EPISODE · Jun 9, 2025 · 6 MIN
“Just Pick the Damn Nut Bar” – How everyday AI is quietly shaping our lives
from Decoded: AI for Everyone · host Joel Leslie
This week, Joel stands in front of a wall of nut bars at Coles, paralysed by choice. But instead of spiralling into snack-based despair, he takes a photo, sends it to ChatGPT, and gets the answer in seconds.What starts as a supermarket dilemma turns into a deep dive into the rise of Everyday AI, the quiet, context-aware assistants now influencing everything from what we eat to how we sleep, to where we invest.We explore how frictionless AI is reducing decision fatigue, empowering better choices, and reshaping behaviour at scale… without anyone really noticing.Featuring real-world examples across retail, health, finance, and education, Joel unpacks how ambient intelligence is already here, and why the next big AI revolution isn’t enterprise-scale, but decision-scale.Highlights:– What happened in the snack aisle– Why 73% of people use AI daily without knowing it– 4 sectors where Everyday AI is already winning– The 3 biggest barriers to adoption– A simple prompt to bring AI into your daily workflowWant to try these tools? Visit promptengineeringcookbook.com for free resources, including Joel’s AI Comparison Tool.Listen now and find out how a nut bar revealed the future of decision-making.
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This week, Joel stands in front of a wall of nut bars at Coles, paralysed by choice. But instead of spiralling into snack-based despair, he takes a photo, sends it to ChatGPT, and gets the answer in seconds.What starts as a supermarket dilemma turns into a deep dive into the rise of Everyday AI, the quiet, context-aware assistants now influencing everything from what we eat to how we sleep, to where we invest.We explore how frictionless AI is reducing decision fatigue, empowering better choices, and reshaping behaviour at scale… without anyone really noticing.Featuring real-world examples across retail, health, finance, and education, Joel unpacks how ambient intelligence is already here, and why the next big AI revolution isn’t enterprise-scale, but decision-scale.Highlights:– What happened in the snack aisle– Why 73% of people use AI daily without knowing it– 4 sectors where Everyday AI is already winning– The 3 biggest barriers to adoption– A simple prompt to bring AI into your daily workflowWant to try these tools? Visit promptengineeringcookbook.com for free resources, including Joel’s AI Comparison Tool.Listen now and find out how a nut bar revealed the future of decision-making.
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