- 40 minutes 51 secondsEp 867: 2026 LLM Cheat Code: 10 Essential Steps To Get the Most out of Any AI Chatbot (Start Here Series Vol 26)
This is the Everyday AI episode we probably shoulda done a while ago.... 👇
Because as different as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and others actually are under the hood, they have really started to copycat each other over the past 6 months.
Which means we finally have a set of concrete best practices to get the best outputs from any LLM.
Join us as we boil thousands of hours of experience into a 30-ish minute crash course that you can't afford to skip out on.
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- LLM Landscape: Cookie Cutter Model Trends
- 10 Essential Steps for AI Chatbots
- Choosing the Right AI Operating System
- Selecting Optimal AI Chatbot Surfaces
- Importance of Paid AI Chatbot Plans
- Understanding LLM Context Window Layers
- Context Engineering and Prompt Best Practices
- Integrating Files, Apps, and Company Data
- AI Chatbot Privacy, Permissions, Governance
- Transparency, Observability, and Reasoning Artifacts
- Verification, Iteration, and Workflow Automation
Timestamps:
00:00 Keeping up with AI changes
03:55 Introduction to AI chatbots essentials
09:05 Rapid innovation in AI models
13:01 Understanding early AI models
14:37 Choosing an AI operating system
17:08 Discussing desktop app benefits
21:14 Understanding the context layer
23:55 Challenges without web search integration
28:55 Advancements in CRM connectors
32:35 Challenges with AI governance
35:13 Importance of observability in workflows
37:36 Developing universal AI skills
Keywords:
large language model, LLM, AI chatbot, AI operating system, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Grok, open models, cheat code for LLM, AI best practices, prompt engineering, context engineering, context window, context layer, reasoning models, generative AI, deterministic vs generative, web search in AI, model selection, paid AI model, free AI model risks, AI surface, desktop AI app, agentic capabilities, AI connectors, app integrations, business data privacy, permissions and governance, shadow IT, enterprise AI, observability, transparency, reasoning artifacts, workflow automation, verification loop, iteration in AI outputs, skill creation, plugin, automated workflow, agentic orchestration, company data security, expert driven loop, AI scheduling, context carry, modular AI, AI-powered work automation, personalized context, role-based access control, SaaS application integration, economic value of AI, knowledge work automation, prime prompt polish, refine queue, five five five framework, human-in-the-loop AI, knowledge cutoff, model versioning.
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22 September 2026, 11:00 am - 40 minutes 7 secondsEp 866: Build, Buy, Partner, or Wait: The 4-Layer AI Stack Decision Framework for 2026 (Start Here Series, Vol 25)
The most expensive AI mistake of 2026 won't show up on any invoice. 💸
It'll show up two years from now when you can't get your data out, your competitors are eating your lunch, or your team is stuck maintaining software no one actually wanted to build.
Because in 2026, AI isn't one decision anymore.
It's four.
The model. The workflows. Your data. Your business software.
Each layer has its own build, buy, partner, or wait choice.
And most companies are making all four without realizing it.
Today on Everyday AI, we're breaking down the framework that puts those choices back in your hands.
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- Build vs. Buy vs. Partner vs. Wait in AI
- Four-Layer AI Stack Decision Framework
- Evolution of AI Agentic Workflows in 2026
- Buy vs. Build Decision Obsolescence
- When to Build Proprietary AI Solutions
- Prepackaged AI Workflows for Small Businesses
- Data Ownership and Integration Strategies
- Vendor Lock-In and Technical Debt Risks
- Partnering in Regulated or Critical Workflows
- Waiting for Stable AI Categories
- Three-Week AI Adoption Blueprint
- Capability Gap and ROI in AI Investments
Timestamps:
00:00 Buy vs. build AI question
04:19 Start here podcast series intro
09:52 AI companies offering consulting services
11:27 AI skills and vertical integration
14:19 Evaluating AI adoption strategies
18:53 Building proprietary processes
20:28 Streamlining organizational workflows
23:48 Importance of strategic partnerships
27:34 Deciding on software investments
32:26 Evaluating tech capabilities and gaps
35:59 Implementing AI Workflows Step-by-Step
38:09 Accessing the start here series
Keywords:
build vs buy AI, build or buy AI, build, buy, partner or wait, AI stack decision framework, four layer AI stack, AI implementation strategy, AI decision making, technical debt, vendor lock-in, agentic AI, AI agents, AI workflows, enterprise AI adoption, prepackaged agentic workflows, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, domain assistants, specialized agents, model context protocol, large language models, custom AI solutions, proprietary data, workflow automation, data integration, business software AI integration, regulated workflows, audit heavy workflows, AI-powered business software, SAP autonomous enterprise, Codex, model portability, AI category stability, AI talent, agentic engineering, proprietary processes, competitive advantage, ownership map, workflow differentiation, capability gap, learning curve, risk management, OpenClaw, open source AI, modular AI skills, training gap, internal context, audit and score, governance, operational risk, partnership with AI vendors, regulated industries AI, SMB AI adoption, AI-driven business transformation, ROI, rate of innovation
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21 September 2026, 11:00 am - 37 minutes 50 secondsEp 865: Open Source AI 101: Why Local Models, Cheap APIs, and AI Agents Change Everything (Start Here Series Vol 24)
Until a few months ago, open source AI was kinda a hobby project.
Now, it's tearing corporate boardrooms apart.
Why?
Over the past 6ish months, the gap between frontier closed AI and open sourced AI has shrunk to pretty much nothing. And with the surge of always on agents driving open models, their development and release schedule is on pace with the frontier labs.
So if your team isn't paying attention to -- and running test cases through -- open AI models, there's a good chance you'll either be overpaying or playing catch up soon.
We walk you through the 101 and what you need to know when it comes to open source AI in this Start Here Series special.Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter
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- Open Source AI vs Closed Models Shift
- Chinese Model Distillation & Legal Impacts
- Enterprise AI Cost Triage Strategies
- Google Gemma 4 Local Model Capabilities
- Frontier Model Performance Gap Closing
- 24/7 Agentic AI Systems Overview
- API Pricing War: DeepSeek vs US Vendors
- Legal Protection Tradeoffs for Open Source AI
- AI Workflow Triage: Task-Specific Models
- Future Trends: Local and Specialized LLMs
Timestamps:
00:00 Introducing the Firefly AI assistant
03:33 Open source AI cost benefits
09:25 AI model performance differences
10:19 Open source model improvements
15:28 Advancements in local AI capabilities
17:04 Impact of Google's Gemma four
22:15 Introducing Adobe's Firefly AI Assistant
24:19 Adobe Firefly AI assistant beta launch
29:26 Choosing the right AI tools
32:00 Shifting workloads to open source
33:31 Using open-source and closed models
36:47 The future of open models
Keywords:
open source AI, open source models, local AI models, local models, closed source AI, closed models, proprietary AI, proprietary models, AI agents, agentic AI, AI workflow triage, cheap API, AI API costs, model distillation, Chinese open source models, China AI models, US AI models,
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18 September 2026, 11:00 am - 37 minutes 5 secondsEp 864: Headless Software: Why Companies Are Building Software for AI Agents, Not Humans and what it means (Start Here Series Vol 23)
Salesforce's cofounder essential questioned: why should you login to Salesforce anymore? 🤔
He wasn't signaling the AI-driven SaaSpocalypse was picking up steam.
Instead: he's talking about going headless.
What's that? It's a future where Salesforce -- any potentially many other household software giants -- stop making software interfaces for humans and start designing for AI agents instead.
So will this be a short-lived trend? Or, will the future of work not really involve a ton of humans clicking around?
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- Headless Software Definition and Evolution
- AI Agents Versus Traditional Software Interfaces
- Salesforce Headless 360 and MCP Protocols
- OpenAI Workspace Agents Features and Impact
- Google Vertex AI Rebranding to Gemini Agents
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) and A2A Integration
- Per Seat Software Pricing Disruption
- Enterprise Procurement for Agent-Ready Software
- Agentic Commerce and Automated Bot Traffic Trends
- Strategies for Auditing and Migrating Vendors
Timestamps:
00:00 Shift to AI-first software development
05:39 Benefits of headless software
07:29 Headless software development insights
11:28 Salesforce launches headless 360 platform
14:15 The rise of headless software
19:10 AI model connectivity in 2026
23:24 AI's impact on software pricing
26:22 Discussing token maxing in business
28:25 AI agents impacting human commerce
32:16 Evaluating software and vendor choices
35:46 Competitive advantage in software pricing
Keywords:
headless software, interface-less software, headless software trend, software for AI agents, agent-first platforms,
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17 September 2026, 6:00 pm - 34 minutes 21 secondsEp 863: Agentic Context Carry: 3 Steps to Improve Cowork and scheduled AI Workflows (Start Here Series Vol 22)
Info hunting and juggling sound familiar?
It’s the downfall of almost any business leader. Where is that email from Emily? Why can’t I find last quarter’s budget in Drive? Oh, and Keenen needs an answer back on that research project. Oh shoot, I swear Caleb confirmed the expenses in one of these Slack channels.
You’re off an information rabbit hole and by the time you find that Slack message, you already forgot what Emily’s email said.
Hit home? Well, as AI models expand to Coworking and Scheduled agents, we have a new best friend that doesn’t really have a name.
(Until we randomly named it. Lolz)
Scheduled Agentic Context Carry. You need to know what it is, why it’s important, and how to use it.
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- Scheduled Agentic Context Carry (SACC) Explained
- AI Agents: Features vs. Benefits Paradigm
- Co-Working and Scheduled AI Workflow Shift
- Persistent Context and Memory in AI Agents
- Large Language Models’ 1,000,000 Token Context Windows
- Workflow Automation: Eliminating Human-AI Duct Tape
- Multi-App Integration and Cross-Platform Context
- Three Steps to Deploy Scheduled Agentic Context Carry
- Chain of Thought Iteration with Scheduled Agents
- Autonomous Agent Limitations and Future Bridge
Timestamps:
00:00 Explaining SACC and AI benefits
03:43 Introducing the Start Here series
06:26 Rise of AI in enterprises
11:55 AI agents learning industry trends
15:08 Agent capabilities in AI systems
16:47 Explaining complex trends simply
20:13 Streamlining tasks with AI agents
24:18 Understanding AI and context windows
27:43 Understanding prompt engineering basics
30:51 Debugging and reviewing schedules
33:08 Building automated workflows this quarter
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16 September 2026, 1:00 pm - 36 minutes 28 secondsEp 862: AI Change Management That Works: 5 Moves The Top 5% Make (Start Here Series Vol 21)
You think proper AI implementation is a technical problem for your company to solve? 🤔
Wrong.
It’s actually about people.
Maybe it’s because of the fast-pace nature of AI, and the fact there’s literally dozens of new AI tech drops each week that promise to change how we work, but the defecto response to showing ROI on AI always defaults to the technical side.
Yet, studies show building an AI-native organization is WAY more about change management than anything else.
We break it down, and show you the 5 moves the Top 5% are making to get it right.
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- AI Change Management vs. Technical Problem
- AI Adoption’s People and Process Gap
- Top 5% Change Management Playbook Steps
- Budget Split: Funding People Over Tools
- Dangers of AI Upskilling and Reskilling
- Rebuilding AI-Native SOPs from Scratch
- Weekly AI Enablement Rituals for Teams
- Grading AI Behavioral Change, Not Tool Use
- Enterprise ROI Gap in AI Adoption
- Case Studies: Moderna, BBVA, JPMorgan AI Transformation
Timestamps:
00:00 AI adoption and change management challenges
04:39 AI change management challenges
08:57 AI's impact on workplace dynamics
12:51 Prioritizing Team Discussions and Processes
15:11 Investing in AI vs. People
18:25 Building AI-native processes
20:59 Embracing AI in daily tasks
24:05 Weekly AI strategy meetings
28:13 AI performance in big tech reviews
31:11 Adapting to AI in the workplace
34:21 Joining the Start Here series
Keywords:
AI change management, AI adoption, change management strategies, AI transformation, enterprise AI ROI,
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15 September 2026, 12:00 pm - 44 minutes 6 secondsEp 861: The 7 Silent Sins of Doing AI Right: How to Spot and Overcome the Invisible AI Work Traps (Start Here Series Vol 20)
Even if you're 'doing AI right' you're probably lying, hurting others and getting dumb. 🤯
Sounds brash, but it's largely the truth.
Even proper AI use rewards speed, agility and scale. It doesn't emphasize thoughtful conversations, deep learning or thoughtful human conversation.
We call these the 7 Silent Sins of AI, and chances are you're committing many of them.
Don't worry. We'll break them down and teach you the basics on how to avoid them.Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter
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- The Hidden Costs of Heavy AI Use
- Sin One: Sycophancy in AI Chatbots
- How to Fix Sycophancy with Custom Instructions
- Sin Two: AI Psychosis and Delusional Echo Chambers
- Sin Three: WAIF and Weaponized Training Data
- Three Questions to Ask Before Trusting AI Stats
- Sin Four: Accidental Deskilling of the Brain
- Sin Five: The Agent Bun Sandwich Hollowing Expertise
- Sin Six: The Compression Tax on Cognitive Bandwidth
- Sin Seven: Automation Bias and Blind AI Trust
- Grieving the Loss of Domain Expertise
- Daily Habits to Protect Your Thinking
Timestamps:
00:16 The personal cost of heavy AI use
02:35 The seven invisible AI traps overview
04:29 Sin one: sycophancy explained
07:22 Fix sycophancy with blunt custom instructions
08:53 Sin two: AI psychosis and echo chambers
11:48 How to spot AI psychosis in yourself and others
12:39 Sin three: WAIF and tainted training data
17:44 Three questions to vet any AI stat
18:12 Sin four: accidental deskilling
22:57 Sin five: the agent bun sandwich
29:26 Sin six: the compression tax
34:34 Sin seven: automation bias
38:29 Grieving the end of domain expertise
Keywords:
sycophancy, AI psychosis, WAIF, weaponized authority, accidental deskilling, agent bun sandwich,
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14 September 2026, 1:00 pm - 35 minutes 34 secondsEp 860: Managing the AI Capability Gap: AI Is More than Ready. Most Companies are Not (Start Here Series Vol 19)
Would you show up to compete in a Formula One race in a bike? 🚴♂️
Like.... you could. But you'd get smoked.
Yet, that's the exact AI strategy that 99% of enterprises are going through when it comes to AI adoption.
And the studies prove that not-so-hot-take to be true. The capability gap between what today's frontier AI models can do and what enterprise companies actually use them for is jaw-dropping.
So, how do you manage it?
Join us for our latest Start Here Series show to find out.
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- AI Capability Gap Definition & Urgency
- Frontier AI vs. Human Expert Benchmarks
- Anthropic AI Knowledge Worker Usage Study
- Top 6% AI Company Adoption Strategies
- Five Causes of the AI Capability Gap
- Recursive Self-Improvement in AI Models
- AI Adoption vs. Organizational Workflow Design
- Closing the AI Capability Gap with Metrics
- AI Automation in Professional Knowledge Work
- Managing AI Risk Tiers & Process Redesign
Timestamps:
00:00 Understanding the AI capability gap
05:32 Jack Clark on AI progress
08:42 The AI adoption gap explained
11:00 Start Here series introduction
14:48 Evaluating AI on real tasks
16:08 Rapid advancements in AI capabilities
20:43 AI's impact on work and skills
24:36 Latest AI models improving products
27:00 AI adoption challenges and capability gaps
32:07 Automating workflows and assessing risk
34:19 The AI capability gap report
Keywords:
AI capability gap, AI adoption, artificial intelligence, organizational adoption, business workflow automation, AI models, AI performance benchmark, industry professionals, Frontier
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11 September 2026, 11:00 am - 35 minutes 53 secondsEp 859: The Vibe Coding Boom: Why Vibe Coding isn't Going Away and How it's Both Good and Bad (Start Here Series Ep 18)
Is Vibe Coding dying already?
Or, is will it be as essential to the next decade of work as the browser was for the past 20 years?
And how can your company balance the speed and innovation side of vibe coding without accidentally leaking data or building a product that breaks more often than it works?
We'll break down the basics on this Start Here Series deep(ish) dive into Vibe Coding.
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- Vibe Coding Definition and Industry Impact
- Top 10 Vibe Coding Platforms Overview
- Terminal and Command Line Coding Agents
- AI Native Code Editors Breakdown
- Browser-Based App Builders Comparison
- Vibe Coding Adoption by Non-Developers
- Security Risks in Vibe Coding Applications
- Rescue Engineering and Codebase Rebuilds
- Developer Trust Collapse in AI Coding
- Strategies for Sustainable Vibe Coding
Timestamps:
00:00 AI's impact on coding today
05:36 AI tools transforming software development
07:32 Using AI tools for content creation
09:58 Comparing AI coding tools
15:25 AI tools for building web apps
19:07 Using Google's AI tools
21:42 AI coding's rapid growth and risks
25:24 Risks of autonomous agent coding
28:42 AI sprawl and coding changes
32:33 Natural language AI for coding
34:32 Closing and subscription reminder
Keywords:
Vibe coding, AI coding tools, AI-generated code, agentic coding, AI software development, vibe coding platforms, prompt-to-app development, natural language software building, browser-based app builders, terminal coding agents, command line interface coding,
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10 September 2026, 12:00 pm - 26 minutes 19 secondsEp 858: Responsible AI Playbook: What It Means and 5 Moves to Ensure Your AI Strategy Survives (Start Here Series Vol 17)
Half of consumer question the authenticity of what they see online. 🤔
That's the reality of the business world that your company is blindly spraying a gajillion AI-generated artifacts into.
Sure, enterprises want to 'do the right thing' when it comes to ethical and responsible AI.
But it's easier said than done when the tech is outpacing the guardrails.
Don't worry, we'll break it all down for you and leave you with the 5-step playbook to turn responsible AI from a checkbook needing your approval to a competitive advantage.
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- Responsible AI Playbook Overview
- Responsible AI vs. Ethical AI Explained
- Five Pillars of Responsible AI Framework
- Consumer Trust Crisis and AI Authenticity
- AI Lawsuits, Hiring Bias, and Regulation
- EU AI Act High-Risk Enforcement Penalties
- Copyright Lawsuits and AI IP Exposure
- Five-Step Responsible AI Implementation Guide
- Transparency as AI Competitive Advantage
- Responsible AI Impact on ROI and Growth
Timestamps:
00:00 Why companies struggle with AI
03:59 Defining responsible vs ethical AI
07:57 Ensuring accountability in AI use
09:33 AI risks and human agency
15:15 AI copyright risks for enterprises
16:13 EU AI Act enforcement timeline
21:12 Transparency and the trust crisis
23:00 Responsible AI and governance basics
Keywords:
Responsible AI, AI governance, ethical AI, AI trust, AI bias mitigation, transparency, explainability, accountability, privacy, security, safety, reliability, agentic AI, AI pilot stage, regulatory compliance, AI regulation, EU AI Act, high-risk AI, AI lawsuits, billion dollar AI lawsuits, AI discrimination
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9 September 2026, 1:00 pm - 51 minutes 28 secondsEp 857: From Chatbots to Super Agents: The 11 AI Tool Categories Explained (Start Here Series Ep 16)
Most people are either using too many AI tools or not enough.
The real problem?
Not understanding the categories and capabilities of the main AI tools that matter. And with constant updates, it's pretty much impossible to get a decent lay of the AI land.
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- 11 Essential AI Tool Categories Overview
- Text Reasoning Assistants Explained
- Multimodal AI Operating Systems Breakdown
- AI Search and Deep Research Tools
- Voice and Speech AI Tech Trends
- AI Image Generation Diffusion Models
- AI Video Generation & World Models
- AI Music Generation Tools and Players
- Design and Visual Content Automation
- Vibe Coding App Builders Functionality
- AI Coding Copilots & Local Agents
- Autonomous AI Agents and Browsers
- Building a Competitive Personal AI Stack
Timestamps:
00:00 Overview of 11 AI tool categories
06:40 AI tools and their uses
07:54 Old school AI systems
11:23 Being patient with AI tools
16:15 How AI models find answers
17:22 Future of browsing with AI
23:49 How AI generates images
26:50 How video generation works
29:01 Creative AI and music generation
33:48 AI tools and natural language
34:41 Explaining vibe coding and key players
38:35 Understanding autonomous AI agents
42:58 AI platforms and top players
45:02 Choosing the right AI tools
48:04 Choosing the right AI tools
Keywords:
AI tool categories, chatbots, super agents, text reasoning assistants, multimodal AI platforms, AI search, deep research, voice and speech AI, speech to text, text to speech, image generation, diffusion models, video generation, Sora, wor
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