AI The Complete Manual

AI has become a core element of our daily lives, with a host of apps and tools claiming to be unmissable. It can quickly become overwhelming and easy to get lost amongst the wealth of apps available. Therefore, our team of established tech journalists have put together everything you need to know about AI into this one essential series, AI The Complete Manual.

What Can AI Do For You?_ • AI, Artificial Intelligence, has evolved significantly over the last decade. Where once it was perceived as something we’d probably only achieve in the next hundred years or so, it’s now believed that true AI is, in all likelihood, just a few years away. And despite that scaring the socks off many futurists, it may astonish you to discover that AI is already here.

Getting All The Answers_ • When computers first came into the home in the early Eighties, some people expected them to act like a giant brain, and be able to answer factual questions such as ‘What was the date of the storming of the Bastille?’ or ‘What’s the height of Mount Kilimanjaro?’ They couldn’t, of course. But over four decades later, with the help of artificial intelligence, they can. There are some great AI tools available for this sort of enquiry.

Google Gemini Ask Anything • So you’re excited about Google Gemini artificial intelligence, but you don’t know how to use it. What now? Follow these simple steps, and you can learn how to interact with Gemini on your iPhone, your Android phone or your computer using any web browser and a connection to the Internet.

ChatGPT Explain Anything • Point your web browser at https://openai.com/chatgpt/download and download the version of the ChatGPT app required for your computer or your mobile device. It’s free, and you can ask it absolutely anything!

Siri Apple’s AI Assistant • Siri is your personal digital assistant and helps you use your iPhone, iPad or Mac, and the more you use it, the better it gets at learning your accent, expressions and more. You can ask Siri multipart questions or commands and you can activate the assistant on your Apple devices by simply saying ‘Siri’. It’s a great feature, and it is getting better all the time.

Copilot Microsoft’s AI Helper • As the use of AI in our daily life slowly increases, Copilot provides an expansive showcase of how far this technology has progressed since Cortana retired. What follows is our ten steps to getting the best from Microsoft’s AI assistant, Copilot.

Master Google’s Circle to Search • Circle to Search is one of Google’s most unusual and interesting AI features. It’s a whole new way to search for things, using whatever is on your phone screen at the time. Simply draw a circle around an object, some text or anything else, and Google will both tell you what it is and allow you to explore further. It’s a really clever idea, and you’ll use it all the time.

HyperWrite AI - For Writing & Research • HyperWrite AI isn’t just for writing. As well as getting artificial intelligence feedback on your draft, chatting with an AI writing partner and using tools to transform your work, you can also conduct AI research. Go to www.hyperwriteai.com and click the ‘Get started for free’ button.

DeepSeek The AI Assistant • You can get the DeepSeek app for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. It’s free, and is powered by the groundbreaking DeepSeek-V3 model. It’s great for doing research, asking factual questions and many other AI uses. Download the app and sign up, then follow these simple steps to get you started.

Alexa AI from Amazon • What can your Amazon artificial intelligence digital assistant do to help when you need something done?

How To Use Google AI Mode • Google’s AI Mode is a powerful way to interact with search, and it’s built to handle complex, multi-faceted queries that would typically require a lot of manual...