The Layman’s AI

Prompting an Episode: Creating a Podcast outline with the help of AI

Much has been made about AI workflows, but many people have yet to really settle into one. You may or may not know that we like to use AI to create an outline every 10th episode to help promote the practical use of AI tools. In this episode, we walk you through the entire process we use to make that happen. While we are still admittedly learning how to implement AI into our own workflow, projects like these help us grow in that process. We are excited to show you how, here in Episode 51, we came up with the outline used to create Episode 50. Sounds backwards? Well, it is — and that's exactly what makes it worth a listen.

AI Across Generations: Boomers, Gen X, Millennials & Gen Z

When you think of artificial intelligence in the workforce, you wonder how this technology will affect the workers themselves. When you take a closer look at today's workforce, you realize that AI is simultaneously impacting four generations at once. In this episode, we dive into Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Gen Z to examine AI adoption and usage across each group. We also discuss how each demographic is uniquely affected by this transformative technology.

Artificial Intelligence — The Greatest Technological Breakthrough Ever? Or the Most Overhyped Technology?

Artificial Intelligence is here, and many claim it is the greatest threat to all of mankind, making human workers completely useless. But is that really true? In this episode, we share our honest thoughts on the real capabilities of AI technology and what generative AI can actually do. Does this emerging technology truly have the potential to make humanity obsolete? Or are we overstating what AI can actually do in today's rapidly evolving digital world?

Flompt Before You Prompt: Optimizing How You Talk to AI

You've heard us talk about prompting before — but what if the way you're talking to your LLM isn't actually the most effective way a machine can hear you? In this episode, we explore Flompt, an open-source tool designed to translate your natural language prompts into a format that AI models process more efficiently. Think of it as a translator between your human brain and the machine underneath the chatbot. We break down how Flompt works, why it matters, and how it can help you get sharper, more accurate results from your favorite LLMs. If you thought you already had prompting figured out — think again.

Artificial Unemployment: Is AI Really Taking Your Job?

Artificial intelligence is replacing jobs, and there is nothing you can do about it, right? Maybe not, depending on who you ask. In this episode, we discuss the growing belief that AI automation is coming for everyone's job and will make the human workforce useless. Although there may be some truth to that, the future of work with AI might not be as bleak as we think in the long term.