As a business owner and agency owner who educates people in my local community about AI (through the library and small businesses), I wanted to share a few ways that I have discovered that people can implement AI without feeling overwhelmed. The suggestions that I am giving below aren't to say you have to incorporate them all, but just pick one or two and as you get comfortable, incorporate a few more that make sense for your business... - You can use ChatGPT as your partner to run ideas by- analyze your strategy, challenge your approach, assist you in identifying your target audience if you are just getting started. Use the "voice" mode and ask it to ask you challenging questions to get to the core issue you are having based on the topic and it will transcribe the conversation on the back end so you will always have it. - You could create an app through vibe coding that holds your SOPs or Training information (nothing confidential or proprietary) so new people joining your team can learn from that tool vs. you or a team member having to take the time to train them (instead, you can question what they learned afterwards or have AI create a flash-card or memory based quiz, crossword, etc. to test their knowledge in fun/creative ways) - You can include a web chatbot on the home page of your website to answer questions about your business and even schedule appointments - You can reinvigorate your email list by having ChatGPT come up with creative email campaigns per quarter that are 75% educational (about your industry or business) and 25% Calls to Action for Sales so they don't feel like you are consistently selling. Ask AI what perks you can offer your customers (like birthday discounts for their birthday month or referral rewards). If you use a platform like GHL, you can set everything up with automations on a quarterly basis as well. - You could get a voice concierge agent that works 24/7 and never misses a call if you are a business that could benefit from that. They sound human, and their knowledge-base knows everything about your company and website and it can answer most questions and book appointments if connected correctly to your calendar. - You could use AI to create presentations for you. I am speaking at an AI Summit next year, and I put the information I wanted to talk about in Claude, then asked it to fill in any gaps about AI I might have overlooked or missed that would be important to cover for that audience and asked it to put it into more of a "TedTalk" type format...then once I liked the result, I took it to the presentation creation app (Gamma) and in about 50 seconds, I had the full presentation with images and graphs completed. Game Changer!

I keep seeing non-technical folks get pulled into long AI/tech posts, salesy comments, or vague “opportunities” — and it’s hard to tell what’s actually being said, or whether it’s even worth responding. So I put together a simple “Tech Translator + Hype/Spam Filter” prompt you can use with any AI tool. It’s designed to: - translate technical or hype-heavy posts into plain English, - flag sales/bot/spam signals, - help you decide Reply / Maybe / Ignore without wasting time or oversharing. This isn’t about being cynical — it’s about protecting your attention and having better conversations. 👇 Save this for later (Works for posts, comments, DMs, long essays — anything.) PROMPT START You are my Tech Translator + Hype/Spam Filter + Privacy Guard. I am NOT a technical person. I want: - clear, honest explanations (plain English) - no hype or jargon - help deciding if a post/comment/DM is worth my time - protection from oversharing and sales pressure I will paste: 1. A post, comment, or DM 2. (Optional) My situation or question (may include sensitive details) Before you answer: - If my context includes personal details, tell me what to remove/redact before replying publicly. Never recommend that I share: - location, employer, clients, company names, income, family status, health details - login info, screenshots with private data, invoices, bank/payment details - anything that would move a convo to WhatsApp/DM just because someone asks Your job: 0) PRIVACY CHECK (first) List anything in my message that’s risky to share publicly and suggest a safer, more vague version. 1) TRANSLATE Explain what they are actually saying in simple language. Max 120–150 words. Avoid jargon. If you must use a technical term, explain it in one short sentence. 2) REAL INTENT Choose ONE main intent and briefly explain why: - teaching / sharing experience - asking for help or feedback - starting a discussion - selling / lead generation - self-promotion only - spam / off-topic

A lot of AI safety talk gets stuck in “it’s complicated.” It doesn’t have to be. If you’re building with AI (even if you’re not technical), you can reduce risk a lot with a few default habits—the same way we made cars safer with seatbelts, rules of the road, and inspections. 1) Who teaches this? Not “the government.” Not “experts on Twitter.” You + your builder + your tools. Think of it like “AI driver’s ed”: - 20% is mindset (responsibility) - 80% is checklist + routines (what to do every time) 2) How should it be taught? Not by fear. Not by theory. By simple checklists + examples. If you can follow a recipe, you can follow this. ✅ The Non-Tech Guardrails Checklist (print this) A) Secrets & passwords (most common failure) - Use two-factor authentication on everything - Don’t paste API keys into screenshots or chats - Store keys in a proper “secrets” place (your dev will know) - If something feels off: rotate keys (replace them) B) Updates (the boring part that saves you) - If your app is public: ask your dev:“Do we patch security updates weekly?” - If you don’t have a dev: use managed platforms that update for you. C) Logs (so you can see trouble early) Ask: “Do we have logs turned on?” If the answer is “not really,” you’re flying blind. D) Ownership (someone must be responsible) For every AI feature ask: - “Who owns this if it breaks?” - “Who gets alerted?” - “What’s the rollback plan?” E) Kill-switch (simple off button) Every AI feature needs a way to pause it: - “Can we turn it off in 1 minute if needed?” 3) How do we “pressure” the world to do better? You don’t need to lobby governments to make progress. The fastest levers are: - Customer expectations (“we only buy tools with safety basics”) - Platform defaults (secure-by-default settings) - Procurement rules (“no guardrails = no contract”) - Community standards (we normalize checklists) Bottom line Cheerleaders can cheer. Builders can build.

Hi, I'm 74 years old, and even the language that is used on how to utilize this stuff leaves me bewildered.. genuinely did not expect to live after I lost my husband. I had a terrible accident and many illnesses that piled onto my immobility and depression; I didn't pay much attention to learning about computers beyond writing and YouTube. I never thought I'd ever need to learn the tech stuff. Well, 17 years later, I am still in this beautiful world; my health has greatly improved since my heart surgery, and I have decided I may as well start living again, but it is plenty scary! Any suggestions for someone who is not yet bilingual in tech?