Month: March 2025

  • Mind Readings: How to Explain AI Agents

    Summary In today's episode, I break down how to explain AI agents clearly using a food analogy and the by-you, with-you, for-you framework. Here's what this means for you. You'll spot the difference between workflows, automations, and agents so you stop overpaying for mislabeled tools. You'll also learn these concepts: how every great agent grows…

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  • Mastering AI: 7 Essential Human Skills You Need to Thrive in the Intelligence Revolution

    Was there any surprise that AI literacy is the fastest rising skill right now? No, not at all. But what else is interesting is that other skills are AI-adjacent. Being good at AI means being good at : – Conflict mitigation, both from a change management perspective and even in working with AI and prompting…

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  • Unlock the Power of MCP: How to Build and Monetize Custom AI Tools for ChatGPT, Claude & More

    MCP is a GPT you control. A lot of people have had a lot to say about Model Context Protocol, or MCP. It’s one of the hot topics in generative AI right now, but it’s also absurdly opaque to a lot of folks. Here’s what it is and how it works. Functionally, MCP is a…

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  • Mind Readings: All You Have To Do Is Ask… AI

    In this episode, discover the secret to being productive with generative AI. You will learn how to ask the right questions to unlock AI’s true potential. You’ll understand how to blend your skills with AI’s strengths for optimal results. You will explore how to guide AI to achieve insightful outcomes in any task. Watch now…

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  • Mind Readings: All You Have To Do Is Ask… AI

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to be more productive with generative AI by mastering the art of asking great questions. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover how putting your ego aside, acknowledging what you don't know, and letting AI handle its strengths while you handle yours unlocks dramatically better results.…

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  • Mastering Sora & AI Video Generators: Pro Tips for Stunning Results

    Early thoughts and tips on Sora and similar video generators. Sora in particular works best with its storyboards feature. Hat tip to Nicole Leffer on this – you can cram it full of detail and it’ll behave better. Be discrete in your instructions. Like ChatGPT, making things structured seems to deliver good results. For example:…

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  • Why Your Next AI Workhorse Could Be a MacBook (and Why That’s a Big Deal)

    I’m sitting on a plane at 32,000 feet, over the Atlantic Ocean. Internet is spotty at best. But with a local AI model – Gemma 3, Google’s latest open model – running locally on my MacBook, I’m processing hundreds of articles for the Trust Insights newsletter, chatting with my AI environment, and building workflow automations…

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  • Mind Readings: Product Market Fit in a Recession

    In this episode, master the essential levels of product market fit to recession-proof your business. You will learn the critical differences between “done for you,” “done with you,” and “done by you” service models. You’ll discover how offering all three levels can expand your customer base and stabilize revenue in any economy. You will explore…

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  • Mind Readings: Product Market Fit in a Recession

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through the three levels of product market fit, done for you, done with you, and done by you, and why your business needs offerings at every level. Here's what this means for you. You gain a simple framework for matching customer budgets to services during economic uncertainty without resorting…

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  • **”AI Data Privacy Myths Debunked: Why Your Secrets Are Safer Than You Think”**

    I’ll preface this by saying you should not put confidential data into public, unsecured AI systems. Just so we’re clear. Don’t do it. Now, with that clear, unambiguous warning out of the way, let’s look at this particular dichotomy. On the one hand, people say not to trust AI. It hallucinates. It makes things up.…

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