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The AI tools worth learning.

What each one is for, which free account to open, and what never to paste. Written for Kenyan professionals and business owners.

Claude

Best for: Real business writing, analysis, finished documents, and your own assistant (a Claude Project) that remembers how you work.

Free account: Yes. The free account is enough to start, and to build a Project.

ChatGPT

Best for: Everyday drafting and ideas. The tool most people have already heard of.

Free account: Yes.

Google Gemini

Best for: Work already in Google: Gmail, Docs and Drive.

Free account: Yes.

Want to see these used on real work? AI Kickstart: two hours live, Wednesday 7pm, Ksh 500.

See the Kickstart

Microsoft Copilot

Best for: Work already in Microsoft 365: Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.

Free account: A free version exists; the Microsoft 365 version is paid.

NotebookLM

Best for: Questions answered only from your own documents, with the source of every answer.

Free account: Yes.

Meta AI in WhatsApp

Best for: Quick answers and drafts without leaving WhatsApp.

Free account: Yes, built into WhatsApp.

What never to paste into a public AI tool

ID numbers, KRA PINs, and full bank or M-Pesa account numbers
A client’s real financial figures, unless your firm allows it in writing
Passwords and one-time codes
Anything covered by a confidentiality agreement

Write “a customer” instead of a real name, and read everything the AI writes before you send it. The Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019 applies to personal data whatever tool you use.

Want to see these used on real work? AI Kickstart: two hours live, Wednesday 7pm, Ksh 500.

See the Kickstart

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