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275 million records stolen, 9,000 institutions hit during finals week. Ashton Schultz joins Jason on the Weekly Blitz to unpack the Canvas data breach, Anthropic's surprise compute deal with Elon's Colossus data center, and why Microsoft Copilot is the most pragmatic AI tool for locked-down enterprise environments. Ashton, a 19-year tech distribution veteran and founder of Spicy Brain Speaks, also breaks down how AI note-takers like Plaud are removing administrative friction for ADHD professionals in sales.Key topics covered:The Canvas / Instructure data breach: 275M records, 9,000 institutions, finals week timingWhy Purdue avoided the breach and what Carmel schools still aren't teaching about AIThe Anthropic-xAI Colossus compute deal and Anthropic's 80x revenue growthWhy Microsoft Copilot grounded in M365 data outperforms its public reputationBrowser-use AI agents and where Facebook's guardrails kill the use casePlaud AI note-takers, transparency in meeting recording, and trust collapse riskIf you don't know how to code, AI helps you. If you do, it's a multiplier. The same applies to AI in your workflow: stop overthinking the use case and start with what you hate doing most.About Ashton Schultz:Strategic Account Manager and founder of Spicy Brain Speaks, focused on the "human-AI handshake" and AI-powered neuroinclusive solutions for the workplace. 18+ years leading enterprise tech rollouts and Microsoft AI ecosystem deployments. Based in Indianapolis. Member of the Indiana AI Innovators Network.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonschultz/Spicy Brain Speaks: https://spicybrainspeaks.com/Connect with Jason Padgett:Director of Growth and Partnerships, CitizenAI📧 [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIONewsletter (No Code CAIO): https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048The AGI PodcastSchool's Out Saturdays: https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/School's Out Field Notes (weekly newsletter for K-12 educators) → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/field-notes-issue-1Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → We're tracking AI in education events around Indiana on the site. Post an event or book Jason as a speaker → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/eventsAGI Podcast network (all shows): https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/networkSchool's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityThe Weekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutes (co-hosted with Julie Koehrer)The Vibe: Long-form deep conversations, no time limitTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgettResources mentioned:Canvas / Instructure → https://www.instructure.comMicrosoft Copilot → https://copilot.microsoft.comAnthropic → https://www.anthropic.comPlaud AI Note Taker → https://www.plaud.aiNotebookLM → https://notebooklm.google.comTechPoint Indiana → https://techpoint.orgSpicy Brain Speaks → https://spicybrainspeaks.com

A Purdue computer science junior stood outside Chicago Union Station with a sign that said "Can AI do this?" The response surprised him, and the conversation that followed surprised Jason. Ethan Dawes joins School's Out Saturdays to talk about why mass-applying for jobs is broken, where CS students should actually look for opportunity in 2026, and what AI in education needs to look like for it to actually work.Key topics covered:How a Purdue CS student went viral by holding a sign in ChicagoWhy entry-level CS jobs at big tech companies are frozen and where the real opportunity isThe case for small and medium businesses hiring CS grads to navigate AI implementationGitHub vs. portfolio websites for non-technical hiring managersAI scaffolding in education and the zone of proximal developmentOral exams as a verification tool when AI can write any essayAnthropomorphism and sycophancy in LLMs (and what kids need to learn early)Emergent behaviors in large language models and the Claude blackmail experimentIf you don't know how to code, AI helps you. If you do know how to code, AI is a multiplier. That's the line that should be on every CS career services flyer in 2026.About Ethan Dawes:Computer Science junior at Purdue University, Residence Hall Association leader, Purdue Hackers member.→ Looking for a summer internship!!!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-dawes/GitHub: https://github.com/EthanDawesOriginal Chicago post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ethan-dawes_yesterday-i-went-to-chicago-to-prove-that-share-7452910184731029504-t5_LConnect with Jason Padgett:Director of Growth and Partnerships, CitizenAI📧 [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIONewsletter (No Code CAIO): https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048The AGI PodcastSchool's Out Saturdays: https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/School's Out Field Notes (weekly newsletter for K-12 educators) → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/field-notes-issue-1Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → [email protected]'re tracking AI in education events around Indiana on the site. Post an event or book Jason as a speaker → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/eventsAGI Podcast network (all shows): https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/networkSchool's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityThe Weekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutes (co-hosted with Julie Koehrer)The Vibe: Long-form deep conversations, no time limitTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgettResources mentioned:Purdue Hackers → https://www.purduehackers.comGreater Lafayette Commerce Rise & Shine → https://www.greaterlafayettecommerce.comMatchbox Coworking Studio → https://www.matchboxlafayette.comClaude → https://www.claude.comReplit → https://replit.comLovable → https://lovable.devCursor → https://cursor.com

What's the difference between ChatGPT and Magic School AI inside a K-12 classroom? Tanika Kinartail, Professional Learning Specialist at the Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC), joins host Jason Padgett to answer that question and a dozen others educators are asking in 2026.Key topics covered:- Magic School AI vs ChatGPT: how vertical AI handles a frustrated student differently- Teacher buy-in vs. teacher efficacy, and why one is compliance and the other is capacity- The iceberg problem: why AI output is the tip and student process is everything underneath- The work-based learning gap: schools and industry passing the AI responsibility back and forth- Why Tanika tells her 9th-grade daughter to follow skills, not passion- CIESC's train-the-trainer model for districts with no PD budget and no subs- Preview of the May 12 AI Symposium at the Pyramids in Indianapolis (for instructional leaders, not just teachers)- Writing feedback tools, 34 fifth graders, and how one AI feature could have saved a pregnant teacher's sanityBottom line: AI is not here to replace teachers. The teachers and students who learn to use it well will be the ones who move the needle on student achievement. And right now, Indiana is finally catching up.About Tanika Kinartail: Professional Learning Specialist at CIESC, Adjunct Faculty at Ivy Tech Indianapolis, certified MagicSchool AI Trainer, SIOP certified, 19 years in Indiana education. IU Bloomington alumna. Brownsburg, Indiana.Connect with Tanika Kinartail:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanika-kinartailCIESC: https://ciesc.org/Keep Indiana Learning: https://keepindianalearning.org/Register for the CIESC AI Symposium → keepindianalearning.orgWork with Jason → [email protected] → linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

Why are AI subscriptions about to break? This week's AI podcast unpacks tokenomics, the gym-membership flaw in ChatGPT and Claude pricing, and what happens when AI agents start running 50,000 queries a minute instead of one human at a time. Plus Huawei's 7nm chip independence, the Musk vs Altman trial, and what Meta's Indiana data center should look like if big tech borrowed the solar industry's community-benefit playbook.Key topics covered:AI tokenomics and why subscription pricing collapses under agentic workloadsHuawei 7nm chips running DeepSeek and Kimi K2 outside U.S. controlOpen-source vs closed-weights vs closed AI models, in plain EnglishThe Musk vs Altman OpenAI trial and the $151 billion questionWhether OpenAI ends up as a U.S. government arm of AIAlpha School, $100K teacher salaries, and AI in K-12 compensationMeta's Lebanon, Indiana data center and community-benefit agreementsBottom line: the AI economy is about to reprice itself, and the people who quietly benefit from that shift will not be the same people getting billed for it.About Julie Koehrer:On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7. 15+ years in radio and broadcast.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/Resources mentioned:OpenAI → https://openai.comAnthropic (Claude) → https://www.anthropic.comHuawei → https://www.huawei.comDeepSeek → https://www.deepseek.comKimi K2 → https://www.moonshot.cnAlpha School → https://alpha.schoolEmpire of AI by Karen Hao → https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780593657508/empireofaiWork with Jason → [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIONewsletters(No Code CAIO) → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048(School's Out Notes from the Field) schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/field-notes-issue-1Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → [email protected]'s Out Saturdays → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitWebsite: schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/networkFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

A graphic designer who uses AI every single day sits down with Jason to explain what that actually looks like – including why AI-generated logos can't be copyrighted and why ChatGPT will never give you the same output twice.Key topics covered:Using AI as a daily marketing and design tool: brain dumps, prompting strategy, and how to iterate fastWhy AI-generated logos create a copyright problem most clients don't see comingThe branding limitations of generative AI: fonts it can't name, colors that don't transfer, and outputs that all look the sameWhen should kids learn AI? Lauren changes her own answer mid-conversationAI bias explained at third-grade level: the "why did it keep hiring Jane?" exampleFailing fast with AI to get to the real solution fasterThe point guard mentality and why treating AI like a teammate beats being afraid of itLauren Dickerson is a working designer, not a tech person, and her perspective on what AI can and can't do for creative work is one of the most grounded takes you'll hear on the subject.About Lauren Dickerson: CEO and founder of Edit Me Lo Creative Agency, Indianapolis, IN. Visual identity designer, brand strategist, and creative director. Miami University graduate (Interactive Media Studies, 2020), former Division I basketball player at Miami of Ohio.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurendickerson13/Website: https://editmelo.com/Resources mentioned: ChatGPT → https://chatgpt.com/ | Claude → https://claude.ai/ | NotebookLM → https://notebooklm.google.com/ | Canva → https://www.canva.com/Work with Jason → [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIONewsletter (No Code CAIO) → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048Available for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → [email protected]'s Out Saturdays → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/We're listing AI in education events around Indiana on the site.AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

Alpha School says its students finish core academics in two hours a day and score in the top 1% nationally on MAP tests. This episode gets into how that actually works.Jason and co-host Ronda Swartz (assistant principal, nearly 30 years in Catholic K-12 education) sit down with Sofia Swanson, Head of Partnerships at Alpha School, to walk through the 2 Hour Learning model from the beginning. MacKenzie Price founded the school in Austin in 2014 after her daughters started coming home disengaged from kindergarten. What grew from 16 kids meeting in someone's home is now expanding to about 25 campuses nationwide, with hundreds more families on waitlists to bring the model to their city.Key topics covered:- How the 2 Hour Learning model works: AI-personalized academics in the morning, life skills workshops every afternoon- MAP testing results: Alpha reports top 1% nationally and 2.5x faster growth vs. peers- The selection bias question: does this only work because of wealthy, motivated families?- Five life skill categories Alpha teaches at every grade level: teamwork, storytelling, entrepreneurship, relationship building, grit- How to bring Alpha to your city: the 25 founding families model- Whether this model can reach lower-income communities (and what principal Joe Liemandt says about a billion-kid goal)If you're in Indiana and interested in bringing Alpha to the area, Jason and Ronda want to connect you with other families. Reach out at [email protected] Sofia Swanson: Head of Partnerships, Alpha SchoolLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiaswanson/Alpha School: https://alpha.school/Bring Alpha to Your City: https://alpha.school/bring-alpha-to-your-city/About Ronda Swartz: Assistant Principal, Catholic High School, Indianapolis. Nearly 30 years in K-12 education, 18 years in Catholic school leadership. Currently implementing School AI and exploring Gemini.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rondaswartz3177272065/Resources mentioned:Alpha School → https://alpha.school/Bring Alpha to Your City → https://alpha.school/bring-alpha-to-your-city/Alpha School events → https://alpha.school/upcoming-events/School AI → https://schoolai.comMagic School → https://www.magicschool.ai/NWEA MAP Testing → https://www.nwea.org/assessments/map-growth/Work with Jason → [email protected] | Director of Growth & Partnerships, CitizenAILinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIOAvailable for interviews and keynotes on AI in education → [email protected]'s Out Saturdays → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/Indiana AI in Education events (including AI Education Symposium, May 12) → https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/eventsAGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

AI is forcing consulting, law, and web design to abandon hourly billing. Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer unpack what changes when clients know AI compressed 20 hours of work into 3, and why workers aren't sharing in the productivity gains.Key topics covered:The death of hourly billing in consulting, law, and web designHow Claude in Chrome is building an entire HubSpot CRM in Jason's browser in real timeChatGPT image generation 2.0 and the AGI Podcast rebrand at agipodcast.aiMaine Governor Janet Mills vetoing a state AI bill and what it signalsThe Bernie Sanders question: who shares in AI productivity gains when companies make 5x but salaries stay flatData centers, energy regulation, and why some states will get left in the Stone AgeUS nuclear regulation versus China's buildout speedAnthropic's new model and the White House Department of Defense reversalIndiana's tech ecosystem: TechPoint Mira Awards, Mung Chiang at Purdue, Keep Indiana Learning's AI Symposium May 12Bottom line: AI isn't just changing what work gets done. It's rewriting how work gets priced, who gets paid, and which states are positioned to capture the next decade of growth.About Julie Koehrer:On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7. 15+ years in radio and broadcast. Located in Lafayette, Indiana.Mentioned in this episode:AGI Podcast: https://agipodcast.aiThe Capacity Overload Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkwIdRatRCYCitizenAI: https://www.mycitizen.ai/Cars for Keeps: https://carsforkeeps.org/GiGi's Playhouse: https://gigisplayhouse.org/indianapolis/about/TechPoint: https://www.techpoint.org/Central Indiana Corporate Partnership: https://www.cicpindiana.com/CIESC: https://ciesc.org/Keep Indiana Learning AI Symposium: https://keepindianalearning.org/upcoming-events/?_sft_big_topics=aiColin Stauffer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-stauffer-77411345/Proxurve Solutions: https://proxurve.com/Work with Jason: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio: https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm: https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow: https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

Only 23% of Americans have a positive view of AI in 2026, about the same approval rating as ICE. Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer dig into why the gap between foundation-model leaders and the public is widening, and why Jason argues the fix isn't UBI, it's equity.Key topics covered:- The April 6 shooting of Indiana Councilman Ron Gibson's house (13 rounds, "No Data Centers" note) and the Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home on April 10- Why Sam Altman's "philosopher kings" narrative and Dario Amodei's 50% white-collar job loss warnings are making the backlash worse- How Demis Hassabis and AlphaFold prove drug discovery was the smarter first move for AI- Maine's data center moratorium vs. New Hampshire's "compute free or die" constitutional proposal- Why Trump's $1,000 newborn S&P 500 account is a model for AI profit-sharing- The buy-in vs. UBI argument: Americans want equity in the systems they help train- The Enhanced Games in Vegas on Memorial Day, Pascal's Wager applied to longevity, and whether you'd upload your consciousness- Brain-computer interfaces, space colonization, and the solar punk movementBottom line: AI's PR problem isn't about the technology. It's about who owns the upside.About Julie Koehrer: On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7 | 15+ years in radio and broadcast | Lafayette, Indiana | https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/Work with Jason → [email protected]🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

What if professors started grading the AI prompt instead of just the final paper? Mark Lowe, Program Chair for Entrepreneurship at Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette, Indiana, is testing exactly that next semester. Jason Padgett sits down with Mark, a psychology professor and 10-year educator, to talk about what AI in college classrooms actually looks like when the goal is learning, not policing.Key topics covered:Grade the prompt, not just the paper: Mark's new policy for next semester at Ivy TechEbbinghaus forgetting curve: why 80% of what students learn is gone within 70 minutes without sleep, recall testing, and teaching it to someone elseWhy "AI is ruining students" is usually a teaching problem, not a technology problemThe venture development paradox: when research becomes procrastination in disguiseOnly 41% of college faculty had AI training as of 2025 (and why that gap is widening)Why higher ed curriculum is structurally 5 years behind emerging technologyUsing Claude as a debate partner instead of a homework machineData literacy as the number one skill parents should push on high schoolers right nowBottom line: the cheaters will cheat and the lazy will be lazy. AI just makes that harder to hide, and it hands serious students a tutor their professors can't match.About Mark Lowe: Program Chair for Entrepreneurship at Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Indiana. Psychology professor, former business consultant, master's in psychology from Indiana State University. Helped launch roughly 30 businesses from the Ivy Tech entrepreneurship program in three years.Connect with Mark:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-lowe-1b359269/Ivy Tech Entrepreneurship: https://www.ivytech.edu/programs/all-academic-programs/garatoni-school-of-entrepreneurship-innovation/entrepreneurship/Ivy Tech Lafayette: https://www.ivytech.edu/locations/lafayette/Work with Jason → [email protected]🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AI Launchpad → https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

Claude Mythos dropped with warnings about breaking 50-year-old encryption and being too dangerous for public release. CitizenAI COO Oliver Belanger says it's something else entirely: one of the most well-targeted enterprise sales campaigns the AI industry has ever run.Key topics covered:Why AI companies use fear to drive consumer attention and investor fundingThe Anthropic vs. OpenAI business philosophy divide: lead bullets vs. silver bulletsToken maxing: why measuring AI productivity by token spend is this generation's lines-of-code mistakeThe Sam Altman leadership profile and the Eddie Haskell comparisonWhat Mythos is actually selling and who the real target audience is (hint: 15 hyperscalers, not you)Demis Hassabis, Jensen Huang, and what aligned incentives actually look like at the CEO levelBottom line: Mythos is not the end of the world. It's a targeted pitch to the largest tech companies on earth, wrapped in just enough danger to make the press do the marketing for free.About Oliver Belanger:Chief Operating Officer, CitizenAI. CitizenAI connects individuals to community resources, food pantries, federal programs, and workforce development services. Oliver co-hosts Capacity Overload: AI for Social Work with Jason [email protected] | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverbelanger/Capacity Overload: AI for Social WorkYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkwIdRatRCYSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mXcfpxy0al2vlg3Tteg7MWork with Jason → [email protected] → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

AI makes students faster. The harder question is whether it's making them better thinkers, and Hunter Hickman, district AI implementation leader at Rensselaer Central Schools in Indiana, is one of the few educators actually building systems to answer that.Hunter is part of the Indiana Department of Education advisory group designing the state's first tiered AI certification for teachers. He ran the 9-12 Khanmigo rollout at his school with a 92% student activation rate. In this conversation, he and Jason unpack where the "AI is cheating" debate has gone quiet and what's replaced it: cognitive offloading, the difference between augmentation and automation, and why rewarding the final product over the learning process is the thing that's actually broken.Key topics covered:Indiana's tiered AI teacher certification program and what makes it different from typical micro-credentialsCognitive offloading: where the line is between speeding up work and eroding your own thinkingWhy AI is not like a calculator (and why that analogy keeps causing problems in schools)How a 415-student rural district used NotebookLM to keep students in the learning loopWhat it means to be an AI power user with zero computer science backgroundKhanmigo vs. general LLM fluency: why ed-tech tools alone aren't enoughThe case for assessing student process, not just the final productAnthropic vs. OpenAI in the classroom, and the social media regulation conversationHunter also shares how leaning into AI as a teacher opened doors he didn't see coming: speaking at state conferences, serving on the IDOE advisory committee, and launching Hickman Consulting LLC.About Hunter Hickman: Secondary English educator, district AI implementation leader, and founder of Hickman Consulting LLC. Based in Northwest Indiana. Completing an M.S. in English Education at Indiana Wesleyan University with research on generative AI feedback loops and student writing autonomy.Website: https://www.hickmanconsultingai.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-hickman-m-s-2b501383/Work with Jason: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048X @NoCodeCAIOAGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout Tools Jason recommends:MindStudio: https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm: https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow: https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

Most AI projects fail before they start because businesses skip the most important step: figuring out what's actually broken. Jason Padgett and Adam Staples unpack why clarity has to come before automation, what the recent Claude code leak actually tells us about AI development culture, and whether the current wave of AI layoffs is real efficiency or EBITDA spin.Key topics covered:Why small businesses can't follow the enterprise AI playbook — resources, talent, and timeline don't match"You cannot automate chaos" — Chakra BPC's process-first approach to AI deploymentThe Turing test in real life: an AI-written newsletter that fooled a credentialed English teacherOpenAI's media network acquisition and what AI-controlled journalism does to independent coverageThe Claude source code leak: human error, competitive ethics, and the "honor among thieves" argumentAI layoffs at companies like Salesforce — EBITDA cover story or actual automation gains?Why liberal arts and communication skills are becoming the most valuable AI adjacencyWhat data science and CS graduates should be targeting instead of big tech entry-level rolesSpaceX IPO timing, AI company valuations, and whether the private market can absorb themData centers in orbit: costs, robotics requirements, and Silicon Valley magical thinkingBottom line: Scale people, don't replace them. The businesses getting real ROI from AI are the ones who started by fixing their processes, not buying the pixie dust.About Adam Staples: Founder of Chakra Business Process Consulting, Indianapolis, Indiana. 25 years in telecom, SaaS, and IT consulting. Helps SMBs build operational clarity before deploying AI. chakrabpc.comWork with Jason → [email protected]🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

AI teacher certification is getting built from scratch in Indiana — and the guy designing it explains exactly how. Ryan Murray, Project Specialist at the Central Indiana Educational Service Center, breaks down the SAIL certification program (Strategic AI Integration and Leadership), a three-tier framework built with educators, higher ed, and industry across the state.Key topics covered:Why rural Indiana districts are ahead of suburban schools on AI adoption, and what suburban districts are getting wrongThe three-tier SAIL certification: AI literacy, classroom integration, and global leadershipData privacy and student PII: why ed-tech companies lead with safety and what that means for district buying decisionsWhy prompt engineering is fundamentally a communication skill, not a tech skillWhat AI jobs exist right now that nobody is training students for — red teaming, evals, multi-model fluencyRyan's advice to students: get off your computers, talk to people, those skills transfer directlyThe bottom line: educators are waiting for AI to be proven before they adopt it, but the students in their classrooms right now can't afford to wait.About Ryan Murray: Project Specialist at the Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC), AI education program designer, former K-12 teacher and IU Indianapolis adjunct instructor. Three years building AI literacy infrastructure for central Indiana school districts.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpmurray7/CIESC: https://www.ciesc.orgWork with Jason → [email protected] → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms → https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → ⁠https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett⁠

OpenAI is shutting down Sora and pivoting its entire enterprise strategy to compete with Anthropic — and that's just one move in a week that also saw Apple replace Siri with Google Gemini, the federal government release its first AI safety framework, and Meta and YouTube lose jury trials over addictive algorithm lawsuits.Key topics covered:OpenAI kills Sora and exits adult AI companion features, refocusing on enterprise to chase AnthropicApple makes deal to power Siri with Google Gemini — what to actually expectFederal AI safety framework: first real steps toward national regulationMeta and YouTube sued over addictive algorithms — why this could crack open massive legal exposureJason's live experiment: giving Claude Code a $100 Walmart card and control of the AGI Podcast's social channels to see if an AI agent can monetize a podcastWhy agentic AI tools are worth watching but not worth rushing into yet (and what to do instead)The real risk of anthropomorphizing AI — "soul docs," companion apps, and what it's doing to young peopleJulie teaches Walla's AI 101 class for retirees and gets some great nonprofit board questionsMelania's classroom robot rollout and why it's getting ahead of where the technology actually isWatch recommendation: "The Thinking Game" — the Demis Hassabis and AlphaGo documentaryBottom line: A lot moved this week, but the most practical story is a simple question: can an AI agent actually run a podcast and make money from it? Jason's testing that in real time.About Julie Koehrer: On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7 | 15+ years in radio and broadcast | Lafayette, IndianaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/Work with Jason → [email protected] Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

What does AI literacy actually mean for K-12 students, and why are most school districts getting it wrong? Kristen Kayser, Senior Lead for the Midwest at aiEDU (AI Education Project), joins Jason Padgett to answer that question — and to explain why buying AI tools without a district-wide strategy creates more problems than it solves.Key topics covered:Why workforce leaders say AI literacy is a requirement for every student, not just future software engineersWhat AI literacy actually means: critical evaluation of outputs, not just knowing how to use appsIndiana's SAIL initiative, a credentialing program from the Central Indiana ESC that trains educators on AI pedagogy and AI as a technologyThe district AI strategy gap: why teachers get trained on tools but schools never define how AI should actually be usedWhat a real AI task force looks like, with parents, students, community members, and district leaders at the tableA real-world example of AI literacy in a high school student who switched from ChatGPT to Claude on her own and articulated whyIf you work in education, ed-tech, workforce development, or you're a parent watching schools fumble AI policy, this episode will give you a clearer picture of what good looks like.About Kristen Kayser: Senior Lead, Midwest at aiEDU | Former high school math teacher (9 years, Cleveland Heights High School) | Former principal and mastery learning specialist, Cleveland Metro | Former College Board state and district partnerships | Dayton, OhioConnect with Kristen Kayser: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-kayser/Learn more about aiEDU: https://aiedu.orgWork with Jason → [email protected] → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

OpenAI called an internal code red. Anthropic is winning enterprise. ChatGPT launched ads. And the question nobody in your company wants to answer: if AI is making employees twice as productive, where is that money going?Key topics covered:OpenAI vs. Anthropic enterprise race: what "code red" actually means and why Anthropic is pulling aheadChatGPT free tier advertising: what the experience looks like and how users are reactingAI in healthcare and elder care: HIPAA compliance barriers, real-time family communication tools, and why this is still an unsolved problemAI music (Suno), AI film production, and what happens to mediocre talent when technology narrows the gapOutcome-based pay, unlimited PTO done right, and why consulting billing is already breaking under AI efficiency pressureIf AI is handling half your workload, you should probably be having a compensation conversation. Most people aren't.About Julie Koehrer: On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7, 15+ years in radio and broadcast. Lafayette, Indiana.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/Work with Jason: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio: https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm: https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow: https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

AGI Schools Out Saturdays | Season 2, Episode 10Amanda Wilkerson | Ivy Tech Community CollegeSPOTIFY / APPLE PODCASTS DESCRIPTIONWhat does AI workforce training look like when you start by asking employers what they actually need? Amanda Wilkerson, Assistant Faculty Lead at Ivy Tech Community College, is finding out. In this episode of AGI Schools Out Saturdays, she and Jason Padgett dig into the applied AI gap: the growing population of workers who need practical AI skills but don't have a computer science background and aren't sure where to start.Key topics covered:Applied AI curriculum for non-CS students: who it's for and why it mattersHow Ivy Tech brought 50 industry leaders together to define AI workforce skillsBuilding education pathways backward from employer demand, not academic traditionIndiana vs. Ohio on AI adoption in education: where the gaps areFlexible learning models (asynchronous, hybrid, competency-based) designed for working adultsIvy Tech's role in the 2025-2026 National Applied AI Consortium Mentorship CohortClosing workforce gaps for underserved communities through accessible AI educationIf you work in workforce development, community college education, or HR and you're trying to figure out what AI-ready actually means in practice, this one's for you.About Amanda Wilkerson: Assistant Faculty Lead, School of Information Technology, and Chair of the Statewide Informatics Curriculum Committee at Ivy Tech Community College. Faculty representative for Ivy Tech's participation in the National Applied AI Consortium (NAAIC) 2025-2026 Mentorship Cohort.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awilkerson/Ivy Tech: https://www.ivytech.edu/Work with Jason → [email protected] → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AI Launchpad → https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

Weekly Blitz | March 16, 2026 | Special Audible Edition Guests: Brian Beck + Colin Staufferwo central Indiana consultants walk Jason through what AI adoption really looks like on the ground for SMBs. No theory. No pitch decks. Just what's working, what's blowing up, and what most businesses still refuse to deal with.🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀:Colin's BLOP framework: start with boring, low-risk, accessible tasks before touching anything customer-facingThe dirty data problem: pointing AI at 15 years of unorganized SharePoint files and accidentally exposing employee SSNsThe productivity paradox: AI is causing go-getters to take on more work, not less, and burnout risk is realClaude vs. ChatGPT vs. Copilot: which tool wins for SMBs, and why ChatGPT's sycophancy is a business problemAI orchestration as a hidden skill: why you can't run Opus 4.6 on everything without burning your budget💡 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲:Most SMBs are skipping the basics and pointing AI at messy data they don't understand, and the consultants cleaning up that mess have more work than they can handle.𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸Senior Consultant at Proxurve Solutions | Cybersecurity and AI consulting for SMBs in central Indiana | 30+ years in IT🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbeck73/🌐 https://proxurve.com/𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿Managing Partner, BiG Impact Group | Fractional CAIO | Public Sector Practice | AI fluency for mid-market organizations🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-stauffer-77411345/🌐 https://bigintel.ai/𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻I build AI-native organizations for companies that can't afford enterprise consulting timelines. Real implementation: LLM workflows, semantic data architecture, agentic automation, and the change management to make it stick.📧 [email protected]𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹'𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: Preparing students for their future, not our past.𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇: AI news every Monday. 30-45 minutes.𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀: Data literacy for business owners.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲: Deep conversations with people building the future.Follow our LinkTr.ee links to your favorite platform:LinkTr.ee https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow us on Facebook and LinkedIn @AGIPodcast𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗽𝗮𝗱Learn to implement AI without a PhD or coding background. Monthly live training, industry-specific workshops (SMBs, educators, data design), and a community of practitioners who've figured it out. First session free.🚀 https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5𝗡𝗼-𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗢 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿Practical LLM applications for non-technical professionals. No hype, no fluff, just what's working in real businesses.📰 https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-no-code-caio-newsletter-7399599285849346048𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀MindStudio → Automate your workflows → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqâ𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.𝗳𝗺 → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrâWispr Flow → Dictate anything, anywhere → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgettâ#WeeklyBlitz #AINews #ArtificialIntelligence #NoCodeCAIO #TechTrends #AIForSmallBusiness #DataSecurity #FractionalCAIO #SmallBusinessAI #AIAdoption2026

How should college students actually use AI to land a job in 2026 — when every applicant has the same tools and companies are using AI to screen the resumes that AI wrote?Purdue junior Umar Yasser (Business Analytics, ibex intern) joins Jason to dig into what campus conversations about AI really sound like right now, and what skills are going to matter when the tools are commoditized.Key topics covered:Whether AI is killing entry-level jobs and what that means for career development pipelinesMindStudio vs. N8N for building agentic workflows with no computer science backgroundModel selection and cost: why running Claude Opus on everything is a fast way to a $10,000 billHallucination as a feature: the difference between predictive and deterministic AI systems and when each one belongsOpenAI's ad-revenue strategy vs. Anthropic's enterprise focus — and why it changes the feedback you getData privacy risks when uploading your resume to ChatGPTConvergent vs. divergent thinking: where LLMs actually help and where human discernment still winsThe AI vs. AI resume flywheel that's making LinkedIn networking matter more than everHow to use NotebookLM for team feedback without it becoming a weaponIf you're a student, a manager of young people, or an educator trying to figure out what skills actually prepare people for this job market, this one is worth your time.About Umar Yasser: Business Analyst Intern at ibex. Junior in Business Analytics and Information Management at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Pursuing a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umaryasser2004/Work with Jason → [email protected] → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048 [email protected] AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms → https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFacebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason Recommends: Wispr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgettMindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

Most businesses think they're ready for AI agents. Jason Padgett and Clay Cash — a 25-year data and litigation technology veteran — break down exactly why that's usually wrong, what it actually costs to fix it, and where the real opportunities are for companies that get their data house in order first.Key topics covered:Claude Code and what it unlocks for non-traditional developers who aren't software engineersWhy going AI-native cost one 30-person healthcare company $160K just to migrate data to SnowflakeAI in regulated industries: HIPAA, attorney-client privilege, enterprise agreements, and private modelsSycophancy in AI models: why ChatGPT tells you what you want to hear and Claude pushes backBuilding Claybot: a custom AI assistant trained to give honest answers, not complimentsWorkforce displacement, UBI, and the 60% of Americans with a sixth-grade reading level problemWhy the US is the Luddite of the AI revolution (two-thirds of Congress are lawyers)Robotics: the elder care use case nobody is talking aboutK-12 AI literacy: why age-appropriate AI education matters more than any policy debateMCP, orchestrator agents, and context management for real-world AI performanceThe sci-fi closer: Clay picks The Matrix, Jason picks Blade RunnerTwo guys who came up on War Games and TRS-80s talking about where this all actually goes.About Clay Cash:Data and litigation technology specialist, Raleigh, NC. 25+ years solving complex data problems for pharmaceutical and legal clients. Founder of Claybot.ai and cDiscovery.io.LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/claycash/Claybot → https://www.claybot.ai/cDiscovery → https://cdiscovery.io/index.htmlWork with Jason → [email protected] → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048All AGI Podcast shows → https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWhspr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

Agentic AI just caused a Mac Mini shortage in New York City — and most people working at the Apple Store didn't even know why. This week, Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer break down what agentic AI actually is, what OpenClaw set off, and how non-technical professionals can start building real AI skills before this moves even faster.Key topics covered:OpenClaw and agentic AI: what it does, why Mac Minis sold out, and the real risks of giving AI access to your computerAnthropic vs. the Department of Defense: what Dario Amodei objected to, and why signing the DoD contract was the decision that mattered3 stages of AI literacy for non-coders: play and explore, build a co-worker, deploy agentsAI model cost comparison: when Amazon Nova at fractions of a cent beats GPT-4o at $30 per 750K wordsClaude Skills and Projects: how Jason auto-generates show notes in under five minutes using a markdown fileWhisper Flow: dictation that thinks, formats, and cleans up your words as you talkLafayette, Indiana as a real-world test case for AI adoption outside the tech industryIf you've been waiting for the right moment to start, this episode is the on-ramp.Work with Jason → [email protected] → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048All AGI Podcast shows → https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrWhspr Flow → https://ref.wisprflow.ai/jason-padgett

AGI Podcast Presents: The Weekly Blitz — Episode 8 Jason and CitizenAI COO Oliver Belanger break down how AI can actually help nonprofits connect people to the wraparound support they need — and then drop an announcement that changes what the Blitz sounds like going forward.Key topics covered:What "wraparound needs" are and why they're the leading cause of people dropping out of workforce and education programsHow CitizenAI's AI-powered benefit navigator works with case managers instead of replacing themWhy verified data beats a hallucinating foundation model when someone's trying to find childcare or housingThe difference between vertical AI and foundation models, and which one actually works for small nonprofitsWhy OpenClaw and autonomous AI without guardrails creates real security risks for organizations that can't afford themThe two AI patterns Oliver says are working right now: human-in-the-loop maximization and small-scope vertical AIJason's announcement about his new roleIf you're running a nonprofit in Indiana and your case managers are buried, or your clients are falling through the cracks because of basic needs barriers, this one's for you.About Oliver Belanger: COO and co-founder of CitizenAI. Grew up in Harlem, trained in Silicon Valley through a workforce development program, spent years at Merit as Chief of Staff before building CitizenAI in Indianapolis.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverbelanger/CitizenAI: https://www.mycitizen.ai/Work with Jason → [email protected] → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | X @NoCodeCAIOTools Jason recommends:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - Building the future, one human-AI collab at a time. Weekly Blitz Episode 7. AI news recap for Feb 23, 2026: OpenClaw, Gemini 3, vibe coding, and the white collar job displacement conversation finally hitting mainstream news. Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer cover two weeks of AI in 30 minutes after a brief hiatus.Key topics covered:OpenClaw and agentic AI: What Peter Steinberger built, why it sent markets down $1 trillion, and why Sam Altman hired him immediately afterWhite collar job displacement: The Peter Schumer article comparing AI's economic disruption to COVID's early days in the Hunan provinceGemini 3 benchmarks vs. Claude and OpenAI: Who's actually winning the AI race right nowClaude Cowork vs. Claude Code: Why the new interface matters for non-developers trying to use agentic AISelling your likeness to AI: The James Earl Jones / Darth Vader model and what it means for everyday peopleAutomating your own workflows: How Jason uses Claude skills to cut podcast production and leadership reporting from hours to minutesDoes AI make you dumber? What studies actually say about power users and cognitive loadIf you've been wondering whether AI job displacement is real or hype, this episode gives you a straight answer: it's starting, it's hitting software first, and the people best positioned are the ones who figure out which parts of their job they do on autopilot anyway.About Julie Koehrer:Julie Koehrer is an On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7 with 15+ years in radio and broadcast. Based in Lafayette, Indiana.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/Work with Jason → [email protected]🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AI adoption keeps stalling in organizations for the same reason most conferences are forgettable: nobody designed for behavior change. Nick Bonora, Director of the Purdue University Event Design LAB℠, joins Jason Padgett to connect event design methodology to the real barriers behind AI integration at work and in life.Key topics covered:Why behavior change is the only real measure of a successful event or AI rolloutHow empathy mapping helps you understand stakeholder resistance before you try to fix itUsing divergent and convergent thinking to know when to bring AI in and when to keep it outHow to prompt AI more effectively by giving it design context, not just instructionsThe difference between AI for business efficiency and AI for creative work, and why they need different strategiesWhat young people entering an AI-saturated workforce actually need to build a career aroundNick built the first university-based Event Design LAB℠ in the U.S. at Purdue in partnership with the Event Design Collective. His framework has real application for anyone trying to move people from resistant to bought-in, whether the change is a conference, a software rollout, or an organizational shift.This one runs long because it earns it. It ends up somewhere most AI conversations don't go: purpose, resilience, and what it means to find meaning when your job title stops being the answer.About Nick Bonora: Director, Purdue University Event Design LAB℠ | 23 years in collegiate hospitality and conference services | First university-based Event Design LAB in the U.S. | Emory UniversityLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasbonora/Purdue Event Design LAB℠: https://www.linkedin.com/company/purdue-university-event-design-lab%E2%84%A0/Event Design Collective: https://edco.global/event-design-lab/Work with Jason → [email protected]🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AI Launchpad → https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

THE VIBE EPISODE 3What do Anthropic's internal AI papers reveal about the future of education, safety, and humanity? Ronda Swartz, Assistant Principal at St. Barnabas Catholic High School with 28 years in education, joins Jason to analyze Dario Amodei's vision documents and the concerning exodus of AI safety experts from major labs.Key topics covered:St. Barnabas Catholic High School's AI adoption: Why they chose School AI over Magic School for K-12 teachers and what educators should evaluate when selecting AI platformsGoogle's pipeline strategy in education: Internal 2020 presentation revealing plans to acclimate children to Google's ecosystem through Chromebooks, and what this means for schools todayDario Amodei's "Machines of Love and Grace": Anthropic CEO's optimistic vision if everything breaks humanity's way, covering super intelligence, economic transformation, and societal change"The Adolescence of Technology": Dario's warnings about chip sales to China, AI concentration in behemoth companies, and what could go wrong as AI becomes more powerfulClaude's Constitutional AI framework: How Amanda Askell (PhD in philosophy) created an ethical "parenting letter" that guides Claude's behavior, and why this matters for educatorsAI safety expert resignations: Anthropic's head of security and OpenAI engineer departures with warnings about existential threats, peril, and disruption timelinesWomen in tech leadership: Why we need more mothers and female voices making AI decisions, not just competitive males excited to "navigate Blade Runner"Protecting humanity while embracing progress: Maintaining spiritual, ethical, and creative components of education as AI transforms classroomsBottom line: Catholic schools are adopting AI tools while AI safety experts are quitting with warnings. This conversation explores how educators can prepare students for an AI future without losing what makes us human.About Ronda Swartz: Assistant Principal at St. Barnabas Catholic High School, Indianapolis, Indiana. 28 years in education across public and parochial schools as teacher, instructional coach, principal, and executive director. Focused on protecting children while preparing them for their future.Work with Jason → [email protected]🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AI Launchpad → https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools:School AI → K-12 AI platform created by educatorsMindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

How does a middle school language arts teacher use AI to build better lessons, save time, and actually know her students better? Patty Oshier, a fifth-year educator currently teaching seventh and eighth grade at a charter school, shares exactly what's working in her classroom right now.Key topics covered:Using AI to create lesson materials that meet curriculum standards when textbooks fall shortHow to build AI-resistant assignments using AI itself (and why that's both ironic and necessary)What students are actually doing with AI in middle school: music projects, creative workarounds, VPNs to bypass school blockersWhy adaptive learning platforms like Readworks and Newsela save hours of assessment time while providing better data on student reading levels, comprehension, and strugglesThe critical role of relationship-building in teaching and why students won't learn from teachers they don't likeWhether AI will lead to larger class sizes or more time for human connection in the classroomBottom line: AI tools are helping this teacher spend less time on admin and grading, more time with her own kids at home, and build stronger relationships with students by understanding their individual needs through data that used to take weeks to gather manually.About Patty Oshier: Middle School Language Arts Teacher at a charter school in Indiana. Fifth year teaching, previously taught fifth and sixth grade at traditional public schools. Located in Lafayette, Indiana area.Work with Jason → [email protected]🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AI Launchpad → https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools:MindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

How do you cut administrative work in half without laying anyone off? Phoenix Paramedic Solutions did it using Claude Teams and custom AI workflows. Jason and Julie break down real implementation: healthcare facility communication failures, AI time tracking that doesn't require spreadsheets, and why Claude corrects your priorities instead of telling you every idea is brilliant like ChatGPT does.Key topics covered:Physical therapy and healthcare facility communication breakdowns: Julie's experience with her mother's rehab facility shows how departments fail to coordinate, welcome calls arrive months late, and AI backend systems (not chatbots) could fix scheduling and patient handoff chaosClaude vs ChatGPT for business accountability: Phoenix employees using Claude get honest feedback like "that's not on your plan this week, why are you working on that?" instead of ChatGPT's sycophantic praiseAI time tracking without spreadsheets: Jason implemented conversational check-ins three times per day using ChatGPT, then migrated to Claude for more professional tone and project oversight capabilities50% admin work reduction at Phoenix: Real numbers on how AI workflows cut administrative lift in half, allowing re-leverage of certified EMTs and paramedics toward billable services instead of layoffsThe $126K unanswered calls problem: 27% of business calls go unanswered, costing companies an average of $126,000 annually. AI phone systems can capture these missed opportunities.AI sales team replacement: One company went from 8 salespeople to zero using AI automation. Jason discusses the ethics and economics of this transition.Re-leveraging employees when AI cuts admin time: Instead of layoffs, how do you redirect employee hours toward income-producing work like patient care while keeping admin costs flat?Bottom line: AI eliminates admin work, but the real business question is whether you lay people off or re-leverage them toward revenue-generating activities.About Julie Koehrer: Julie Koehrer is On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7 with 15+ years in radio and broadcast. Located in Lafayette, Indiana.Work with Jason → [email protected]🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048AI Launchpad → https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5AGI Podcast shows:School's Out Saturdays: AI in education, K-12 through universityWeekly Blitz: AI news every Monday, 30-45 minutesData Bytes: Data literacy for business ownersThe Vibe: Deep conversations, no time limitAll platforms: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow: Facebook + LinkedIn @AGIPodcast | Instagram @AGISchoolsout | X @NoCodeCAIOTools:Claude Teams → https://claude.aiMindStudio → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

Jordan Meyers on School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 6)ChatGPT in Paramedic School: How One EMT Stopped Reading TextbooksEpisode Summary:Jordan Myers, EMT and paramedic student, replaced her textbooks with ChatGPT. She built a complete A&P study guide in 2 days (would've taken weeks manually), trained the model to create practice exams exactly how she learns, and convinced half her class to do the same. Her instructor gives her crap daily.About My GuestJordan Myers is Occupational Health Manager at Phoenix Paramedic Solutions | EMT Primary Instructor | Currently enrolled in paramedic school. Located in Lafayette, Indiana. Jordan has spent 8 years at Phoenix, working across every division the company offers while integrating AI into multiple departments.Guest LinksJordan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-meyersemtPhoenix Paramedic Solutions: https://www.linkedin.com/company/phoenix-paramedic-solutions-llc/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastX: @NoCodeCAIOFull Episodes: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Key Timestamps:03:11 - "Never opened his textbook in med school" → Jordan's doing the same with ChatGPT instead04:44 - Building a complete A&P study guide in 2 days before class even started04:54 - Turning 800 practice questions into a 200-question custom exam with study guide in 20 minutes07:38 - Teaching classmates to ask ChatGPT to explain medical terminology at middle school level, then scale up22:30 - Half the class now using ChatGPT after seeing Jordan's results40:13 - Why robots won't replace healthcare workers: "We're taught to read the patient, not the machine"42:59 - Using AI as a tool with human judgment, not turning everything over to the machine𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗽𝗮𝗱Learn to implement AI without a PhD or coding background. Monthly live training, industry-specific workshops (SMBs, educators, data design), and a community of practitioners who've figured it out. First session free.🚀 https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5𝗡𝗼-𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗢 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿Practical LLM applications for non-technical professionals. No hype, no fluff—just what's working in real businesses.📰 https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-no-code-caio-newsletter-7399599285849346048Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

Julie's MIA, so Jason called in Harrison Painter (Launch Ready AI) to decode the internet's latest obsession: OpenClaw. The autonomous AI agent everyone's downloading without understanding the cybersecurity risks. Harrison spent 72 hours in the lobster hole and came back with warnings.🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀:OpenClaw's security nightmare: autonomous agents with full computer access creating the biggest cybersecurity risk for newbies yetSafe experimentation options: Mac Mini, virtual private servers (Hostinger $7-10/month), or UTM for isolated testing environmentsThe Anthropic timeline: Claude Code to Claude Cowork to OpenClaw all dropped within 10 days, creating parallel agent ecosystems1,000 AI agents on X created their own encrypted language and religion (Lobsterfarianism), showing what role-playing AI looks like at scaleWordPress 1.0 analogy: OpenClaw is the first version of agentic tools, clunky and risky now but evolving fast toward mainstream accessibility💡 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲:Don't confuse the hype with the technology—OpenClaw is real and important, but if you're not technical, pay the $100-200/month for Claude Code or ChatGPT Codex instead of risking your passwords and credit cards.𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 (𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁)Founder, Launch Ready AI. Three years deep in AI since ChatGPT launched. Building The AI Launchpad training platform for non-technical professionals who need to implement AI without the hype.𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisonpainter/𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗔𝗜: https://www.launchready.ai/#hero𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻I build AI-native organizations for companies that can't afford enterprise consulting timelines. Real implementation: LLM workflows, semantic data architecture, agentic automation, and the change management to make it stick.📧 [email protected]𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹'𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: Preparing students for their future, not our past.𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇: AI news every Monday. 30-45 minutes. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀: Data literacy for business owners.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲: Deep conversations with people building the futureFollow our LinkTr.ee links to your favorite platform:LinkTr.ee https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow us on Facebook and LinkedIn @AGIPodcast𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘅 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽Stop waiting for enterprise consulting timelines. We implement AI workflows, data architecture, and automation for 50-500 person organizations—no strategy decks, just results.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗽𝗮𝗱Learn to implement AI without a PhD or coding background. Monthly live training, industry-specific workshops (SMBs, educators, data design), and a community of practitioners who've figured it out. First session free.🚀 https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5𝗡𝗼-𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗢 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿Practical LLM applications for non-technical professionals. No hype, no fluff—just what's working in real businesses.📰 https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-no-code-caio-newsletter-7399599285849346048𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱MindStudio → Automate your workflows → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq← 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.𝗳𝗺 → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr←

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 5)Episode Summary:John von Seggern spent a decade learning that "personalized AI" in ed-tech is mostly marketing BS. When 80% of students never touch the AI features you built, you don't have an adoption problem - you have a product problem. Real personalization comes from humans who actually care.About My GuestJohn von Seggern is Founder of Futureproof Music School | Sound designer on Pixar's WALL-E | Former executive at Berklee Online and Icon Collective | Over a decade in online music education. Located in Los Angeles. John is building a hybrid model that combines human music instructors with AI tutoring to teach at scale without losing the human connection that actually keeps students engaged.Guest LinksJohn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvon/Futureproof Music School: https://futureproofmusicschool.com/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastX: @NoCodeCAIOFull Episodes: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Join the AI Launchpad AI training for **educators***, SMBs, and professionals. 🚀 https://www.skool.com/ai-launch-pad/about?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5Key Timestamps:03:05 - First heard of Zoom in 2017 because it could share computer audio in real time for music students08:25 - American youth as consumers vs Asian youth as creators with technology10:15 - Suno and AI music generation will work out licensing deals with big labels eventually19:30 - AI won't replace music teachers because human connection is what keeps students practicing25:45 - Personalization in ed-tech is overhyped - most students ignore the AI features built for them38:47 - Futureproof's model: human instructors handle motivation, AI handles repetitive practice feedback59:53 - Testing voice AI tutor using Google Live API that can see your screen and analyze your musicTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇 - 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰 | AI Wearables Are Coming: Privacy, Productivity, and Who's Really WorkingJason and Julie debate Google joining Siri, AI-powered glasses hitting the market, and Jason's experiment translating CEO directives into helpful check-ins instead of micromanagement. Claude Code joins the conversation.🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀:Google joining Apple's Siri ecosystem signals AI wearables (glasses, watches) going mainstreamWorld Economic Forum at Davos: AI regulation and enterprise adoption hitting critical massJulie using Gemini AI summaries in Google without realizing it was AI—invisible tech integrationChatGPT now offers PowerPoint creation directly in Microsoft OfficeJason's experiment: ChatGPT translating CEO directives into personalized check-ins employees prefer over manager oversight💡 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲:AI will make it real hard to hide if you're not producing—and that might be less about surveillance and more about finally having clear systems of record for individual output.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻I build AI-native organizations for companies that can't afford enterprise consulting timelines. Real implementation: LLM workflows, semantic data architecture, agentic automation, and the change management to make it stick.📧 [email protected]𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗿 is On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7 | 15+ years in radio/broadcast. Located in Lafayette, Indiana. Julie asks the questions non-technical professionals need answered.𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲'𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/𝗟𝗮𝗳𝗮𝘆𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗤𝟭𝟬𝟲.𝟳: https://lafayetteq1067.com/𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹'𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: Preparing students for their future, not our past.𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇: AI news every Monday. 30-45 minutes. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀: Data literacy for business owners.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲: Deep conversations with people building the futureFollow our LinkTr.ee links to your favorite platform:LinkTr.ee https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow us on Facebook and LinkedIn @AGIPodcast𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘅 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽Stop waiting for enterprise consulting timelines. We implement AI workflows, data architecture, and automation for 50-500 person organizations—no strategy decks, just results.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗽𝗮𝗱Learn to implement AI without a PhD or coding background. Monthly live training, industry-specific workshops (SMBs, educators, data design), and a community of practitioners who've figured it out. First session free.🚀 https://www.skool.com/ai-launch-pad/about?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5𝗡𝗼-𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗢 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿Practical LLM applications for non-technical professionals. No hype, no fluff—just what's working in real businesses.📰 https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-no-code-caio-newsletter-7399599285849346048𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱MindStudio → Automate your workflows → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqâ 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.𝗳𝗺 → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrâ #WeeklyBlitz #AINews #ArtificialIntelligence #NoCodeCAIO #TechTrends #Google #Apple #AIWearables #WorkplaceAI

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 4)Episode Summary:Lena Morris brings boots-on-the-ground reality from corporate training floors: employers ARE hiring for AI skills, and schools that ignore this are setting students up to fail. We dig into why K-12 needs AI literacy now, how EQ separates humans from machines, and what "micro-credentialing" actually means for your students' job prospects.About My Guest Jealeania "Lena" Morris is Founder & CEO of Authentic Encounters LLC | Leadership and culture coach | Professional development specialist focused on interpersonal connection and workplace transformation. Located in Central Indiana. Lena works with organizations from rural electric co-ops to healthcare systems, helping them integrate AI tools while maintaining authentic human skills.Guest Links Lena on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jealeaniadmorrisAuthentic Encounters: https://authenticencountersllc.com/Follow The Show Instagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastX: @NoCodeCAIOFull Episodes: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Join the AI Launchpad AI training for educators, SMBs, and professionals. 🚀 https://bit.ly/3NnuBc5Key Timestamps: 01:27 - Micro-credentialing and what employers actually ask for in hiring06:28 - Carmel mayor claims only STEM students need AI skills (Jason pushes back hard)08:15 - Lena's counter: innovative employers ARE hiring for AI proficiency right now27:38 - Why IT people now need leadership skills and personality, not just technical chops31:40 - Small businesses drowning in admin work that AI could handle tomorrow46:42 - EQ as the differentiator: what separates humans from machines in AI-saturated workplaces55:37 - Lena's new podcast launch: Authentic Encounters, Lena Speaks (February 2025)Tools We Recommend MindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇 - 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯 | AI Health Tools, Data Centers, and the Great Midwest MigrationChatGPT Health and Claude Health just dropped, and Jason and Julie debate whether convenience will beat privacy concerns. Plus, data centers are coming to Indiana, and that means talent migration. Will the coasts lose their grip on tech workers when families can raise kids in the Midwest with lower costs and better schools?🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀:ChatGPT Health and Claude Health launch: consolidating scattered health records from Apple Watch, Franciscan, IU Health into one AI interface for better patient questionsTrust and privacy in health AI: why Jason thinks big companies like Google are safer bets than cash-strapped startups like OpenAI when your medical data is on the lineDoctors vs. self-educated patients: the parallel between vibe coders bringing half-built apps to engineers and patients bringing AI research to specialists who aren't always thrilledData centers coming to Indiana: the infrastructure bringing AI jobs to the Midwest and what happens when tech talent can afford to raise families outside coastal citiesWhere you raise your kids when AI jobs move: diversity and opportunity in cities vs. safety and schools in suburbs, and why California parents might choose the Midwest once they have children💡 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲:Convenience wins over privacy every time, and when AI jobs follow data centers to the Midwest, families will follow lower costs and better schools.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻I build AI-native organizations for companies that can't afford enterprise consulting timelines. Real implementation: LLM workflows, semantic data architecture, agentic automation, and the change management to make it stick.📧 [email protected]𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗿 is On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7 | 15+ years in radio/broadcast. Located in Lafayette, Indiana. Julie asks the questions non-technical professionals need answered.𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲'𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/𝗟𝗮𝗳𝗮𝘆𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗤𝟭𝟬𝟲.𝟳: https://lafayetteq1067.com/𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹'𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: Preparing students for their future, not our past.𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇: AI news every Monday. 30-45 minutes.𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀: Data literacy for business owners.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲: Deep conversations with people building the futureFollow our LinkTr.ee links to your favorite platform:LinkTr.ee https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow us on Facebook and LinkedIn @AGIPodcast𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘅 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽Stop waiting for enterprise consulting timelines. We implement AI workflows, data architecture, and automation for 50-500 person organizations—no strategy decks, just results.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗽𝗮𝗱Learn to implement AI without a PhD or coding background. Monthly live training, industry-specific workshops (SMBs, educators, data design), and a community of practitioners who've figured it out. First session free.🚀 https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5𝗡𝗼-𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗢 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿Practical LLM applications for non-technical professionals. No hype, no fluff—just what's working in real businesses.📰 https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-no-code-caio-newsletter-7399599285849346048𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱MindStudio → Automate your workflows → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqâ 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.𝗳𝗺 → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrâ

The Vibe on the AGI Podcast - No code, no clock, no BS. No holds barred riffs with people who know their stuff. (Episode 2)Episode Summary:Tech founder Preston Zeller brings 15 years building software, a background in music and art, and deeply held convictions about faith, personal responsibility, and where AI is actually headed. Two hours spanning recovery culture, mental health systems, predictive model risks, and whether Blade Runner or I, Robot got our future right.**About My Guest**Preston Zeller is Founder of PsalmLog and Zellerhaus | 15+ years building tech | Artist (musician, abstract painter, filmmaker) | Christian faith central to his work. Located in Phoenix, AZ. Preston combines technical expertise with artistic sensibility while building tools that reflect his values and skepticism about where modern systems are headed.**Guest Links**Preston on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestonzeller/Zellerhaus LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zellerhaus/Zellerhaus website: https://zellerhaus.com/PsalmLog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/psalmlog/PsalmLog website: https://psalmlog.com/**Follow The Show**Instagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastX: @NoCodeCAIOFull Episodes: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048**Phoenix Solutions Group**Affordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/**Key Timestamps:**03:50 - Freeman on the Land legal philosophy and opting out of systems06:40 - Government over-dependence destroying personal responsibility in recovery08:08 - Why we threw out mental institutions with the bathwater01:54:41 - Cloud sovereignty problem: predictive models you can't control in regulated industries01:58:48 - Sci-fi futures: I, Robot vs Blade Runner vs Idiocracy**Tools We Recommend**MindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 3)Episode Summary:Columbia Masters grad turned Wall Street quant trader turned AI entrepreneur shares what set him apart in the 2009 crisis, why he ditched banking to build products nobody wanted, and why students need digital literacy more than traditional education in the age of AI.About My GuestNirav Nimish Shah is Co-founder at Quantal AI | Columbia University CS Masters | Former UBS Wall Street Quant Trader | AI Transformation Consultant specializing in financial services. Located in India. Nirav builds AI-driven solutions for enterprise finance and teaches workshops on practical AI implementation.Guest LinksNirav on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theniravshah/Quantal AI: https://www.quantaltech.ai/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastX: @NoCodeCAIOFull Episodes: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Key Timestamps:00:25 - Columbia Masters to Wall Street trading floor during the 2009 meltdown05:16 - What set Nirav apart when everyone else was getting laid off: curiosity about business problems over self-promotion10:56 - Quitting a six-figure Wall Street job with no concrete plan (emotional vs practical decisions)20:00 - Building a Twitter clone for six months without talking to users (expensive lesson learned)40:30 - Why Indian schools are stuck teaching 1980s computer fundamentals while students need AI literacy48:20 - Replace traditional subjects with digital literacy: how to verify information and navigate AI-generated content56:07 - Students need business skills for managing their online presence and mental health in social media age57:26 - Get hands dirty with open source models (Llama) instead of chasing Chinese models or breaking regulationsTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

Jason and Julie tackle xAI's Grok drama, Anthropic's newClaude Code tool, and the uncomfortable question nobody wants to ask: what happens when AI gets so advanced that our attempts to control it become laughable?🔑 Key Topics:Grok's unhinged responses and what happens when guardrailsfailClaude Code: AI that writes and executes code from yourterminalRecursive self-improvement and why it matters for AIdevelopmentThe timeline question: when does controlling AI become"the tail trying to wag the dog"? 💡 BottomLine:AI tools are getting powerful enough to handle complex tasksautonomously. The question isn't whether AI will get too smart to control—it'swhether we're ready for what happens when it does. Work with JasonAI-native organizations for companies without enterpriseconsulting budgets.📧 [email protected] Join the AI LaunchpadCommunity-driven AI training for educators, SMBs, andprofessionals. Monthly Cadet sessions, weekly Commander training, andindustry-specific "rooms" for practical implementation.🚀https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5 About JulieJulie Koehrer is On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7 |15+ years in radio/broadcast. Located in Lafayette, Indiana. Julie asks thequestions non-technical professionals need answered. Julie's LinksJulie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/Lafayette Q106.7: https://lafayetteq1067.com/ AGI PodcastSchool's Out Saturdays: Preparing students for their future,not our past.Weekly Blitz: AI news every Monday. 30-45 minutes.Data Bytes: Data literacy for business owners.The Vibe: Deep conversations with people building the future Follow our LinkTr.eelinks to your favorite platform:LinkTr.ee https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastFollow us on Facebook and LinkedIn @AGIPodcast Phoenix SolutionsGroupAI literacy, policy, and project consulting.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/ Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows →https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth ofcontent → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr #WeeklyBlitz #AINews #ArtificialIntelligence #ClaudeCode#NoCodeCAIO #AIAgents

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Season 2, Episode 2)Episode Summary:Educational consultant Patty McGee brings 31 years of classroom experience to a conversation about AI tools, writing instruction, and why grammar matters more than you think. She's testing AI with students, pushing back on detection tools, and figuring out what actually works.About My GuestPatty McGee is an educational consultant and author based in New Jersey with 31 years of teaching experience. She wrote Not Your Granny's Grammar and calls herself a "traveling teacher" because she works directly with teachers and students in classrooms across the country, doing live demos and figuring out what actually makes teachers' jobs easier.Guest LinksPatty on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patty-mcgee-36507926/Patty's Website: https://pattymcgee.org/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastX: @NoCodeCAIOFull Episodes: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Join the AI LaunchpadCommunity-driven AI training for educators, SMBs, and professionals. Monthly Cadet sessions, weekly Commander training, and industry-specific "rooms" for practical implementation.🚀 https://www.skool.com/signup?ref=025b0ccdd6374664a2aab5df527ab2f5Key Timestamps:08:45 - Why grammar instruction matters for AI tool use15:30 - Testing AI writing tools with middle school students22:15 - The problem with AI detection tools in schools28:40 - Using Claude for brainstorming blog post topics from manuscripts35:20 - Teaching citation and sourcing in the AI era43:10 - Real concerns about unknown AI developments in educationTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠AGI PodcastSchool's Out Saturdays: Conversations about how we're going to prepare students for their future, rather than our past.Weekly Blitz: What happened in AI this week (and why it matters). 30-45 minutes every Monday morning.Data Bytes: Data literacy for people who have businesses to run.The Vibe: Deep conversations with people building the future

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇 - 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭 | 2025 AI Predictions Review & The Return to AnalogJason and Julie review 2025 AI predictions and debate a surprising trend: millennials returning to flip phones and seeking offline spaces. Will Gen Z actually unplug, or is their phone too much like a security blanket?🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀: Why AI ages in dog years and weekly recaps matter Teen flip phone trend: parental force or genuine disconnection? Voice-first future: Apple's AI pin and whether Gen Z will give up phones Starting digital literacy in kindergarten to prevent tech anxiety Meta's Manus acquisition and success of Meta glasses💡 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲: Mid-20s and older might embrace analog living, but Gen Z won't give up their phones easily—it's their security blanket.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 AI-native organizations for companies without enterprise consulting budgets. 📧 [email protected]𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗿 is On-Air Personality at Lafayette Q106.7 | 15+ years in radio/broadcast. Located in Lafayette, Indiana. Julie asks the questions non-technical professionals need answered.𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲'𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/ 𝗟𝗮𝗳𝗮𝘆𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗤𝟭𝟬𝟲.𝟳: https://lafayetteq1067.com/𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹'𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: Preparing students for their future, not our past. 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇: AI news every Monday. 30-45 minutes. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀: Data literacy for business owners. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲: Deep conversations with people building the futureFollow our LinkTr.ee links to your favorite platform: LinkTr.ee https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcast Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn @AGIPodcast𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘅 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 AI literacy, policy, and project consulting. 🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/ 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 MindStudio → Automate your workflows → https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.𝗳𝗺 → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content → https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr #WeeklyBlitz #AINews #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalLiteracy #NoCodeCAIO #TechTrends

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Season 2, Episode 1)Episode Summary:When a paramedic instructor meets an AI educator, high schoolers win. Jason breaks down how he's teaching Tulsa students to use ChatGPT for real healthcare scenarios while Rebekah Dearing shares why the medical field desperately needs this kind of preparation.About My Guest Rebekah Dearing is an emergency medical technician at Phoenix Paramedic Solutions and volunteer firefighter/EMT with the Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department. She holds an MS and is a nationally registered EMT (NREMT) based in Lafayette, Indiana. Rebekah brings frontline EMS and firefighting experience to conversations about preparing students for healthcare careers.Guest LinksRebekah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-dearing-2nd Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastX: @NoCodeCAIOFull Episodes: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Key Timestamps:00:08 - Season 2 launch and episode intro03:12 - Meeting Rebekah Dearing, paramedic educator06:45 - Jason's approach to teaching AI in healthcare contexts11:20 - Why high schoolers need AI skills before college15:40 - Real patient communication scenarios using ChatGPT20:15 - Healthcare workforce gaps AI literacy can fill25:30 - Overcoming educator resistance to AI in classrooms31:05 - Building practical prompt frameworks for medical use36:20 - Student success stories from Tulsa programs41:10 - How paramedics view AI as a clinical tool45:50 - Next steps for scaling healthcare AI education50:30 - Final takeaways and connection infoTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows – https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content – https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

The Vibe on the AGI Podcast - No code, no clock, no BS. No holds barred riffs with people who know their stuff. (Episode 60)Episode Summary:The premiere of The Vibe: 2 hours 40 minutes with William Mrklas from Brain Master Technologies. We explore the Midwest AI corridor nobody talks about, specialized AI models that actually work, why consciousness is humanity's only moat, and whether OpenAI survives 2026. No agenda, no time limits, just depth.About My GuestWilliam Mrklas is VP of Sales & Marketing at Brain Master Technologies | Neuroscience, quantitative EEG, and AI-powered clinical diagnostics | Building fine-tuned AI models for neurologist support. Located in Ohio. Bill brings perspective from biotech implementation and specialized AI use cases beyond LLMs.Guest LinksWilliam Mrklas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-mrklas-l-m-t-2817134/Brain Master Technologies: https://brainmaster.com/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastX: @NoCodeCAIOFull Episodes: https://linktr.ee/AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Key Timestamps:02:20 - Midwest AI corridor: Ohio 217 data centers, Indiana $28B investment, both 4th-5th nationally06:37 - Small business resistance vs. enterprise adoption in Indiana and Ohio12:53 - Ohio mandates AI curriculum in every college degree plus K-12 AI literacy toolkit17:59 - Brain Master's EEG analysis tool: fine-tuned Llama model trained on clinical data20:57 - Specialized AI models vs. general LLMs: why task-specific beats one-size-fits-all24:42 - Humans as editors and air traffic controllers: discernment becomes the valuable skill27:11 - Machine learning + generative AI: deterministic systems paired with LLMs43:40 - Consciousness as abundant energy that organisms harness differently48:35 - Why AI can simulate consciousness but never truly possess it50:46 - Infrastructure bottlenecks: compute, energy, and small fission reactors for data centers52:08 - Low-orbit data centers and networked satellite compute grids01:10:15 - Data governance reality: 80% of AI failures from bad architecture not bad models01:16:23 - Ethics and inequality: AI abundance vs. wealth gap between haves and have-nots01:18:34 - Digital literacy and verification systems as deepfakes force us to investigate truth01:21:45 - The WALL-E warning: unconscious AI use by lazy humans is the real risk02:20:30 - The chatbot wars: Google's sleeping dragon vs. OpenAI's cash burn02:31:10 - OpenAI survival question: too big to fail or the bubble that bursts02:33:27 - Microsoft's quantum dark horse strategy while others fight over LLMs02:37:38 - Snowflake vs. Microsoft Fabric for real-time data architecture02:39:51 - Final thoughts on 2026: infrastructure, specialized models, and staying humanTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 59)Episode Summary:MIT PhD candidate BreAnne Fleer brings a political scientist's lens to AI in education. We dig into why curious skepticism beats blind adoption, what the Luddites actually opposed, and why coding literacy matters more than you think for K-12 students.About My GuestBreAnne Fleer is PhD Candidate at MIT Department of Political Science | Fourth-year studying Comparative Politics and Methods | Graduate affiliate of MIT's Global Diversity Lab and Harvard's Center for European Studies. Located in Massachusetts. BreAnne researches historical political economy and national separatist movements while engaging with AI's role in academia and education.Guest LinksBreAnne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkfleer/Massachusetts Institute of Technology: https://web.mit.edu/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondkoehrer/X: https://x.com/AGIPodcast📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7252989148163751936/Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Key Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction to AI and Education02:46 - How AI shows up in MIT academic discussions05:39 - Why K-12 schools need AI literacy now08:46 - Ethics and AI surveillance in education11:46 - What the Luddites actually opposed (and why it matters)14:42 - Cultural attitudes toward technology across countries17:48 - Understanding AI as a tool with real limitations20:27 - Why coding education matters for future jobs23:28 - The future of AI integration in classrooms34:52 - Data's critical role in making AI work36:34 - Historical patterns of automation resistance38:19 - Future of AI and robotics development41:18 - Navigating AI ethics in complex situations43:29 - Existential threats and economic implications of AI48:42 - Job market navigation in an AI-driven economy57:02 - Advice for students entering the AI era01:02:10 - Sci-fi predictions meeting real technology developmentTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

The AGI Podcast - Practical AI for everyday people who got stuck implementing it. (Episode 58)Episode Summary:Most organizations are moving too fast with AI while missing the foundation entirely. Melissa Reeve brings a marketing transformation and change management lens to explain why "random acts of AI" fail, what the blue-collar manufacturing collapse of the 1980s teaches us about white-collar AI displacement, and her five-stage Hyperadaptive Model for becoming truly AI-native without the bureaucracy.About My GuestMelissa M. Reeve is Founder of Hyperadaptive Solutions | Marketing transformation and AI integration expert | Creator of the Hyperadaptive Model, a research-backed five-stage blueprint for AI-native operations. Melissa helps organizations move from scattered AI experiments to sustainable transformation through the human, structural, and governance changes that actually make AI scale. Author of "Hyperadaptive: Rewiring the Enterprise to Become AI-Native" and the "AI Transformation Insider" newsletter.Guest LinksMelissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamreeve/Hyperadaptive Solutions LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperadaptive/Hyperadaptive Solutions Website: https://www.hyperadaptive.solutions/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondkoehrer/X: https://x.com/AGIPodcast📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7252989148163751936/Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Key Timestamps:03:45 - The AI triurcation: enthusiasts, avoiders, and the begrudging adopters just waking up08:12 - What DevOps teaches us about AI transformation (spoiler: it didn't kill jobs, it changed them)12:30 - Why design thinking and agile processes finally become accessible with AI automation15:20 - The five-stage Hyperadaptive Model: from linear organizations to AI-native operations19:45 - Stage One foundations: AI councils, champions, and support structures that actually work22:10 - Why most companies are moving too fast and skipping the foundation26:30 - Finding the ChatGPT moment for resistant employees (it's different for everyone)31:15 - Agentic AI in regulated industries: the traceability problem nobody's talking about35:40 - China's Ping An Insurance as a Stage 5 hyperadaptive case study across finance, healthcare, and insurance40:25 - The AI flywheel: spark, spread, scale, and sustain (then do it all over again when models change)44:50 - Microsoft Copilot reality check: why underutilization matters more than lagging functionality right now48:10 - The 1970s-80s blue-collar manufacturing collapse and what it teaches about white-collar AI displacement51:30 - Don't wait to upskill: lessons from waiting too long in the manufacturing eraTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 57)Episode Summary:What does it look like when someone who actually trained AI chatbots in 2010 becomes a K-5 educator? Courtney Bock bridges her NextIT background (Ask Jenn, Sgt. Star) with classroom reality, leading district-wide AI implementation in Mead, Washington. She tackles the messy middle: teaching Dewey Decimal with Magic School, why "go slow to go fast" doesn't mean standing still, and how prompt engineering might be the communication skill we should have been teaching all along.GuestCourtney Bock is AI Implementation Specialist & Library/Technology Teacher | Former Natural Language Model Analyst at NextIT (2010-2012) | Worked on Alaska Airlines' Ask Jenn and U.S. Army's Sgt. Star | 15 years in education. Located in Mead, Washington. Courtney leads professional development for educators and speaks at conferences about ethical AI implementation in K-12.Guest LinksCourtney on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneybock/Courtney's Substack: https://courtneybock.substack.com/?r=5s99nw&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklistMead School District AI Hub: www.mead354.org/aiParent Tech Resource Center: https://www.mead354.org/services-supports/parent-tech-resourcesFollow UsInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkoehrer/X: https://x.com/agipodcast📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletterhttps://agipodcast.beehiiv.com/Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 www.phoenixsolutions.groupKey Timestamps:03:45 - Next IT background: training chatbots by hand before machine learning existed08:30 - Why Alaska Airlines' Ask Jenn matters for education12:15 - From AI optimist to AI realist: what changed15:20 - Go slow to go fast: Mead's implementation strategy18:40 - Teaching AI literacy without enterprise platforms22:10 - When your daughter admits she uses ChatGPT: the conversation every parent needs27:35 - Magic School for gamifying Dewey Decimal: making dry content interactive31:20 - Self-solve first: teaching kids to ask AI before asking the teacher35:45 - Why prompting well is actually communication training40:15 - Search husband, LLM wife: the analogy that landed with Boomers44:30 - Vietnamese translation and Navajo: languages AI handles better than Google Translate48:50 - Digital literacy still matters: tabs, volume, and not spinning Chromebooks like basketballs53:20 - The World Economic Forum's $112 billion projection for AI in education by 203457:40 - Soft skills become more valuable: can you sell it in person?61:25 - Breaking fear through education: pick one tool and just try itTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://mindstudio.ai/?via=jason-koehrerRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.fm/?via=jason-koehrer

The AGI Podcast - Practical AI for everyday people who got stuck implementing it. (Episode 56)Episode Summary:Tom and Jason dig into data readiness for AI, the complexities of deploying agents in regulated industries versus startups, and why healthcare can't just roll out AI like a candle shop. They share experiences with MindStudio and practical tools like Whisper Flow, discuss cutting through AI FOMO to focus on what actually delivers ROI, and explore what engineering a desirable AI future really means.About My GuestTom Oswell is an AI Product Manager and AI Agent Developer with 15+ years in healthcare IT and EHR interoperability, building B2B and SaaS products. He's a Certified MindStudio Ambassador located in Portland, Maine. Tom builds AI agents that connect healthcare systems, streamline workflows, and help patients, providers, and payers actually communicate with each other.Guest LinksTom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomaoswell/Meridigm - Unlocking Business Transformation through Technology Strategy and AI Leadership.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meridigm/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsOutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason in 2026 → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coaching.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondkoehrer/X: https://x.com/NoCodeCAIO📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletterhttps://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-no-code-caio-newsletter-7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Key Timestamps:03:45 - From healthcare IT to AI: Tom's 20-year journey through EHR systems and clinical diagnostics07:12 - The Mind Studio discovery: How no-code platforms changed everything for non-engineers11:28 - Jason's epiphany: Your data has to be ready for AI or nothing else matters15:20 - Data architecture reality check: Extract, chunk, enrich, embed, and index explained18:45 - Healthcare's AI problem: Why regulated industries can't deploy like startups24:30 - Database migrations as brain surgery: Patient data normalization lessons28:15 - Attribute-based vs role-based access: The nightmare of securing AI agents33:40 - AlphaGo and AlphaZero: What happens when AI stops learning from humans37:25 - Tool selection philosophy: Focus on ROI, not FOMO42:10 - Whisper Flow for dictation: Stop typing, start talking through ideas46:35 - Claude's refinement factor: When you need the wiser voice in the room51:20 - Hux.ai preview: Building an ambient AI that learns everything about you54:45 - The evaluation challenge: Getting teams to agree on "good enough" for AI agents57:10 - Engineering the future we want: Opportunities in the transformationTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/ddpaoeti6db6-8drtRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 55)Episode Summary:What happens when a podcast host challenges his own city's mayor and economic development CEO about whether schools are keeping pace with AI? This conversation gets real about entry-level jobs disappearing, the gap between employer needs and education timelines, and why Hamilton County's 75% college-educated workforce might not be enough.About My GuestSue Finkam is Mayor, City of Carmel, IN | 2025 #2 Best Place To Live In the US | 12 years City Council experience before becoming Mayor in January 2024 | Enterprising Women of the Year 2023 | Indianapolis Business Journal Woman of Influence 2022. Located in Carmel, Indiana. Sue focuses on creating partnerships between leadership and residents while modernizing city operations.Mike Thibideau is President & CEO at Invest Hamilton County | Economic development leader focused on workforce development and data-driven community solutions | Building systems that empower economic vitality across Hamilton County. Located in Hamilton County, Indiana. Mike leads collaboration on workforce development and quality of life priorities.Guest LinksSue Finkam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suefinkam/Sue Finkam Website: https://www.suefinkam.com/City of Carmel: https://www.carmel.in.gov/Mike Thibideau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-thibideau-a702b544/Invest Hamilton County LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/investhamiltoncounty/Invest Hamilton County Website: https://investhamiltoncounty.com/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondkoehrer/X: https://x.com/AGIPodcast📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7252989148163751936/Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgKey Timestamps:03:15 - Why Carmel's education reputation might not prepare students for 203008:42 - Entry-level jobs are disappearing: What Purdue economists got wrong about AI's impact12:30 - Hamilton County has 3x more AI-literate residents than jobs requiring AI skills16:45 - Mayor Finkam on attracting talent: "My job is to create a community where skilled people want to live"19:20 - The blended skills advantage: Why healthcare needs computer science grads trained as paramedics23:15 - 86% of AI-focused jobs require bachelor's degrees, 26% need master's or PhD25:40 - Work-based learning pathways: Carmel's approach to closing the employer-student gap31:50 - Why learning to write without ChatGPT matters more than learning with it35:25 - The calculator debate redux: Are we repeating history's mistakes about technology in education?38:10 - How higher ed takes 3 years to adapt to employer needs (and why that's a problem)40:55 - Public libraries as AI education hubs: 5-year-olds using 3D printers at Carmel Clay Public Library43:20 - The job search nightmare: Why easy-apply buttons are killing your chances45:10 - Final thoughts: Why none of these perspectives are wrong, but silence isn't an optionTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

Monday on the AGI Podcast - Practical AI for everyday people who got stuck implementing it. (Episode 54)Episode Summary:What happens when AI makes doctors more efficient but hospital systems demand they see twice as many patients? Fasa Husain breaks down why healthcare AI isn't following the script, why rural hospitals will adopt robot surgeons first, and why the people actually delivering care, physicians and patients, are getting left out of the AI conversation entirely.About My GuestFasahath (Fasa) Husain is HealthTech growth strategist and pharma medical affairs expert | PhD in medical microbiology, MBA in business administration | Former global value and access leader at Amgen. Based in Los Angeles. Fasa helps healthcare and digital health companies scale revenue using evidence, access strategy, and AI-powered outreach, and hosts the HealthTech Heroes podcast spotlighting operators rewriting healthcare through tech and empathy.Guest LinksFasa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fasahath-husain/Futurize Now Consulting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/futurizenow-co/Futurize Now Consulting Website: https://futurizenow.co/Follow The ShowInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondkoehrer/X: https://x.com/AGIPodcast📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7252989148163751936/Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgrp.comKey Timestamps:00:00 - How Jason and Fasa met at Human+AI Tech Week in San Francisco06:30 - Why Trump admitted he can't break up Nvidia's monopoly11:45 - Google's DeepMind vs pharmaceutical giants: who wins the AI race17:20 - The circular investment problem: Nvidia funding OpenAI to buy Nvidia chips22:15 - Why Microsoft keeps trying to fit new AI into old PowerPoint28:40 - The split between operational AI wins and patient-critical AI decisions34:50 - Data analytics: the skill nobody talks about but everyone will need41:25 - Why being "responsible" for code matters less than being accountable47:10 - Newton's apple and what happens when humans don't have to struggle for food53:30 - The horrifying truth about doctor visit times and AI note-taking58:45 - Why rural hospitals will adopt robot surgeons before city hospitals64:20 - Marketing and mental health: the two healthcare spaces AI dominates first69:15 - Why regulations can't stop healthcare AI adoption in underserved areas74:30 - Fasa's advice: solve real problems first, learn AI secondTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflows ⁠https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdq⁠Riverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content ⁠https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr⁠

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 53)Episode Summary:Julian Yoon breaks down data architecture, AI education, and workforce preparation without the usual tech jargon. From explaining data lakes vs warehouses using laundry baskets to discussing why Purdue students are learning philosophy alongside machine learning, this conversation cuts through the complexity of preparing for an AI-integrated future.About My GuestJulian Yoon is a Data Science student at Purdue University | Machine Learning enthusiast with 100% hackathon win rate | Member of Purdue ML Club. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Julian focuses on building machine learning solutions and helping non-technical people understand data fundamentals.Guest LinksJulian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donggyu-yoon-b58118326/Follow The Show Instagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastDon't get left behind! Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondkoehrer/X: https://x.com/AGIPodcast📧 [email protected] No-Code CAIO Newsletterhttps://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7252989148163751936/Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgrp.comKey Timestamps:01:00 - Introduction and ChatGPT's third birthday03:15 - How Jason and Julian connected through mentorship06:42 - The data epiphany: why data architecture matters more than you think11:28 - Data lakes vs data warehouses explained (laundry basket analogy)16:45 - CPUs vs GPUs: MIT students vs middle schoolers doing trigonometry22:30 - The AlphaGo story and why data lakes allow AI to think beyond human limits27:15 - What is the cloud really? (Spoiler: giant buildings full of servers)31:40 - The six-step data pipeline: from messy files to trained AI models38:20 - Can non-technical people clean their own data?42:10 - Julian's vision for his career in data science and AI46:55 - Why healthcare companies should hire computer science grads for entry-level positions52:30 - The blended workforce: tech people learning business, business people learning tech58:15 - How Purdue integrates entrepreneurship and philosophy into data science education01:03:20 - ChatGPT study mode vs Notebook LM: which is better for learning?01:08:45 - The marketing apocalypse: Sora, image generation, and the uncanny valley01:14:30 - Robot racism and why being nice to chatbots might matter someday01:18:50 - Romantic relationships with AI chatbots: joke or genuine concern?01:23:15 - Final advice: set goals, take responsibility for your education, use AI to learn not to cheatTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI - The Podcast - For Whoever Got Stuck Making AI Work Episode 51Episode Summary: An ad-hoc conversation exploring AI adoption in the Midwest workforce, from hackathons creating full apps in 8 hours to the shift from meat-grinder hiring to apprenticeship models in the age of AI.Guest Kelly Friend, Senior Manager at TPMA | Former Vice Chancellor at Ivy Tech | Focused on workforce development and educationGuest Oliver Belanger, COO at CitizenAI | Building AI tools to help citizens access public benefit programs | Championing recovery capital through technologyGuest LinksKelly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-friendTPMA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tpmainc/Website: https://www.tpma-inc.com/Oliver on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverbelanger/CitizenAI LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mycitizenai/Website: https://www.mycitizen.ai/Follow The PodcastFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/⁠X: ⁠https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR⁠📧 ⁠[email protected]⁠The No-Code CAIO Newsletterhttps://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-no-code-caio-newsletter-7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 ⁠https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/⁠Key Timestamps:[03:45] - Recovery capital and peer support networks as foundation for transformation[08:20] - Why tech welcomes newcomers while licensed professions protect their turf[12:30] - The credential chaos: How do you know which training actually matters?[18:15] - Military veterans translating skills to civilian tech careers[22:40] - AI replacing junior employees: Where do future senior professionals come from?[28:10] - The shift from meat-grinder hiring to apprenticeship models[32:45] - Hackathon revolution: First-timers building full apps in 8 hours with AI[38:20] - Tool tiers: Lovable vs Cursor vs raw foundational models[43:15] - Why Perplexity beats ChatGPT for research (it shows actual sources)[48:30] - The ikigai approach to learning AI: Start with what you love[52:10] - AI makes boring work enjoyable, not just faster[56:25] - Large language models vs small specialized models for business[01:00:15] - Sci-fi predictions: Best parts of Dune, Blade Runner economics, and flying carsTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

School’s Out Saturdays on the AGI  (Podcast) - Because our job is to prepare students for their future not our past. (Episode 51)Episode Summary: Dr. KaT Zarychta brings a global perspective on the mental health crisis affecting students worldwide, revealing how 1 in 3 young adults feel isolated despite thousands of online friends. She challenges educators to embrace AI as a tool while leaving space for boredom, creativity, and teaching students to ask better questions.Guest Dr. KaT Zarychta, Healthcare Innovation Expert | European Commission Advisor | Mental Health Advocate | Global Educator with 20+ Years Experience in Medical Devices & Digital HealthGuest LinksDr. KaT on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kat-zarychta/Follow UsInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastDon't get left behind!Future-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/⁠X: ⁠https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR⁠📧 ⁠[email protected]⁠The No-Code CAIO Newsletterhttps://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-no-code-caio-newsletter-7399599285849346048Phoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 ⁠https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/⁠Key Timestamps:[03:15] - The global mental health crisis: 1 in 7 people worldwide live with a mental health condition[08:42] - Why male suicide rates remain a taboo topic in behavioral health[12:30] - The masculinity trap: how boys are taught to hide their feelings[16:45] - Alpha School model: 2 hours screen time, rest is human interaction and play[22:10] - Why being a generalist matters more than specialization in an AI world[28:20] - The Dunning-Kruger effect and why everyone thinks they're an AI expert[35:15] - How LLMs tell you what you want to hear (sycophancy problem)[42:30] - Teaching kids to identify bias in AI systems vs. humans[48:20] - Character AI controversy: toxic relationship models marketed to teens[54:10] - Why parental phone addiction is creating disconnected children[58:45] - The luxury of fresh food, offline skills, and family time[01:02:30] - Educators need to embrace change: AI is just the next teaching toolTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - Building the future, one human-AI collab at a time.Episode Summary: Victor Varnado went from acting in movies with Schwarzenegger and Murphy to building Magic Bookifier—an AI writing tool born from his own frustration. This conversation cuts through AI hype to explore how creators can actually use these tools without losing their humanity.GuestVictor Varnado, Comedian | Actor | Founder of Supreme Robots | Creator of Magic Bookifier | New Yorker CartoonistGuest LinksVictor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorvarnado/Supreme RobotsWebsite: https://supremerobot.com/🎁 LISTENER EXCLUSIVE: 100 Free Credits from Victor!Victor hooked up AGI Podcast listeners with 100 free credits at Magic Bookifier—an AI writing coach that interviews you about your ideas, then helps you write the book.→ Get 100 Free Credits: https://magicbookifier.ai/?via=agi→ Use Code: AGIPODLifetime Deal: https://offer.magicbookifier.ai/lifetime-deal/?via=agiKey Timestamps:[03:15] - From stand-up comedy to Hollywood: Victor's path through entertainment[08:42] - How the pandemic pushed Victor from production into software development[12:30] - AI accessibility tools for the visually impaired that actually work[16:45] - Why talking to AI can make you smarter (if you do it right)[21:20] - Magic Bookifier demo: How it interviews you to write your first draft[28:15] - Why most writers secretly use AI but won't admit it publicly[33:50] - The wrong way vs. right way to think about AI tools[38:40] - Victor's rule: Supercharge your effort, don't replace it[42:10] - Why vibe coding fails without domain expertise[47:25] - The AI screening disaster: When companies misuse AI for hiring[52:30] - Prompt engineering tip: Always tell AI why something matters[56:45] - The future of creativity isn't homogenization—it's brandFollow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 [email protected] Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr