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Is anyone else nice to AI, just in case they’ll count you as one of the good ones when the uprising happens? 😂 Because…same. I say please, thank you, and sometimes even apologize to my robot friend. You know, just in case. In all seriousness, a really interesting (and super common) question came up about this topic during a recent workshop: “Do you really have to 'be nice' to AI to get the best results?” The short answer? No. The longer answer is that you are the coach for your GPT. AI is a mirror that simply reflects back what you give it. That includes your tone, your formatting, your phrasing… even your manners. If you say “please” and “thank you,” it will actually register that and subtly match your style. If you write in a formal voice, it’ll do the same. If you give it punchy, playful language, it’ll keep that energy going. Every single prompt is a breadcrumb. It guides the direction and tone of what comes next. Consequently, this means you're always shaping the output, whether you realize it or not. So the question isn’t really “Should I be nice to AI?”, it’s “Do I want AI to be nice to me?” What questions do you have about AI? Throw it in the comments! I’d be happy to help! . . . . . #aitakeover #aiuprising #aimanners #howtousechatgpt #aimarketing #digitalmarketing #digitaltwin #webdesign #personalbranding #personalbrandingtips #solopreneurlife #speakerbranding #publicspeakerbranding #aiworksforyou #aiworkshop #marketingisfun #personalmarketing #authenticmarketing

Is anyone else nice to AI, just in case they’ll count you as one of the good ones when the uprising happens? 😂 Because…same. I say please, thank you, and sometimes even apologize to my robot friend. You know, just in case. In all seriousness, a really interesting (and super common) question came up about this topic during a recent workshop: “Do you really have to 'be nice' to AI to get the best results?” The short answer? No. The longer answer is that you are the coach for your GPT. AI is a mirror that simply reflects back what you give it. That includes your tone, your formatting, your phrasing… even your manners. If you say “please” and “thank you,” it will actually register that and subtly match your style. If you write in a formal voice, it’ll do the same. If you give it punchy, playful language, it’ll keep that energy going. Every single prompt is a breadcrumb. It guides the direction and tone of what comes next. Consequently, this means you're always shaping the output, whether you realize it or not. So the question isn’t really “Should I be nice to AI?”, it’s “Do I want AI to be nice to me?” What questions do you have about AI? Throw it in the comments! I’d be happy to help! . . . . . #aitakeover #aiuprising #aimanners #howtousechatgpt #aimarketing #digitalmarketing #digitaltwin #webdesign #personalbranding #personalbrandingtips #solopreneurlife #speakerbranding #publicspeakerbranding #aiworksforyou #aiworkshop #marketingisfun #personalmarketing #authenticmarketing

Exploring Claude AI: The Good, the Regular, and the Not-So-Good After spending significant time with Claude AI from Anthropic, here’s a balanced take on where it shines and where there’s room for growth. What’s Great About Claude - Exceptional language skills: Claude generates rich, human-like responses that are articulate and nuanced for both writing and complex problem-solving. - Safety and reliability: Robust protocols minimize harmful or inappropriate outputs, making Claude a strong choice for professional and educational tasks. - User-friendly interface: The design is intuitive, clean, and welcoming, reducing friction for both new and advanced users. What’s Just Okay - Conservative approach: Sometimes, Claude can be overly cautious, choosing not to discuss topics that might be reasonable but flagged as sensitive, which can limit discussions. - Quality depends on prompts: The system performs best when it gets clear, detailed instructions. Vague or short queries can lead to less useful answers. - Steady but not groundbreaking: For general use and mainstream topics, it’s highly consistent; in highly specialized fields, it’s more variable. What Needs Improvement - Limited nuance in complex topics: Claude may struggle with depth in niche fields or in understanding sarcasm and subtlety without explicit guidance. - Occasional over-filtering: The strict safety measures can sometimes filter out non-problematic, helpful content, leading to incomplete answers. - Subscription and availability: Some users have noted unclear usage limits in paid tiers and occasional drops in response quality during peak times. Overall, Claude AI continues to impress with its thoughtful design and conversational strengths, but like all AI, it isn’t perfect. The best results come from knowing how to prompt and when to expect its limitations. #AI #ClaudeAI #Productivity #Review #AItools

AI won't do my laundry yet. But here's what I'm using it for 🤖 I have a dream: that one day, AI will fully automate the tasks I don't enjoy (hello, household chores! 🧺) so I can focus entirely on what I love—creative work like writing. We're not quite there yet. But in the meantime, I've found an incredible use case for AI: as a research and analysis powerhouse. It's brilliant for spotting trends, synthesizing data, and giving me a base to build from. It handles the groundwork so I can focus on the strategy. This got me thinking about the trade-off. In our pursuit of efficiency, are we losing the human essence? The soulful connection that comes from something made entirely by another person? Hear from #N2N Natasha Angeline and I when we discussed this exact tension in our latest video: Why does some AI-generated content feel cold and sterile? How can you tell if a message was written by a human or artificial intelligence? I'd love to hear from you: What are you using AI for right now? What tasks do you wish it would automate? Watch the video and let's discuss in the comments. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #Productivity #Innovation #Technology #HumanCentricAI

Over the last two years, GenAI tools have transformed how we create content - but not always for the better. I keep noticing the same patterns like documents sound too “AI-ish,” with predictable structures, overused formats, and certain tell-tale words that make readers lose interest quickly. Things get worse as we see the context sometimes shifts depending on who generates it, leading to very different interpretations of the same requirement. The result - Readers switch off!! Some say AI is the future and we need to make it more ‘humane.’ But maybe it’s not about humanizing AI… maybe it’s about keeping humans in the process - bringing real context, lived experience, and genuine voice. So how do we resolve this? By re-centering the human. - Use AI as a first draft, not the final product. - Add nuance, clarity, and personal perspective. - Focus on making content not just accurate, but also worth reading. AI can accelerate us, but it’s the human layer that makes communication truly resonate. End of the day, people don’t just read documents for information. They read them for connection. Let me know your opinions/ best practices on this! #needofhour #GenAI #humane #whatyouthink

Most people ask AI for the “right” answer. That’s why their outputs are flat, generic, and safe. Here’s the trick I use that feels almost illegal… 👉 First, force the AI to give you believable wrong answers. 👉 Then, have it correct itself... explaining why the right answer beats the fake ones. This “Chain of Lies → Chain of Truth” framework makes AI reason instead of guess. You’ll get sharper strategy, stronger copy, and insights that feel unfairly good. 💬 Comment “Illegal” below and I’ll send you my Prompt Engineering Master Guide with more frameworks you can swipe. #AI #PromptEngineering #BusinessStrategy #ContentMarketing #AICreators #AIAgents

Most people ask AI for the “right” answer. That’s why their outputs are flat, generic, and safe. Here’s the trick I use that feels almost illegal… 👉 First, force the AI to give you believable wrong answers. 👉 Then, have it correct itself... explaining why the right answer beats the fake ones. This “Chain of Lies → Chain of Truth” framework makes AI reason instead of guess. You’ll get sharper strategy, stronger copy, and insights that feel unfairly good. 💬 Comment “Illegal” below and I’ll send you my Prompt Engineering Master Guide with more frameworks you can swipe. #AI #PromptEngineering #BusinessStrategy #ContentMarketing #AICreators #AIAgents

RAG vs. MCP: Understanding the Core of Next-Gen AI— — — — In the world of AI, you've probably heard a lot about RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). It's a powerful way to give large language models a brain, or more accurately, an open book. By connecting an LLM to a knowledge base, RAG allows it to pull in current, factual information to deliver more accurate and grounded responses, dramatically reducing "hallucinations." Think of it as empowering an AI to read and cite from your company's internal documents. But what if you need an AI that doesn't just know things—it can do things? That's where the Model Context Protocol (MCP) comes in. While RAG gives an AI knowledge, MCP gives it a toolkit. It's a standardized framework that allows an AI to interact with external systems, APIs, and databases. An MCP-enabled AI can perform actions, like creating a help desk ticket, sending an email, or updating a record in a live database. The key difference is simple: • RAG is for knowledge. It makes your AI a better researcher. • MCP is for action. It makes your AI a true agent. The real power, however, is in using them together. Imagine an AI assistant that can not only look up a customer's order status (using RAG) but also update the shipping details and send a confirmation email (using MCP). For developers and business leaders alike, understanding this distinction is key to building AI solutions that are not just intelligent, but truly transformative. #AI #GenerativeAI #LLM #RAG #MCP #FutureofWork #TechInnovation

Everyone’s talking about AI, but are you actually using it the right way in your work? Tools like ChatGPT and Gemini can save serious time… or they can waste it if you’re not prompting well, checking outputs, and keeping your brand voice authentic. We’ve pulled together practical tips from inside our own agency on how to make AI your thinking partner (not your fact machine). 👉 How to craft prompts that actually deliver 👉 When to trust AI (and when not to) 👉 Why your brand voice still matters more than the algorithm Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/eGAhwKRm Curious how AI fits into your digital strategy without losing your voice? Let’s chat. #AI #DigitalMarketing #PSdigital #FutureOfWork

I enjoyed one of my regular digital detoxes last week, reading and writing to clear my head. I noticed something funny during the trip though. Many of the pictures I took contained digital artifacts, like the weird halo around my head in the photo below. These kinds of things happen, obviously. No big deal, right? Well, I think there’s something far more interesting going on here. Because, while these artifacts are common in HDR photos, increasingly, they occur (and, sometimes get automatically eliminated) because of machine learning and other AI capabilities built into the camera’s software. I didn’t have to do anything to make this happen. It simply exists, in the background, ready to do its thing. That’s the funny thing about AI — and about technology more generally. At first, it’s all “Wow! Look at this cool new thing.” But, over time, technology fades into the background. It simply exists, in the background, ready to do its thing. Increasingly, you and your customers are “using AI,” whether you realize it or not. Increasingly, AI’s capabilities will fade into the background. It will just do its thing. What matters then is not “How do I write the correct prompt?” or “How do I show up in AI answers?” It’s “How do I take care of my customers? How do I make sure I’m meeting their needs?” And I’m increasingly convinced that “what matters then” is the same as “what matters NOW.” Yes, learn about AI. Yes, learn how to use it to work more effectively and more efficiently. But, while you’re doing that, don’t lose sight of your customers. Because, ultimately, we know that the technology will fade into the background. Taking care of your customers ensures that the same won’t happen to you. #AI #marketingstrategy #DigitalReset #digitalstrategy