The AI Optimist

The AI Optimist


Latest Episodes

Schmidt's Copy-and-Conquer Crashes into AI Copyright Reality Check
August 23, 2024

Everyone's talking about Eric Schmidt's Silicon Valley blunt video. Still, they need to include how it applies to AI and remember the artists' work is in these AI models for nothing.This episode is about how the AI industry's "copy and conquer" mentality

Weird rat, AI Fake Science - trust the what?
August 16, 2024

Once upon a time, we said, "trust the science," the method of finding answers.Then came this new study, rooted in the scientific method, carefully and cleverly outlining new research. It was peer-reviewed and approved for publication.It gave us this rat w

AI Search Shakeup: Your GEO Victory Blueprint
August 09, 2024

Mastering Generative Engine Optimization: A Guide to Getting Found in the AI EraFeeling like your content and business is lost in AI? "The AI Optimist podcast," is ranking well on Google, but when I searched for it on AI platforms like Perplexity, it was

AI's First Copyright: Behind the Breakthrough
August 02, 2024

The first AI copyright in the world goes to a Chinese AI artist, and nobody talks about it or likely even knows about it.Recognizing the importance and direction of human beings with Generative AI seems evident to those who use it. Why do courts throughou

AI B2B Co-Pilots: Stop Tech Talk, Boost Sales by Listening
July 26, 2024

Listen to the engineer speak driving the AI industry and you understand why adoption is slow. When you listen, you learn what the customer wants. Most engineers are so excited, for good reason, they spiel about features without asking the person what they

1800X Faster AI Agent Reveals Obscure AI Stocks
July 19, 2024

Most AI Agents talk about what theyll do in 2-3 years, based on predictions of the future and suspect business models.Then theres LevelFields.ai, an AI Agent that automates the research and evaluation process for the stock market. Developed using a prop

The AI Bubble Burst Wakes Up....
July 12, 2024

How can I help a small company with 20 employees be more efficient and productive? It should be obvious, right?But that's what the CEO asked me. And the only use cases he could really cite were some tricks and things done on social media. Is that our best

The AI Entrepreneurs with Jobs! No Garage Startups
July 05, 2024

Since the early days of the Internet (and long before), the romantic image of the entrepreneur as a visionary individual, working in a garage, fueled by passion and top ramen. These change the world kind of characters are easy to remember, from Steve Job

What is AI's Perfect Question? Prompting Q&A
June 28, 2024

Starting to prompt, I have so many ideas and questions I'd throw them together. Heres the question spoken back to me:Writing a historical accuracy fact checking article, outline why the 1970's economic downspin with high inflation was ended by technolo

Beyond Prompts: Teaching AI Your Why
June 21, 2024

Watching that hand go up in the back really nervously asking me a question at the end of a workshop almost made me cringe. "Where do I buy prompts?" After teaching people about generative AI, I had to help them figure out just what the data part was.Givin