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Playbook · August 2026

The AI Skills Playbook

Gursharan (Gill) Singh
By Gursharan (Gill) Singh
August 2026 17 min read

Most people are learning AI tools. You should learn AI skills. Employers are no longer impressed by "I use ChatGPT." They are hiring people who know how to research with AI, evaluate what it produces, automate real workflows, and make decisions with it. This playbook breaks that gap into 15 skills: a Core 10 covering research, prompting, automation, data analysis, content, agents, evaluation, integration, strategy, and literacy, plus five further skills in communication, no-code building, multimodal production, AI visibility, and responsible use. You do not need all 15 at once. Pick the ones closest to your role and build them deliberately.

What's in this

Why AI skills beat AI tools, and what employers are actually hiring for
The Core 10: research, prompting, automation, data analysis, content, agents, evaluation, integration, strategy, and literacy
Five further skills: communication, no-code building, multimodal production, AI visibility, and responsible use
Why each skill matters, how to start, and a real workplace example for every one
A this-week, this-month, and this-quarter plan so you do not try to learn all 15 at once

Who this is for

Founders & OperatorsMarketing & Growth LeadersAnyone building a career around AITeam leads hiring for AI-fluent roles

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