I'm visiting this blog post over ten years after it was written. I'm sure I've been here and read before, as I have many of your posts, Harold! I'm motivated to write because I started my day listening to something that had me thinking about 'noticing' and how our attention to our experiences can prompt learning, from anything, anywhere, at any time, but I've also been using and thinking about AI, in the form of ChatGPT, and have just watched the Microsoft launch of "Copilot".

Noticing usually needs us to stop and think, or at least focus and think, following the format of reflective practice (in and on action) discussed by Donald Schön. I've been thinking about how the latest AI 'chatbot' style interaction could be embedded into our work software tools in order to answer the kinds of questions you list in this post. This could prompt reflection, or enable questioning, or the sourcing of support or training materials, or suggest a colleague or community to ask.

I find it amazing and exciting, although a little dystopian, to think about the possibilities an AI "sidekick" could offer in terms of learning.