Ray Poynter, 12 August 2024 Here is an example of using a simple agent to make your life slightly easier. I will show the example using Copilot, but you could just as easily use ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude etc. You can use the same Instructions that I use for the Copilot. The Agent takes a file… Read More »Using an Agent to Summarise Documents for a Research Audience
Ray Poynter, 24 July 2025 ChatGPT’s new Agent Mode is another major leap forward in how AI is advancing, especially in the field of Agentic computing. It also represents a significantly increased risk level. In this post, I outline what Agent Mode is, the associated risks, and provide a simple example. Overview ChatGPT’s Agent Mode… Read More »ChatGPT’s Agent Mode is another Leap Forward – with risks
Ray Poynter, 21 July 2025 Agents are one of the key AI developments that is re-shaping the way we conduct business and processes. An agent is a software tool capable of tackling a task without user supervision. In this post, I will illustrate agents with an example that takes data (for example, from a quantitative… Read More »Creating a Data Checking Agent
Ray Poynter, 22 July 2025 This is another post looking at the hot topic of Agents, building on the post from yesterday that created a Data Checking Agent. Today, I am looking at the combination of Instructions and Knowledge to create a more powerful Agent. Specifically, I will upload an Online Consumer Questionnaire House Style… Read More »Creating an Agent to Check or Create Questionnaires