Field notes from a journey to AI.
Long-form posts written from a working professional's seat - what's actually useful, what's hype, and how to bring AI back to your team on Monday.
I asked AI for the weather and it made something up.
Prompt grounding is the craft move that turns a made-up AI answer into an accurate one. Point the model at a named source, not stale training data.
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.
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.
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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