YNSPIRAAI tools, explained in plain English
Everything we wish someone had told us when we started with AI
In-depth guides, practical tips and honest articles about the most important AI tools. Explained simply for people without a technical background, and completely free.
Featured tools
View all tools →ChatGPT
Where most people start with AI. OpenAI's assistant writes, answers questions, creates images and does research for you.
Claude
An AI platform with a growing set of specialized tools. Strong at long documents, coding, agentic work and complex reasoning.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
An AI assistant built into Microsoft 365. It helps you write, analyze data, create presentations and summarize meetings and emails.
Canva AI
Make polished presentations, posts and posters without a design background. The AI tools help, but the templates do the heavy lifting.
Claude Cowork
Agentic workspace that lets Claude work independently on tasks on your computer. File organization, research, document production. Send tasks from your phone with Dispatch.
Vibe (Mistral)
Europe's best-known AI assistant. Writes, summarizes and analyzes like ChatGPT, but your data is stored in the EU by default.
Who is this for?
You don't need to be an expert to get a lot out of AI.
AILO is made for busy office workers and managers without a technical background: people who know AI is useful but don't have time to keep up with everything that's happening.
Perfect for you if you
- already use AI but want to get more out of it
- want to stay up to date without spending all your free time on it
- want step-by-step guides in plain language, without the tech jargon
- want content you can trust, written and carefully checked by experienced consultants
What is AILO?
Your go-to place for learning about AI
40+ tools, thoroughly explained
Not just the surface. Features, pricing, limitations and practical tips to get started.
Made by humans, not just AI
Hundreds of hours of testing, writing and checking by hand. Where the AI output didn't cut it, we rewrote it from scratch.
Constantly improved and updated
We add new tools and tips, and revise what's already here when things change.
Completely free, no hidden costs
No trial, no credit card, no mandatory newsletter. All you need is an account.
Guides and articles
View all guides →What we've learned from testing AI tools in everyday work, gathered in practical guides and articles.
Guide
Where should your instructions go in Claude?
Claude has four places for instructions: global, Cowork global, projects and CLAUDE.md. Here's how to tell what belongs where.
Guide
How to build an "About me" skill that makes AI much more accurate
Let AI interview you for fifteen minutes, and save the result as a skill you can use anywhere.
Article
Everything you need to know about Copilot Cowork and what to use it for
What Copilot Cowork is compared to regular Copilot Chat, where its limits are, and how it differs from Claude Cowork.
The people behind AILO
AILO is made by Paula and Yngve. Day to day we run YNSPIRA, a pragmatic consultancy focused on real value in everyday work, not long reports and slide decks.
We help leaders, professionals and organizations adopt AI in a way that makes sense for employees and makes a difference for the business. We run AI workshops and training, automate tasks that eat up time, and help with AI rollout and adoption.
AILO is where we collect what we learn along the way.
Ideas or questions? Get in touch:
yngve@ynspira.com · paula@ynspira.com
Or hei@ynspira.com, and we'll both see it. ;)
Yngve Mongstad
Co-founder and CEO of YNSPIRA, consultant
Paula Janaszczak
Co-founder of YNSPIRA, consultant
We both have many years in consulting, leading and supporting projects in technology rollout, adoption and process improvement.
What's your next step with AI?
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