Automation using AI: How to Use AI Effectively and Efficiently

Work smarter, not harder: putting AI to work on real tasks

About the session

A practical look at using AI tools to automate everyday work, and how to use them effectively rather than just often.

At a glance

• When: Sunday, 23 August 2026, 8–9 pm
• Where: Online (Zoom), open to all ALTA campuses
• Format: Live masterclass with Q&A
• Mentor: Sayan Naskar

About ALTA Masterclasses

ALTA Masterclasses are live, hour-long online sessions with people who do the work in industry. They run once or twice a month in the evening, are open to students from every ALTA campus, and are recorded for the library so nobody misses out.

A lot of everyday work, in college and in jobs, is repetitive. Knowing how to hand that work to AI, and how to check what comes back, frees time for the parts that need real thinking.

• Spotting tasks that are worth automating, and ones that are not
• Writing clear instructions so AI tools give useful results the first time
• Chaining tools together into simple workflows
• Checking and improving AI output instead of trusting it blindly
• Using AI efficiently: saving time without losing quality

Students from every ALTA campus who want to get more done with the AI tools they already have access to.