She Leads AI

Hi Reader, Sam Altman and his friends have most wholesome launch events. Just a few nerdy mcnerdertons in a fake living room, talking about the neat new thing they made - ChatGPT 5. I kind of love that they rely on ZERO charisma or mojo to convince the audience to use their products. They seem so authentic that I feel mean saying anything bad about the company with all those nice people working there. (Is that why they are so fanfare-free?) But for sure we have to take all the good news with...

Hi Reader, I’ve been thinking about Mr. K’s classroom. Not because of the size—just 40 kids per grade, in a rural school that serves fewer students than most high-rise apartments—but because of the clarity. When Matthew Karabinos (aka Mr. K) joined us on The AI Readiness Project last week, he wasn’t hand-wringing over the pace of AI. He was teaching logic. Perspective. Voice. It’s easy to think of AI readiness as a tech skill. Something we check off, like learning Excel or joining another...

“Everything is just changing so fast... I think adaptability is being able to look at those changes as positives rather than negatives.” — Vikki Baptiste, Chief Digital Alchemist at 3 Bees Digital on The AI Readiness Project Podcast Hi Reader, (Before I launch into this reverie, I have to mention that we have our first in a series of live panels - previews of our speaker lineup for the CREATE Conference - next week. Check the link below and add this to your calendar! Actionable take-aways...

“I’m personally a very kinetic learner. I’m gonna get in here, break something, put it back together. That’s just how I work.” —Tyler Fisk, CEO & Co-Founder of AI Build Lab Hi Reader, Something keeps happening. Every time a new AI tool arrives, I feel a little spark of wonder. It's this amazing sense of possibility, of doors opening that I didn't even know existed. But almost immediately, there's this low, creeping sense of disorientation. Like the ground shifted slightly, and suddenly I'm...

“Having a point of view is how you make anything good with AI. Otherwise, you’re just hitting buttons.” —Tara Bonhorst, Do That Dave Hi Reader, Last week, I almost dodged a panel question. Not because it was hostile, or even especially hard. It was about AI and the environment--an important, messy question that I should have been ready to answer. I wasn't, and for a moment, I thought about passing. Just nodding politely and letting it go. But this is the work now. Not knowing everything and...

Hi Reader, I made a video game. Me. I haven't played a video game since my dad took away the Coleco Vision in the early 80's because my brother and I were arguing over it (if you had Boomer parents, you know....). I know nothing about coding. Plan to keep it that way. But I asked Manus: “Could there be a game where a cute little me high fives cute animals and they say kind, ridiculous things back to you?” Manus said yes ma'am. 🎮 Wholesome High Fives With Friends is exactly what it sounds...

Hi Reader, I was talking about how it makes me sad that I can't sing my kids Happy Birthday without complete and total mortification on everyone's part. So off-key. Like, SO OFF KEY. Bleating goats are more melodic.My friend told me, though, that the sound of my voice - regardless how embarassing - is music to my kids' ears. They've been hearing it forever. It means "mom" and "home" and "I'm safe." Voice is one of our most primal trust signals. A single phrase, spoken with just the right...