AI Assistant
An AI assistant is a software tool you can chat with or give instructions to, and it helps you get things done — writing emails, answering questions, summarising documents, or planning your week. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini are all AI assistants. A good one understands plain English, gives useful answers quickly, and works inside the apps you already use. Most are free or low-cost to get started with.
Real-world example
A Limerick estate agent uses Microsoft Copilot inside Outlook to draft property listing emails and summarise long solicitor documents in seconds.
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