Ask a clearer question.
Give a tool useful context and practise improving a draft or explanation.
AI Guidance
Make sense of everyday AI.
Curious about an AI tool, or unsure what to trust? We can try a small task and look at what needs checking.
Enquire about support
By appointment. Weeknights and weekends available.
A useful place to start.
Check what comes back.
Look for unsupported claims and compare answers with reliable sources.
Know what to keep private.
Understand why passwords, identity documents and confidential information don’t belong in a public AI prompt.
LET’S WORK IT OUT
Bring a task or a question.
Tell me which tool you’re considering and what you want it to help with. Keep confidential details out of the enquiry.
I’ll reply within three business days.
Tell me what you needWhere we can work together
Local help in Moreton Bay and North Brisbane, or remote guidance across Australia where suitable.
The cost, agreed first
We’ll agree the task and likely cost before booking. Any software subscription is a separate decision. Any travel charge is discussed before confirming an appointment.
How pricing and appointments workKeep your judgement in the loop.
AI can sound convincing and still be wrong. Check facts and references, keep human oversight, and don’t rely on it alone for medical, legal, financial or safety decisions.
Service limits and important details
- A sole source of medical, legal, financial, safety or other high-stakes advice
- Facts, quotations, calculations or references that have not been checked
- Passwords, identity documents or confidential personal and business information
- Decisions about customers, employees or other people without meaningful human oversight
- Messages, images or recordings intended to deceive someone about who created them
- Replacing professional judgement where an error could cause serious harm
Your questions.
Do I need to understand technology before learning about AI?
No. Guidance can begin with what you already use and the questions you have. Technical terms can be explained only where they are useful.
Is ChatGPT always accurate?
No. It can produce incomplete, outdated or invented information and present it confidently. Important output should be checked against reliable sources.
Can AI save time in my small business?
It may assist with some well-defined, low-risk tasks, but the value depends on the task, the information involved and the time needed to review the result. A useful outcome is not guaranteed.
Is it safe to put business information into an AI tool?
Not automatically. Consider whether the information is personal, confidential or commercially sensitive, and understand the tool's privacy and data settings before sharing it.
Can Friendly Geek choose an AI tool for me?
We can compare what you need with a tool's features, costs, privacy considerations and limits. The final choice stays with the person or business using it.