A GREAT Example of Using AI as a Powerful Tool: The Making of "Business of Tech"

My friend and frequent co-conspirator, Dave Sobel, produces the Business of Tech Podcast five days a week, plus interviews, special events, live shows, bonus episodes, and more. For years, I've hailed him as the best of example I know of for using AI as tool instead of  an easy way to create a cute graphic or get out of doing work.

Friday, Dave released a great video that walks through the steps of how he uses several AI tools to create the Business of Tech Podcast - including research, filtering, writing, editing, producing, and all the details. In the video, he walks through the entire workflow process, naming the tools he uses and how he uses them.

If you haven't discovered (and become addicted to) The Business of Tech Podcast, find all the details at https://businessof.tech.

The "how-to" video Dave released is honestly the best example I've ever seen of a practical description of how to create truly useful automation with AI. In addition the very practical side (like a long list of products and services engaged), Dave addresses the three biggest topics regarding AI:

• Use AI automation when it can give you benefits (e.g., functionality, capacity, efficiency) and know when to stop using it and let the humans do what they do best.

• Be transparent and ethical. For example, Dave address keeping a wall between the editorial content and sponsors.

• It's complicated! As you'll see, it takes a lot of time to pick the tools, train them, connect bots and databases together, generate each piece of the process, filter, fine-tune, write, check, product, etc. 

That last bit is extremely important for. It drives me insane when people casually say things like, "Oh, have AI generate your podcast." That makes it sound like there's no work, no prep, no production, and no problem verifying that the content is actually something you would stand behind! That answer also belittles the great results that can be created when you use AI properly. It make it sound as if "anyone" could do it.

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Note - Dave did NOT address one of the greatest reasons why you might go to the trouble to learn and use AI to create custom productions and workflows: It takes a lot of hard work to make it look easy.

When you see what Dave's put together, you will understand (literally step by step and tool by tool) how you could duplicate his work. But you'll also see that it will take a lot of work, customization, trial, and error to build all this yourself. In other words a truly great AI workflow and process integration creates a barrier to entry for possible competitors.

Of course, the next generation of tools will make it easier to do much of this. But that just means that a competitor will have to make it even better in or to differentiate themselves. And, of course, Dave will need to keep up on the tools and features. But he's got a head start because he's built the original model others might try to emulate.

It's good to be King. Especially when your subjects are AI Dave and Spanish speaking Dave.

If you've watched the BOT Podcast on YouTube or listened to the podcast in audio, you know that Dave Sobel is a real professional who take pride in his work. And here he fully admits that AI helps get more done, and look better delivering high quality content. 

This is a wonderful example of how IT folks should be thinking about, and using, AI.

Check it out and let me know what you think.

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