AGI - Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - For Whoever Got Stuck Making AI Work! Episode 48Episode Summary: Paula Davis—Miss Indiana, entrepreneur, and founder of Good Samaritan Project—breaks down why AI won't destroy us, but our own choices might. From addiction recovery parallels to international mission work, this conversation challenges Silicon Valley hype with boots-on-the-ground reality about technology, humanity, and what we're actually optimizing for.Guest Paula Davis, CBA, PFCI | Founder, Good Samaritan Project | Owner, Blooms & Petals Flowers & Events | Owner, Fit4Ever Health & Wellness | President, Derby District Teleflora Unit | Ms. Indiana 2023-2024Guest LinksPaula on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-davis-cba-pfci-23757330/Good Samaritan ProjectWebsite: https://goodsamaritanproject.net/Fit4Ever Health & WellnessWebsite: https://fit4everwellness.com/Blooms & Petals Fresh Flowers & EventsWebsite: https://www.bloomsandpetals.net/Key Timestamps:[03:45] - Five pillars of Good Samaritan Project: emergency services to community unity[09:15] - Why addiction is the opposite of relationship—and what AI can't replace[15:30] - Grace and grit: confronting unforgiveness and unresolved pain[21:00] - Faith as action, not building: meeting needs before preaching[28:40] - The Good Samaritan parable and its radical command to help enemies[34:20] - Young people replacing human relationships with AI chatbots for counseling[38:10] - What prompt engineering teaches us about workplace communication[42:50] - Deep fakes forcing us back to human-to-human trust and verification[47:25] - Why printing press fears mirror AI fears—and what came after enlightenment[52:40] - International AI adoption: other countries moved faster, more pragmatically[56:15] - Water rights, data centers, and Indiana's pragmatic AI infrastructure conversation[59:30] - AI building complete profiles: the new power isn't knowledge, it's data[01:01:45] - P-Doom scale: Paula's 10% versus Jason's 30% existential risk assessment[01:03:20] - Remember you're the alpha intelligence—AI is a tool, not a godFollow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

The most important conversation with the people shaping tomorrow one lesson at a time. Where educators of all kinds join Jason Padgett to explore preparing students for 'their tomorrow' not 'our yesterday'  Episode 47Episode Summary: Dr. Bubbles (Ronda Swartz) brings decades of educational leadership to a raw conversation about rolling out School AI to hesitant teachers, why Catholic schools might be perfectly positioned for the AI era, and how project-based learning combined with AI could finally free students to pursue their strengths instead of grinding through weaknesses.Guest Ronda Swartz, Assistant Principal at St. Barnabas Catholic School | Former Executive Director for Catholic Charities Archdiocese | Banking professional turned educator | Champion of project-based learning and AI integration in faith-based educationGuest LinksRonda on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rondaswartz3177272065/Key Timestamps:[00:27] - From banking seminars to education leadership and why administration gets 10x harder[04:30] - Preparing kids for their future, not our past - the tagline that changed everything[08:15] - Why Rockefeller's factory model of education is a trap for student potential[11:45] - Rolling out School AI to six groups of teachers - resistance, fear, and the tractor analogy[15:20] - Why School AI beat Magic School - educators building for educators, not purple glitter[19:30] - The differentiation game changer - same article, fourth grade to twelfth grade reading levels[24:15] - Google vs Microsoft in education and why Gemini might displace Copilot[28:40] - Catholic schools as moral foundations for AI literacy - teaching the right way with the right values[32:50] - Character AI and chatbots seducing kids - the real AI safety conversation we're avoiding[36:20] - Demolition Man, raising AI like children, and why "do as I say not as I do" won't work[40:10] - Using AI as your communication tool - building custom GPTs that understand your boss[43:25] - Dr. Bubbles and personalization - when your AI knows you by name[47:30] - Alpha School's model - two hours of tech, rest is EQ, leadership, and project-based learning[51:15] - The eeky guy framework meets influencer culture - finding what you love that the world needs[54:20] - Life 360, helicopter parents, and why Gen X's "rub dirt in it" childhood built resilienceFollow UsInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI - The Podcast For Whoever Got Stuck Making AI Work (Episode 46) Episode Summary: Nikki Barua breaks down why some leaders are energized by AI disruption while others want to retire early, and how organizations can close the "exponential divide" between AI's speed and human adaptation. Real talk about workforce transformation, the death of middle management, and why philosophers might be the future.Guest Nikki Barua, AI Workforce Transformation Expert | Serial Entrepreneur | Keynote Speaker | Bestselling Author of Beyond BarriersGuest LinksNikki on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkibarua/Nikki's Website: https://www.nikkibarua.com/Newsletter - Reinvention Roadmap: https://www.nikkibarua.com/newsletters/reinvention-roadmap/subscribeKey Timestamps:[04:15] - The mindset divide: Why some leaders see AI as a gold rush while others want to hang it up[09:30] - Human evolution in real-time: Will we genetically adapt to constant uncertainty?[14:20] - Why America sensationalizes AI instead of dealing with practical policy[19:45] - The exponential divide: AI transforms work faster than people can change how they work[26:10] - Stop hiring consultants: Why traditional change management is dead[31:40] - The psychological safety play: Leaders need to admit they're struggling too[38:55] - Prompting as management training: What AI teaches us about giving better direction[43:20] - Privacy vs efficiency: The ambient listening trade-off nobody wants to discuss[48:15] - Originality is the new scarcity in a world drowning in AI-generated slop[52:30] - For women in STEM: Why explorers beat experts in the AI ageFollow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

EP 45 School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - The most important conversation with the people shaping tomorrow one lesson at a time. Where educators of all kinds join Jason Padgett to explore preparing students for 'their tomorrow' not 'our yesterday'Episode Summary: While big school districts debate AI policy, Rensselaer Central Schools in rural Indiana quietly achieved a 92% student activation rate with Khanmigo. Hunter Hickman explains how his small district moved fast, kept parents on board, and turned teachers into coaches instead of lecturers.Guest Hunter Hickman, AI Implementation Lead at Rensselaer Central Schools | 7th-year ELA teacher | Head wrestling coach | Leading district-wide AI rollout in one of Indiana's most rural countiesGuest LinksHunter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-hickman-2b501383/Rensselaer Central High SchoolWebsite: https://rchs.rensselaerschools.org/Related Tools & PlatformsKhanmigo: https://www.khanmigo.aiMagic School AI: https://www.magicschool.aiSchoolAI: https://www.schoolai.comKey Timestamps:[02:15] - How a rural Indiana school beat bureaucracy and launched AI in under a year[08:30] - Why telling kids "don't use AI" puts them behind before they start working[12:45] - Khanmigo Writing Coach: Real-time feedback that actually improves student writing[16:20] - Teachers as coaches, not lecturers—the shift AI is forcing in classrooms[21:40] - Why foundation models like ChatGPT don't belong in K-12 classrooms[27:15] - The uncomfortable truth about kids, emotional intelligence, and AI relationships[32:50] - Rural schools vs. urban districts: Why one-size-fits-all AI policies fail students[38:10] - Starting small: Two AI tools every teacher should try first[43:25] - Anthropic's AI Fluency course—the best free foundation for teachers[48:30] - Character AI and teen mental health: Why schools need guardrails now[52:45] - The Anxious Generation parallel: What we learned from smartphones applies to AI[56:20] - Conservative doesn't mean anti-progress: Indiana schools need to catch upFollow UsInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - Building the future, one human-AI collab at a time. Ep 44Episode Summary: Two Gen X AI enthusiasts cut through the hype from an Agentic AI conference to talk about what actually matters: clean data, optimized processes, and why your company probably isn't ready for AI agents yet.Guest Jeffrey Najar, VP of Marketing at Horsepower | Sales & Marketing Consultant | AI Implementation AdvocateGuest LinksJeffrey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreynajarHorsepower MarketingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/horsepower-marketing/about/Website: https://horsepowermarketing.com/Key Timestamps:[02:15] - Connections and relationships matter in AI - the Indiana AI Innovation Network[04:30] - Will Google DeepMind disrupt Eli Lilly's drug discovery dominance?[09:45] - Key takeaways from the Agentic AI conference: slow down on agents[14:20] - The boring work matters most: mapping processes and cleaning data[18:30] - Data labeling needs to be NLP-friendly, not abbreviation-heavy[21:10] - Optimize before you automate - don't build on broken systems[26:40] - Context engineering beats prompt engineering every time[28:50] - Smaller language models and specialized agents may win over giant models[32:15] - Custom evals and QA - the most underrated skill for AI implementation[37:45] - Why multi-disciplinary teams are critical for creating good evaluations[41:20] - Using AI to evaluate AI outputs and catch hallucinations[44:50] - "AI is better than me at everything" - the truth about AI augmentation[47:30] - Vibe working: learning to iterate and collaborate with LLMs[50:15] - What AI taught us about improving human communication[53:20] - Self-selecting models and chain of thought reasoning in ChatGPT[55:10] - The future: LLM ecosystems that work across all your toolsFollow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI PodcastThe most important conversations with the people shaping tomorrow—one lesson at a time. Educators, students, and ed-tech innovators join Jason Padgett to explore preparing students for their future, not our past.Episode Summary:A Purdue industrial engineering senior reveals how she's landing job offers through strategic networking, using AI to create fake newsreels for cybersecurity training, and why she believes the real career threat isn't automation—it's refusing to learn.Guest:Audrey Russell | Senior at Purdue UniversityIndustrial Engineering Major | Six Sigma & Data Analytics CertifiedGuest Links:Audrey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-russell-a7929725b/Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering: https://www.linkedin.com/company/purdueieWebsite: https://engineering.purdue.edu/IEKey Timestamps:[02:15] Why networking beats AI-written resumes[05:30] Amazon's 600,000 job automation plan[08:45] The Luddites: How tech resistance killed England's superpower status[11:20] Europe and China are winning the automation race[14:00] Gen Z's AI divide: Study tool vs. cheating device[18:30] TikTok brain rot vs. Instagram's staying power[23:45] Creating AI newsreels for corporate cybersecurity exercises[28:00] Why ChatGPT's pivot to adult content makes business sense (unfortunately)[31:15] The AI hype cycle: Are we headed for a crash?[35:40] Junior positions vanishing—where will future leaders get experience?[40:20] Alpha School's $50K model vs. public school AI reality[43:50] Why soft skills matter more when robots do the technical work[46:30] Will 30% of workers with AI replace the other 70%?[49:00] Getting more women into tech leadership rolesFollow School's Out:Instagram: @AGISchoolsout | https://www.instagram.com/agischoolsoutYouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@AGIPodcast-AI/shortsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the Loop:Future-proof your organization, team, and career with Jason's work:Podcasts, keynotes, workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions Group:Affordable, pragmatic AI literacy, policy, and project consulting🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We Recommend:MindStudio → Automate your workflows: https://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week of content: https://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - Building the future, one human-AI collab at a time. EP 42Episode Summary: Jason and Julie dive into ChatGPT's adult mode rollout, Sora's creative chaos, and the existential crisis brewing as AI accelerates past Moore's Law. From erotic chatbots potentially replacing OnlyFans to Bernie Sanders making unexpected sense about robot taxes, this episode tackles whether we're ready for a future where 70% of workers might need to find new purpose beyond paychecks.Follow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastJulie Koehrer, Radio Professional at Lafayette Q106.7 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer/Lafayette Q106.7Website: https://lafayetteq1067.com/Stay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrRetryKey Timestamps:[00:10] - ChatGPT announces adult mode with sycophantic and erotic options for verified users[03:45] - Jason's Gen Z TikTok dance created with Sora raises questions about platform's target audience[06:12] - The great bunny trampoline disappointment and AI-generated animal content deception[09:30] - Grok 4's speed dominance hampered by Elon's polarizing presence and X platform placement[12:15] - Google's Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash) impresses with photo editing capabilities[15:40] - Microsoft Copilot evolves with custom GPT builders and cloud integration improvements[18:25] - Non-human DNA testimony before Congress sparks conversation about extraterrestrial discoveries[21:10] - Buddhist principles of impermanence explored through molecular connections between humans and universe[25:50] - Bernie Sanders' robot tax proposal for offsetting AI-driven job displacement gains traction[28:35] - AI advancement breaks away from Moore's Law with three years of exponential progress[32:20] - Jason challenges Casey Newton's journalistic integrity over mental health clickbait narratives[35:45] - Google DeepMind's cancer breakthrough using stealth-to-detectable compound discovery[38:10] - Sycophantic AI threatens business decisions and relationships despite convenience[41:30] - The 70/30 workforce split and existential questions about finding purpose beyond survival needs

Episode Summary: Former elementary and special ed teacher Mary Dougherty reveals how AI can revolutionize education by transforming teachers from lecturers into facilitators, while opening unprecedented doors for students with special needs and addressing the critical skills gap in our factory-model education system.Guest Mary Dougherty, Innovation Program Manager at TechPoint | Former K-6 Teacher & Special Ed Educator | Co-host of "Teachers Who Drink and Whine" Podcast | Founder of IEP Navigation ServicesGuest LinksMary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-dougherty-26690216b/TechPointLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techpointindWebsite: https://www.techpoint.org/IEP Navigation Services: https://iepnavigation.com/Key Timestamps:[03:42] - Fantasy nerds unite: Lord of the Rings passwords and Harry Potter phone cases as workplace icebreakers[08:15] - Judging people on their movie choice: John Carpenter's Halloween vs Rob Zombie (we have standards)[11:28] - 996 and the reality of work implementation flows in the AI age: "Just cuz my agent's working doesn't mean I am"[14:50] - AI brain fog is real: Breaking up intense work periods with naps and strategic breaks[18:23] - Safety concerns are legitimate: How companies should slow-roll AI implementation with proper security measures[21:47] - The critical thinking inverse opinion: Why AI and internet access demand stronger analytical skills, not weaker ones[25:19] - SORA 2 versus TikTok strategy: How ChatGPT thinks every idea is genius until you make it play contrarian[29:35] - Mary's 2006 flashback: Teaching kids how to Google properly was once revolutionary[32:18] - We still need teachers, but we don't need lecturers: The shift from "sit and get" to facilitation[35:42] - What kids actually need: Problem solving, STEM, and critical thinking over memorization[38:26] - MagicSchool versus Alpha School: The evolution of teachers into mentors and facilitators in AI-powered classrooms[42:15] - Jobs are gonna look different in the AI revolution: Embrace it or risk being left behind[44:38] - Murray Mentor: AI solving factory floor bottlenecks by turning assembly line workers into technicians[47:22] - Using Claude to build a patio: How AI could have fixed Mary's slightly-too-slanted DIY disaster[48:45] - The movie Her part 2: Introducing "Him" - your DIY best friend who lives in your pocket[50:12] - Goodbye typing, hello one-sided conversations: Why Jason's family thinks he's weird for talking to AI all day[52:38] - AI for special needs students: Opening doors to education and workforce development through voice-to-text and adaptive learning[58:25] - Ambient listening devices: The surveillance vs efficiency debate in classrooms and boardrooms[01:00:47] - Mary's 3 things teachers must do: Master critical thinking instruction, get AI training, and gamify learning management systems[01:02:15] - How to promote girl power in tech: Breaking societal norms one "no princess" moment at a time[01:03:28] - Samwise Gamgee meets Minerva McGonagall: how the cover art came to beFollow UsInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - Building the future, one human-AI collab at a time.Episode Summary: Robotics pioneer David Bruemmer challenges everything you think you know about artificial intelligence. Are we spending billions chasing the wrong definition of AGI while nature has already solved it?Guest David Bruemmer, Former DARPA Consultant | Founder & CEO of W8less LLC | Autonomy Institute | Pioneered military robotics for landmine detection and autonomous convoy systemsGuest LinksDavid on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bruemmer/W8less LLCLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/w8lessllc/Website: https://w8less.io/Follow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBrKey Timestamps:[02:15] - Why positioning and truth matter more than intelligence in robotics[08:30] - The controversial claim: Large language models aren't actually AI[12:45] - How tigers, ants, and Messi prove intelligence doesn't require language[18:20] - Why Waymo's approach is fundamentally different from Tesla's autonomous strategy[24:10] - The Roomba paradox: Why the "dumbest" robot made the most money[29:35] - Share control vs full autonomy: What 1,200 military users taught us[35:50] - Software ate the world, AI is eating software, but swarm intelligence will eat AI[42:15] - The three pillars of real AGI: Individual, cloud, and swarm intelligence[48:30] - Why corporations want to eliminate humans (and why it keeps failing)[52:40] - The mining industry lesson: Autonomy for what purpose?[58:25] - Energy crisis: Why GPU computing is unsustainable at scale[01:02:30] - AI relationships and the search for truth in human connection

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - The most important conversation with the people shaping tomorrow one lesson at a time. Where educators of all kinds join Jason Padgett to explore preparing students for 'their tomorrow' not 'our yesterday'Episode Summary: Kimba Rund returns to debunk the viral AI water bottle myth and reveal what her generation really thinks about artificial intelligence. From micro-internships to deepfake actresses, discover why climate activism might be slowing AI adoption—and why that's based on incomplete information.Guest Kimba Rund, Work-Based Learning Coordinator and Career Scholarship Manager at Career+ Pathways by Skyepack | Recent Masters graduate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Purdue Global | Pioneering micro-internship models to scale work-based learning across IndianaGuest LinksKimba on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimba-rund-m-s-a22088283/SkyepackLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skyepackWebsite: https://skyepack.com/Career+ Pathways: https://skyepack.com/career-plus-pathways/Key Timestamps:[00:33] - Kimba's recent accomplishments: completing her masters at 23 and launching skills boot camps[04:18] - Micro-internships explained: scaling work-based learning through virtual AI projects[06:42] - The editorial mindset shift: teaching students to curate AI-generated content instead of creating from scratch[09:15] - Building evaluation systems: why students need to learn how to test AI outputs for quality[11:47] - Research with AI: using ChatGPT for scholarly work and avoiding hallucinations[14:25] - Claude vs ChatGPT: comparing AI tools for personal use, coding help, and critical feedback[18:52] - Sora 2 and AI video generation: competing with TikTok through AI avatars and deepfake concerns[23:08] - The AI actress "Tilly" and disruption in entertainment: could this level the playing field for creators?[27:35] - Gen Z's perspective on AI: why climate concerns and data center protests impact adoption[31:18] - Debunking the water bottle myth: comparing AI energy use to TikTok and TV consumption[35:42] - AI regulation debate: balancing innovation with state vs federal oversight[38:25] - Power infrastructure and AI: why electrical engineering is a critical career path[40:15] - The 996 work culture in Silicon Valley: exploitation or genuine excitement about innovation?[44:30] - Work-life blending vs balance: how AI changes productivity patterns and cognitive load[48:45] - AI slop in the workplace: identifying lazy AI use and its impact on professional trust[52:20] - Magic School AI: generating lesson plans for complex topics like LLM evaluationFollow UsInstagram: @AGISchoolsoutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/X: https://x.com/JasonPadgettGR📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

School's Out Saturdays on the AGI Podcast - The most important conversation with the people shaping tomorrow one lesson at a time. Where educators of all kinds join Jason Padgett to explore preparing students for 'their tomorrow' not 'our yesterday'Episode Summary: Solutions Architect Karisa Schwanekamp shares how a single pandemic moment transformed her teaching forever—and why the future of education depends on educators who aren't afraid to learn alongside their students. Discover how AI tools like MagicSchoolAI are helping teachers reclaim time for what matters most: being front and center with kids.Guest Karisa Schwanekamp, Solutions Architect at MagicSchoolAI | Former Special Education Teacher | STEM Integration Specialist | 21-year veteran educator passionate about project-based learning and bringing AI safely into K-12 classroomsGuest LinksKarisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karisa-schwanekamp-ab4b42334/MagicSchool AILinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/magicschool-aiWebsite: https://www.magicschool.aiIndiana DOE Learning Lab - AI: https://inlearninglab.com/search?q=artificial+intelligenceKey Timestamps:[04:32] - The pandemic moment that changed everything: when teaching couldn't be taken for granted[09:15] - Career chats unlock hidden potential: from architects to astronauts in fourth grade classrooms[15:47] - Fourth graders solve real problems: pitching solutions to National Mall engineers about cherry blossoms[21:38] - Why kids are better at divergent thinking: the power of not being afraid to be wrong[26:45] - First student reactions to AI writing feedback: "It told me what I did well first"[31:20] - Teaching daughters the difference: AI as collaborator versus AI replacing your voice[36:52] - Efficiency versus effectiveness: freeing teachers from paperwork to be with students[42:18] - Second graders explain AI better than adults: the literacy conversation we need[48:25] - Anthropomorphism concerns: constant teaching moments versus one-time lessons[52:40] - Message to hesitant teachers: talk to others, explore tools, get uncomfortableFollow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonpadgett/📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgrp.comPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgrp.comTools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://mindstudio.aiRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.fm

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - Building the future, one human-AI collab at a time.Episode Summary:Quarter four belongs to the bold. Steve Iskander, fintech founder and AI-first mover, breaks down why waiting on AI adoption isn't strategy—it's surrender. This isn't your typical AI hype conversation. It's a hard look at velocity, risk, and the competitive moat being built right now by organizations that refuse to hesitate.Guest Steve Iskander, Founder & CEO at Intrepid Finance | Transforming Financial Services Through Enabled AI Tech | Fintech Entrepreneur | Finance VeteranGuest LinksSteve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveiskander/Intrepid FinanceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intrepid-finance-venture/Website: https://intrepidfinance.io/Key Timestamps:[00:30] - Intrepid Finance's AI-powered lending model and industry-agnostic approach[03:45] - Funding the first AI company in 2022 before the hype cycle[08:20] - Government shutdown implications and AI-driven efficiency opportunities[12:15] - Why AI forces every business owner to audit their operations[16:40] - The nonprofit sustainability crisis and over-dependence on grants[19:30] - First movers take all: Why this isn't like early dot-com failures[24:10] - 95% of employees already using AI whether you know it or not[28:45] - The hidden liability of unregulated employee AI usage[32:20] - Privacy paradox: We share everything with apps but fear AI[36:50] - Sock 2 and ISO 27001 certifications: Building trust before regulation hits[41:15] - Context engineering and ambient listening devices in business[45:30] - Training AI to mirror executive decision-making and remove bias[49:00] - Quantum computing as the next poker chip investment[52:10] - Robotics, dark factories, and the coming labor market disruption[55:40] - Education's AI revolution: Adaptive learning for every studentFollow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason → podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

School’s Out Saturdays on the AGI  (Podcast) - The most important conversation with the people shaping tomorrow one lesson at a time.Episode Summary:Jason sits down with Purdue Professor Dr. Kathryn Dilworth to unpack her groundbreaking QUIZ methodology that's teaching students to control AI instead of being controlled by it. From building custom LLMs with student coders to discovering why female students get better AI outputs than males, this conversation challenges everything you thought you knew about AI in education.Key Timestamps:[03:45] - Why libraries rejected AI education partnerships and the resistance in humanities[08:12] - China's half marathon with 20+ robots vs American Bigfoot beer videos[11:30] - High stakes vs low stakes AI use and the QUIZ model origin[15:45] - Query: Starting with forced prompts and prewriting without AI[18:20] - Understanding: Reading everything the AI generates[20:15] - Interrogation: Leaving AI to verify all factual claims[22:40] - Zeitgeist: Shaping content for specific audiences and contexts[25:30] - Students asking permission NOT to use AI and ethics instruction[28:45] - Finding your "ChatGPT moment" - what AI frees you to do[32:10] - Gender differences in AI prompting styles and outcomes[35:50] - The Alexa politeness experiment and training AI through behavior[38:30] - Students using AI for mental health support - concerns and context[42:15] - STEM skills need EQ, humanities skills need AI literacy[45:40] - Philosophy and psychology asking the best questions about AI[48:20] - Students' fear and stress about AI's impact on their futures[51:05] - Building a custom LLM with QUIZ guardrails from the ground up[54:30] - Computer science students emerging from philanthropy class[56:45] - Creativity paradox: Students love AI for creativity, fear losing it[59:10] - Domain expertise and staying in your lane with AI[1:00:45] - Alpha School's 2-hour AI learning model and educational reform[1:02:15] - Van Halen's brown M&Ms as AI quality control testGuest LinksDr. Kathryn DilworthProfessor of Practice | Purdue University John Martinson Honors CollegePhilanthropy, Academic Writing, and Information Science specialist focused on AI for Education, Trust in Nonprofits and Fundraiser WellbeingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-dilworth/Purdue University John Martinson Honors College: https://honors.purdue.edu/Follow UsInstagram @AGISchoolsOutFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/Podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coaching📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - Building the future, one human-AI collab at a time. Host Julie Koehrer and Jason Padgett are joined by special guestChristopher Tocke - Marketing professional and Executive MBA Graduate with expertise in strategic and creative conceptual thinking. Licensed commercial drone operator exploring AI's impact on visual content creation.Episode Summary:Christopher Tocke joins Julie and Jason to discuss AI's disruptive impact on marketing, from lowering barriers to entry to creating new competitive pressures. The conversation explores autonomous drones, deepfake concerns in politics, the future of education, and whether we're heading toward a Matrix-style future or something closer to Star Trek's utopia.Key Timestamps:[00:00] - Introduction and Christopher's background in marketing[02:15] - AI's double-edged sword: democratizing marketing vs. market dilution[04:30] - Favorite AI tools for marketing: generative fill, video extension, image generation[07:45] - Christopher's preference for ChatGPT image generation over earlier tools[09:20] - The human element that AI can't replace: business knowledge and creative taste[12:30] - Commercial drone operations and autonomous swarm technology[15:45] - New Jersey drone mystery and UAP speculation[18:00] - Religious and political implications of alien disclosure[21:15] - YouTube's AI-powered content cleanup and deepfake concerns[23:30] - Julie's worries about AI-generated political misinformation[26:00] - Nvidia's dominance and Trump administration's chip policy with China[29:45] - AI adoption patterns: Chicago area vs. Indiana[32:00] - "ChatGPT brain" and concerns about children losing critical thinking skills[35:30] - Jason's vision: universal basic income within a decade[37:45] - The skills that matter: Socratic thinking, philosophy, design thinking[40:15] - Recording life: wearables, transcription, and privacy implications[43:00] - Augmented reality futures and Gen Z's return to authenticity[46:30] - The communal experience of terrestrial radio vs. algorithmic playlists[48:45] - Clockwork Orange remake with Gen Z slang proposal[50:00] - Universal basic income debate: innovation vs. dependency[52:30] - Elon's Twitter acquisition as a data play for Grok AI training[54:00] - Favorite AI tools and sci-fi futures: The Matrix vs. Blade RunnerGuest LinksLinkedIn: Christopher TockeWebsite: Ronin Marketing ProductionsFollow UsFacebook + LinkedIn: @AGIPodcastStay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with JasonLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/Podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coaching📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowsRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of content

AI pioneer De Kai argues we must stop treating AI as machines and start parenting them as artificial children. This paradigm shift could determine civilization's future direction.De Kai - Author of the critically acclaimed "Raising AI" from MIT Press, De Kai is the AI professor who pioneered and built the web's first global language translator spawning Google/Yahoo/Microsoft Translate. De Kai was honored by the Association for Computational Linguistics as one of its Founding Fellows and by Debrett's as one of the 100 most influential figures of Hong Kong.Key Timestamps:[02:15] - Why we need to stop thinking of AI as toaster ovens[05:30] - The 800 billion artificial psychologies embedded in society[08:45] - How AI algorithms are already raising us through social media[12:20] - The reward function debate and who controls it[18:15] - Why we are the training data and need to be better role models[25:40] - Challenges in American education vs. Asian approaches to AI[32:10] - Teacher training barriers and resistance to AI tools[38:45] - The coming paradigm shifts beyond LLMs[42:30] - AI designing AI: the last generation parented by humans[47:20] - P-doom discussion and conditional probabilities[50:15] - Multiple pathways needed, not magic bulletsGuest LinksWebsite: ⁠dek.ai⁠Book: ⁠"Raising AI" on Amazon⁠Newsletter: ⁠dekai.substack.com⁠Book Info: ⁠dek.ai/raising-ai⁠Follow Us Facebook + LinkedIn: ⁠@AGIPodcast⁠Stay in the LoopFuture-proof your organization, your team, and your career → work with Jason: Podcasts, keynotes, educational workshops, and one-on-one coachingLinkedIn: ⁠www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/⁠📧 jason@phoenixsolutionsgroup.orgPhoenix Solutions GroupAffordable, pragmatic education, training, and consulting in AI literacy, policy, and projects.🌐 ⁠https://www.phoenixsolutionsgroup.org/⁠Tools We RecommendMindStudio → Automate your workflowshttps://get.mindstudio.ai/q7n7u5cttkdqRiverside.fm → Turn one recording into a week's worth of contenthttps://riverside.sjv.io/e1xyBr