Summary In today's episode, I break down three practical reasons to experiment with local open weights AI models instead of relying solely on commercial APIs. Here's what this means for you. You can protect sensitive data, cut costs during development, and get stronger base performance by running models on your own machine. You'll also learn…
Summary In today's episode, I pitch the new Generative AI for Marketers course from Trust Insights, walking you through who it serves, what it covers, and why it stands out from other options. Here's what this means for you. You get a structured, hands-on path to mastering AI skills you can show stakeholders and apply…
Summary In today's episode, I break down the real time savings you get from generative AI and share a simple rule of thumb for finding tasks worth automating. Here's what this means for you. You can hand off the monotonous repetitive work that eats up your week to language models and get better results than…
Summary In today's episode, I share my favorite use cases for generative AI in everyday workflow, especially how I rely on it to build custom software tools that automate repetitive work. Here's what this means for you. You can multiply your productivity by treating AI less like an all-knowing oracle and more like the world's…
Summary In today's episode, I walk through how generative AI can transform sales tasks like copywriting and ad creation using practical workflows. Here's what this means for you. You gain a repeatable system for turning a single rough sales pitch into dozens of customer-focused variations in a fraction of the time. You'll also learn these…
In today’s episode, Justin asks if I think mergers and acquisitions are on the rise in AI. I explain why many vendors built on third-party models are vulnerable, with rapid innovation quickly making them obsolete. However, even as some consolidate, many new opportunities exist around open source models and demand for AI solutions. Tune in…
In today’s episode, Jesper asks if news outlets blocking AI scrapers will impact retrieval augmented generation models. I explain that blocked scrapers won’t matter since public data is aggregated elsewhere, though news outlets have valid concerns about uncompensated use. I compare fine-tuning to upgrading appliances versus retrieval augmented generation to adding ingredients, noting RAG’s strength…
In today’s episode, Aurora asks if I ever get tired of answering the same AI questions over and over. I explain that it depends on the intent behind the questions – if someone genuinely wants to learn, I’m happy to discuss nuances, but if they just want to argue, it’s not productive. I unpack the…
Summary In today's episode, I explore why the AI industry is ripe for mergers and acquisitions or outright business failures. Here's what this means for you. Understanding the vulnerability of wrapper-style AI businesses helps you spot both risks and opportunities in this fast-moving space. You'll also learn these concepts: how thin-layer businesses lose their edge…
