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The AI-readiness self-test • Free AI agents webinar

Published 6 months ago • 1 min read

The AI-readiness checklist

Dear Scholar,

Everybody has heard about AI, but very few have mastered the art of using it effectively. I decided to design a small test that will help you determine how good you are at using AI as an academic. Answer these 10 yes/no questions to find out your AI readiness score.

The article also features in-depth explanations and links in case you couldn't answer something and would like to know more about the topic.

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Tomorrow: Release of the Effortless Publishing Course

I have been working on a new course that will help you publish your papers with less friction and integrate AI into the entire publishing process.

You will get an exclusive 25% discount for the first couple of days of the release. Make sure to check your emails tomorrow.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

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Ilya Shabanov, The Effortless Academic​

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