AI, General

Your Guide to the Big Picture of Artificial Intelligence

Hey there! Glad you made it! This section is where we manage the paradoxical feat of both zooming out to a panoramic shot and giving you a front-row seat to the arena of AI-related technologies, people, places, terminology, and more. We have other specific sections for business and government. This is for everything else.

Regardless of where you are on the site, if it’s relevant, we’re going to show you how it’s relevant. Think business benefits, not bullet lists of features.

Sooo…. Whether you’re a mid-sized business professional wondering how to integrate AI or just someone trying to keep up with all the buzzwords—that’s what this space is for.

And with a well-considered dose of irony, here’s a little bullet list about what we’re going to do.

• We’ll dig into cutting-edge tools shaping AI ( from the simplicity of Perplexity Pages to the depths of agentic workflows) – we will give you examples that let you understand the applicability (or not) to your organization. 🔍
• I’ve got my take on key players like Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini that’s based on my experience of using them – yes, it’s a sample size of one, but it’s a good sample (at least my mom thinks so) and I’m going to help reduce the noise a bit. Meaning – when there’s so much possibility, maybe it’s hard to choose. I will give you a starting place.
• We’ll even venture into AI’s artsy side, image generation tools, music, fiction. Yes, we have a specific creativity section, but that’s more about end-product. Here we’ll show you some tools that’ll help you spiff up your communications, build your ads, annoy your co-workers.

Here, practical meets visionary. Think of it as “visiotical.” Or, maybe not. That’s not the best term. I don’t think that “practionary” is much better. Well, mabye it is. It kinda rolls off the tongue.

I joke. (A lot. I know.) But this part here is really important. For AI to help you, you do have to be practionary. You have to see where AI can go for you, but you have to be super practical about the best way to get there. And whether it’s the right way to solve your problem in the first place.

So, here we’ll delve into the latest tools and technologies, but also discuss how they can be applied in a real-world setting. And we’ll have fun while doing it. Mandatory fun, much like an after-hours business dinner that’s “optional.”

We’ll also continue to examine ethical considerations surrounding AI, considerations stemming from AIs impact on society and the workforce. It’s important to understand both the potential benefits and risks of AI, so we can use it responsibly for the betterment of humanity. Diversity and inclusion are hard topics, particularly nowadays, but they are topics that we must face head-on. A dataset built in Silicon Valley will have problems if used on content from downtown Chicago.

(Yes, I totally, non-ironically, said “betterment.” That is the first, and last, time you’re going to see that.)

Here’s What You’ll Get

Still wondering if this is for you? Here’s a peek at the kind of content you’ll find here (spoiler—it’s great):

• Everyday Tools That Save Time: From Claude and its Model Context Protocol extending Claude into all sorts of applications to Replit shaking up workflows, we’ll show you which tools can overhaul your routine.
• Trends and Tech Updates: This is your go-to for staying ahead of the next AI wave, whether it’s groundbreaking applications or shifts in the market.
• Creativity Meets AI: Think AI can’t do art? Think again. We’ll showcase how AI tools weave fascinating stories and beautiful visuals.

Basically, this isn’t your typical jargon-filled AI content. We break it all down into useful, digestible, and dare-we-say fun articles (yes, fun—we said it).

Why Should You Even Care?

I’m going to lay a tautology on you… If you’re not keeping up, you’re falling behind.

(I mean, I guess you could be getting ahead, but work with me here.)

Whether you’re looking to reduce operational costs, enhance workflows, or gain a competitive edge, understanding the broader capabilities of AI isn’t just nice to have. It’s absolutely necessary. But you have to understand it so that you’re not trying to just spray it everywhere like paint. You’ll hear this more than once, but you need to start from the problem, not from the “solution.”

Wondering how far AI can go (or what’s hype vs. reality)? That’s exactly what we’re here to explore.

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This is your spot to learn, question, and grow. Whether you’re taking your first cautious steps into AI or already deep-diving into implementation, we’ve got your back.

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