How to use AI to upskill ?

There is no doubt that AI is revolutionizing the world, and people are starting to get worried “Will AI take my job?”

Well, to answer that question, in short, yes, AI will take up some jobs but will also create new opportunities. Right now, what you need to focus on is the optimization of AI, since innovation is very important. If you don’t know how to leverage it, it is going to be a threat.

As with any other field, you can also use AI to help you level up your career. Here are some AI tools you can leverage to enhance your career:

1. Soft Skills Development

Focus: Communication, Leadership, Time Management, Emotional Intelligence

Here are some tools that will help you with your soft skills development:

Tool	What It Helps With	Free Access	Notes
Yoodli AI	Public speaking, communication	Free tier	AI gives real-time feedback on tone, filler words, pacing
Orai	Speaking confidence & clarity	Free trial	Great for presentation practice
Grammarly	Written communication	Free tier	Tone detection, clarity, suggestions
Parlay Genie (AI prompts)	Critical thinking, group discussions	Free tier	Great for educators or debate practice, needs code from the teacher

2. Technical/Industry Skills

Tech, IT, Data, AI

Tool	Skill Focus	Free Access	Notes
DataCamp	Python, SQL, Data Science	Free trial	Some free courses, AI tracks
Codeium	AI-assisted coding practice	Free tier	Helps developers write, debug, refactor, and understand code faster.
Microsoft Copilot (in Excel/PowerPoint)	Data visualization, automation	Paid mostly	Built into Microsoft 365, great for office roles

Business, Marketing, Finance

Tool	Skill Focus	Free Access	Notes
Notion AI	Workflow planning, writing, note summaries	Free tier	AI notes, to-dos, and planning templates
ChatGPT / Gemini / Claude	Business writing, marketing strategy	Free tier	Great for prompt-based learning
Perplexity AI	Research and learning	Free tier	Ask questions and get cited answers

3. Career-Specific Learning Assistants

Tool	Skill Focus	Free Access	Notes
Flow	Video Editing	Free tier	Gives 100 credits per month
Lovart AI	Graphic Designing	Free trier	Gives 100 credits per day

AI Tools to Practice Soft Skills Interactively

Skill Type	AI Tool	Key Feature
Communication	Yoodli	AI speech coach (record your voice)
Writing clarity	Grammarly AI	Improves tone, grammar, and professionalism
Interviewing	Google Interview Warmup	Practice answering questions + AI feedback

Things to consider while using ai:
While AI is a great tool to optimize your results and increase your productivity you still need to keep these points in mind:

Always double check the ai generated stuff
Don’t over depend on ai use it to assist you
Never copy and paste blindly
Avoid uploading sensitive documents
Don’t lie using ai

AI Tools to Practice Soft Skills Interactively

Skill Type	AI Tool	Key Feature
Communication	Yoodli	AI speech coach (record your voice)
Writing clarity	Grammarly AI	Improves tone, grammar, and professionalism
Interviewing	Google Interview Warmup	Practice answering questions + AI feedback

Things to consider while using ai:
While AI is a great tool to optimize your results and increase your productivity you still need to keep these points in mind:

Always double check the ai generated stuff

Don’t over depend on ai use it to assist you

Never copy and paste blindly

Avoid uploading sensitive documents

Don’t lie using ai