Just real quick, I’ve been writing something since the end of May in varying fits and starts, and I think I’ve got it to a first rough cut position after some close friends have fed back. And this community felt like a good natural place to get some next step feedback. The title is “AI isn’t the problem, business maturity is…” Have done some media engagements/interviews for security and governance based things, but I’ve never put something like this out in the wild before. And since joining here a few weeks ago, it’s spurred me on. I’m just tarting up the visuals on it, but I had two questions before I do: 1. Posting here is fine yes? 2. I have cited the ICM paper @Jake Van Clief did as one of my supporting/ reference materials. Is that okay? These might be silly questions, I just wanted to observe a level of community etiquette before doing anything 😌 Wasn’t sure which category this should go in, likely general for this question and assuming it’s okay, “Show your work” for the paper?

Sat down with Katie Bakewell, a data scientist who's been building this since 2011, back when it was still just called "natural language processing" 🧮 She came up through math (DNA computing, time series on commodities) and thinks about problems like proofs, not recipes. What we get into: 🪨 The Indiana Jones "build me a chatbot" boulder she ran from in 2023 🚨 The 7 neural nets that "found" a signal that was completely fake 🏎️ A $5M Pagani vs a $100 Toyota, and why "best" is a trap 🤖 The first chatbot was built in 1966 (ELIZA)... these aren't new ideas 🐬 Meta's SAM3 turning hours of labeling dolphin fins into a single prompt 🧠 Why half the companies asking for AI are solving the wrong problem ▶️ Go watch 💬 Then drop a comment: What surprised you most, or what would you have asked her? Happy learning 🙌

👋 Welcome to the Connection Hub - The Vault · Clief Notes So I was on the onboarding call this today, and one thing kept coming up that I couldn't stop thinking about: The biggest value of this new age isn't just the tools. It's the people. 👥 Specifically — people who understand AI the way THIS community teaches it. Not "prompt hacks" and not "10x your output" nonsense, but actually building systems, thinking in workflows, and treating AI like a real part of how you work. That's a rare group. And a lot of you told me the same thing: 💬 "I'd love to work with someone who gets this." 💬 "I want to break into [industry] but don't know anyone in it." 💬 "Who else here does what I do?" So instead of letting those connections happen by accident... I built a place for them. 👇 🗂️👋 Welcome to the Connection Hub - The Vault · Clief Notes It's a simple set of pages, split by industry. You find your corner, drop a quick intro about what you actually do and what you're looking for, and connect with people who speak your language.

Intros for The Connection Hub - The Vault 👤 Who I am: (name + where you're based) 🛠️ What I actually do: (the specific work — not "I'm in real estate" but "I run a 3-agent team doing residential resale in Austin") 🤖 What I'm building with AI right now: (your current project, workflow, or the thing you're stuck on) 🎯 What I'm looking for connection-wise: (pick one or two) 💡 Someone who's solved [X] 🤝 A collaborator / accountability partner 👀 Just here to learn from people in my field 🧰 Trading workflows & systems 📬 Best way to reach me: (DM here / comment / link)

Intros for The Connection Hub - The Vault 👤 Who I am: (name + where you're based) 🛠️ What I actually do: (the specific work — not "I'm in real estate" but "I run a 3-agent team doing residential resale in Austin") 🤖 What I'm building with AI right now: (your current project, workflow, or the thing you're stuck on) 🎯 What I'm looking for connection-wise: (pick one or two) 💡 Someone who's solved [X] 🤝 A collaborator / accountability partner 👀 Just here to learn from people in my field 🧰 Trading workflows & systems 📬 Best way to reach me: (DM here / comment / link)