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Mar 116 min read
Building My First Custom GPT: How I Created Katya’s Konscience for No-BS Advice
Creating a custom GPT can be confusing and there are multiple ways to do it, and knowing where to start isn’t always easy.
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Mar 34 min read
AI Presentation Tools in Action: Gamma.app Builds a Deck in Minutes!
I couldn't get over how clever and hilarious the deck turned out and how she went from concept to completion in a matter of minutes.
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Feb 254 min read
Artificial Intelligence as Your Digital Watchdog: Protecting You from Fraud and Deception
Could AI help us identify scams more easily? I decided to test it out by analyzing a recent travel invitation.
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Feb 145 min read
❤️ AI and Productivity: A Love-Fear Relationship?💔
Imagine having more than an hour back every workday. That's like finding a hidden stash of time chocolate!
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Feb 64 min read
The Grammys and AI: Can a Machine Create Award-Winning Music?
AI has been creeping into music for years, but the 2025 Grammys made it official.
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Feb 51 min read
How I Keep Up with AI (and Who You Should Follow)
I often get asked how I keep up with everything going on in AI. I do have some go-to sources that help me stay in the loop.
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Feb 35 min read
AI in 2025: Trying to Keep Up Without Losing My Mind
If January and the First Few Days of February Are Any Indication, Buckle Up. Lori spinning from all of the AI News - A GIF Created with...
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Jan 304 min read
Making AI Your Friend: A Beginner's Guide Into Artificial Intelligence
Before starting at Lorignite, I thought I was an expert at AI. I soon realized there was much more to be learned.
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Jan 175 min read
How AI Helped Transform My Family History into an Interactive Experience!
Well, staring at this laminated photocopy on cardboard, I started thinking about all the AI tools we have now and bring the story to life.
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Jan 117 min read
When Wildfires Strike: What Role Could AI Play in Crisis Response?
I couldn't help but wonder: Are AI tools being used to help leaders make faster, smarter decisions—and if not, could they be?
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Jan 25 min read
2025 AI Trends: The Year AI Becomes a Source of Pride and Possibility
I believe 2025 will be the year people embrace AI openly—sharing how they use it and recognizing its value as a creative and practical tool.
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Dec 11, 20243 min read
Authenticity vs. Automation: My Experiment with AI Video Creation
As someone who's pretty much only created videos the traditional way, I wondered: Could an everyday vlogger like me create something useful?
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Dec 6, 20244 min read
AI Decision Making: My Shortcut to Laziness or My Secret Weapon for Smart Decisions?
Have you ever felt torn about whether using AI for decisions is making you sharper or just a little lazy?
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Nov 28, 20243 min read
Searching for Gratitude in AI: Some Friends Might Say I Need a Hobby!
If you are looking for ways to prompt GPT for a little dose of gratitude, here are some prompts you could try.
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Nov 3, 20243 min read
The New Search Frontier: My Weekend with ChatGPT Search
Testing OpenAI's New ChatGPT Search Extension: Features, Limitations, and Real-World Performance Introducing ChatGPT Search 🚀 The world...
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Jun 4, 20243 min read
Surviving the ChatGPT Outage: Lessons and Laughs from AI Downtime
Want to know if you are getting too reliant on AI tools like ChatGPT? See how you perform when there's an AI outage!
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May 26, 20243 min read
Bringing a Touch of Humor to Customer Service with ChatGPT
Since this is a repeated task with multiple points of failure, I thought this task was a perfect candidate for a GPT.
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May 13, 20245 min read
What you need to know about the ChatGPT-4o Release
Just Friday, May 10, 2024, I told a room full of people at the Applied AI Spring Conference why they needed ChatGPT Plus! Little did I...
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Apr 28, 20244 min read
I have a digital subscription problem and I asked Perplexity.ai for help
I just purchased a tool based on advice from generative AI. How many purchasing decisions moving forward will be based on AI recommendations
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Mar 24, 20244 min read
Journey Beyond Fear: Finding Confidence and Community in the Age of AI
Embracing AI and Empowerment: How Technology and Togetherness Illuminate Our Path to Success The Unexpected Acceleration I've never been...
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Mar 10, 20244 min read
A Year in Review: Lessons Learned on My Entrepreneurial AI Journey with Lorignite
The 10 Percent Edge: Finding My Niche in AI It's hard to believe it's been a year since I came up with the concept of Lorignite and it...
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Feb 25, 20243 min read
Bridging Decades: From Scrapbook Memories to Digital Dilemmas
Introduction & Treasures from the Past This weekend, as I rummaged through the attic, I stumbled upon a treasure – a scrapbook from my...
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Feb 13, 20243 min read
Finding Your Superpowers: How Microsoft Nailed it with its Super Bowl Ad
There it was – the heartbeat of this blog. The 60-second Microsoft ad wasn't just another commercial; it encapsulated why I got the AI bug.
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Jan 28, 20243 min read
The Future in Our Pockets: Is the Rabbit R1 Ushering in a New Era?
Down the Rabbit Hole: Discovering the Rabbit R1 Today we're hopping down a rather peculiar rabbit hole. It's all about this intriguing...
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