Hey Reader, It's a big week in energy, growth and center-left thinking because of the release of the new book Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. If you don't know them, they're two of the preeminent columnists and podcasters at The New York Times and The Atlantic. One of the central ideas of the book is that cheap, clean energy is the linchpin of our future growth and success as a society. This is especially true in the realm of AI. Think about it – if we unlocked more cheap, clean...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, There's always a TON going on in the AI economy – today's newsletter is about the two most important ones. 🙂 But before we dive in, could you take 2 minutes to help me make Innovating with AI even better? Click here to take an anonymous 2-minute survey to help make IWAI the best it can be. And with that, here's the latest... ••• #1 – 'The past 18 months have seen the most rapid change in human written communication ever' Ethan Mollick, who's one of my favorite "AI poster" types on...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, It's 2025 and as I look at the greater landscape of AI, I've got 5 predictions on what you can expect this year. Before we dive in, here's the larger context on why this is relevant whether you're an AI consultant, working in or on a business that's being affected by AI, or an AI enthusiast that likes to stay in the know: The AI Economy will add $15 trillion to global GDP by 2030. That's the big number from "Sizing the prize" – PwC's Global AI Study. They're not the only ones who...
3 months ago • 8 min read
Hey Reader, Hope you had a wonderful holiday season – happy 2025! We have a lot to come in January, including opening enrollment in our flagship program, The AI Consultancy Project. You're already on the list to get all the details, but if you also want to get super-early access, sign up for text or WhatsApp alerts here. In the meantime, here are 3 Big Things in AI for this week... ••• #1 – Chip Wars: Nvidia sends less powerful AI chips to China One of the most fascinating sub-plots of the AI...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, My team and I are deep in "holiday mode" 🥂 and putting the finishing touches on my AI predictions for 2025 – stay tuned for that soon. Today, a few favorites from 2024. ••• We'll be opening enrollment in The AI Consultancy Project in January. You're already on the list to get all the details, but if you also want to get extra-early access, sign up for text or WhatsApp alerts here. ••• Rob's Favorites from 2024 #1 – Cobra Kai Editor Zack Arnold on AI in Hollywood Zack and I did a...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Hope you're getting ready for a wonderful holiday season! Thanks so much for being part of the Innovating with AI community this year. 🎄 ☃️ 🍾 Here's what's coming next year plus what I'm reading during holiday downtime... ••• We'll be opening enrollment in The AI Consultancy Project in January. You're already on the list to get all the details, but if you also want to get extra-early access, sign up for text or WhatsApp alerts here. ••• Rob's Holiday AI Reading List #1 –...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, A super-quick share for today – last night I got access to Sora, the new video-generation model from OpenAI. I handed the keyboard to my 10-year-old son to see what he'd do with it, and here are the results: Yes, that's a Corgi Taco Police Chase Watch: Our First Look at Sora Video AI ••• (By the way, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for lots more free tutorials and walkthroughs like this.) Enjoy! And if you have time this weekend, I highly recommend creating an account...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I hope life, work and the world of AI are treating you well! We're back with 3 big things in AI. It was a huge week for AI, so I've done my best to actually synthesize this down to just a few items – more to come next week! By the way, make sure you're subscribed to our YouTube channel for free AI tutorials. I just posted a new one where Brian (our CTO) shows you how to connect Google Forms, Zapier and ChatGPT step-by-step to build a no-code AI client intake system. Watch the...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, I hope life, work and the world of AI are treating you well! We're back with 3 big things in AI. By the way, all the news items in today's email were shared first in our private Slack workspace for AI Consultancy Project and AI Incubator students. 🙂 #1 – 'A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness' We've seen a lot of early studies about doctors using AI as a partner in diagnosing illnesses and reading X-rays and other test results. The most recent study claims that...
5 months ago • 2 min read