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Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min read

I was an AI skeptic until I treated my brain as an algorithm

For two years I called AI fake intelligence. Then I learned AI is only as good as the input, and the human brain is also an algorithm on experience.

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Jun 19, 2026 · 7 min read

I fell back to Google. The task was the problem.

When AI gave me different answers to the same prompt every time, the problem was the task, not the tool. Here is the two-question filter I use now.

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Jun 12, 2026 · 6 min read

I asked AI to fix 120 pages. The false positives were on me.

Context engineering vs prompt engineering, told through a 120-page proofread that came back in five minutes with false positives I had to throw out.

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Jun 8, 2026 · 6 min read

I picked the wrong Claude model and shipped nothing.

I picked Haiku for a customer R risk-analysis program and got a half-baked draft. Here is how I learned to choose the right Claude model tier.

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Jun 4, 2026 · 5 min read

I asked the AI to clean my Downloads. It sent a checklist.

Agentic AI vs generative AI is a tool-class choice, not a prompt problem. One failed Downloads cleanup, one Claude run, and the rule between them.

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Jun 1, 2026 · 6 min read

AI almost lost me a Customer

I almost sent an AI document with a fabricated drug name. A colleague caught it. Why expert review is the only real defense against AI hallucination.

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May 30, 2026 · 5 min read

I uploaded my credit card statement to ChatGPT once.

I uploaded a credit card statement to ChatGPT and lost the card. Here is when not to use AI and why confidential data must stay off cloud chatbots.

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May 25, 2026 · 6 min read

I avoided AI because I feared it would make me dumb

For weeks I let the fear stop me. Then I learned the actual rule: draft your thinking first, use AI to polish. That's when my brain stayed sharp.

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May 22, 2026 · 8 min read

My first ChatGPT answer was bland. Mine was the problem.

I tried ChatGPT in early 2024, got a bland answer, and walked off. Here is what I missed - and how to prompt ChatGPT for better answers without code.

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May 19, 2026 · 11 min read

Will AI Take My Job? An Honest Answer From a Non-Coder.

A skeptical knowledge worker on whether AI will take your job - what to start using this week, what to never paste into it, why you stay behind the wheel.

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