 65 and older 6%.