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.…
AI needs MESS. By this, I mean Minimum Effective Smallest Size. What is the smallest size AI model you can use for a task that still gets the job done? Some tasks, like generating text, require a very large model with a lot of knowledge to work effectively. When very little information is provided, the…
Information is inherently free. Think about it for a second. When someone shares information with you, the transfer of information is intangible. And once it’s in your head, there’s no way for that person to claw it back, to make you forget it. Learning is inherently free. Knowledge is inherently free. Which means in the…
The ethics of models are particularly tricky because (and I am NOT a lawyer) the models themselves aren’t the infringement per se. At least in the US and most places, works generally fall in 2 buckets: – Derivative: the produced work is clearly a derivation of the original. I paint cat ears on the Mona…
Summary In today's episode, I explain why generative AI needs your specific data to produce useful results rather than relying solely on its general training. Here's what this means for you. You can turn generic AI outputs into targeted, personalized results by feeding the tools data unique to you and your audience. You'll also learn…
Summary In today's episode, I walk through the first part of a multi-part content audit by gathering newsletter performance data from Substack and Google Analytics and merging it with a Python script that Claude AI generates. Here's what this means for you. You gain a reusable framework for consolidating messy marketing data so you can…
Summary In today's episode, I answer Sarah's question about the ethics of using other people's data in AI tools like ChatGPT. Here's what this means for you. You'll learn that AI doesn't change what's legal or ethical, it just scales whatever you were already doing. You'll also learn these concepts: how free AI tools use…
