We are seeing a pattern repeat (as often happens with technology). There is a genuine excitement about the potential of Agentic AI in how it can reduce repetitive tasks, automate processes, and support faster results. Often these objectives are offered with the best of intentions. However, we also often see these solutions being developed by inexperienced and/or untrained people. Sometimes, employees, sometimes people come to "sell" us a solution. This happened with websites. When tools for creating websites became widely available, there was a proliferation of sites created to address an immediate or perceived gap in information sharing. The result was information fragmentation, accelerated hosting costs, and inconsistent quality. Agentic AI is repeating this pattern, but with even more potential to be disruptive, harmful, and costly. We need training, governance, and a healthy dose of caution. The "citizen Developer" unicorn needs to be replaced by an "Agentic AI Developer" on an actual job description - with appropriate guardrails and skillsets. Once my current class is over, I plan to create some content/courses on building Agentic AI with intention. Not just "build because we can", but "build with purpose"

Last Thursday during my chat with Frank I mentioned about my idea of an AI-assistant for various management tools and frameworks. For example for us to learn about the McKinsey's 7S model and how to apply it for our specific requirements. Actually my reference was the 12Manage.com website which has been my go-to place for decades. To my surprise yesterday I got an email from them that now they cannot afford to provide the information for free, due to getting overloaded with AI-bot requests on their server. Now they us to pay (I think one time) US$120 to access their information. This makes me think, would anyone choose to pay in the above particular case? Regards, Octavius

June is going to be a busier time here at Learning with AI & Technology I've been able to open up every Thursday from June 11th through the summer to dedicate to our Skool, Livestreams, and courses! This means that June will see the start of two new courses here at Learning with AI & Technology. Learning with AI will run again and there is a new course: The Educator's Income Lab Learning with AI If you are interested in how you can use AI as a Learning Partner - for yourself our students - then this course is there to help. We ran this course earlier this year and it was wonderful to see all the positive feedback and, more importantly, the learning about learning with AI that occurred. This is the course that even lead to me writing my recent book! In this course, you'll learn how AI can be more than an "Answering Machine" and turn into a true learning partner. The course starts June 11, 2026 - enrolment is open and will be limited (I don't think we'll reach the full class size, but I also don't want things to get too crowded) The Educator Income Lab This course is something that came from all the questions I've received from Educators that are looking to share their audience with a broader audience through platforms such as YouTube. For this course, I'm going to have a very limited intake - I would need to have a conversation with you before you enrol to ensure it is a good fit for your objectives and goals. You can book a call to discuss. https://calendly.com/bergdoll-80yb/30min This class will also start June 11th, 2026 - depending in qualified enrolment numbers - I'll run this with even a single student, but I want this to be a strong match for the right students - so please do not enrol until we speak. I'm excited to be able to offer some more classes and resources in June as my schedule has a bit more time in it. Hope to see you in a class and in the conversations as well!