My team just finished building FlowPilot AI – it reads any invoice (PDFs, emails, even phone photos), auto-posts to QuickBooks/Xero in seconds, predicts cash flow 30-90 days out, and auto-chases late payers via email/Slack/WhatsApp. We’re looking for 5 businesses to set this up for completely free in exchange for: - Honest feedback after 1 week - A quick 2-3 minute video testimonial only if it actually saves you 20+ hours a week (you approve the final cut) Already have beta users saving 25-40 hours/week and cutting DSO by 15-20+ days. Who this is for: - You process 50+ invoices per month - You use QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe, or NetSuite - E-commerce, construction, agencies, bookkeeping firms, or any SMB tired of manual cash-flow chaos If interested, drop “CASH” below or DM me with: 1. Your monthly invoice volume 2. Industry 3. Accounting tool you use

I thought this might be useful because a lot of people want to “build with AI” but don’t have a security background — and safety talk often turns into either fear… or vague theory. This is neither. This is a simple, repeatable checklist you can copy into your project and run every time (like a pre-flight check). If you can follow a recipe, you can follow this. When to run it Run this checklist: - Before you launch - After any new feature - After any security news/alert - Once per month as a quick maintenance habit 🔒 Guardrails 101 (Copy/Paste Template) Project name: Owner (who is accountable): Where it’s hosted (platform): Last checked (date): 1) What are we building? (1–2 lines) - AI feature(s): - What users can do with it: 2) Data & privacy (what touches what) - What data is used? (none / basic / personal / sensitive) - Where is it stored? - Who can access it? Rule: If personal data is involved → minimize it and document why it’s needed. 3) Secrets & access (high priority) - ✅ 2FA enabled on: email / GitHub / hosting / admin dashboards - ✅ API keys stored safely (not in chats, screenshots, or public repos) - ✅ Least access: only people who need it have it - ✅ “Rotate keys” plan exists (where/how) 4) Updates & patching (boring but essential) - Dependencies/framework updated: ✅ / ❌ (date) - Hosting/platform updates: ✅ / ❌ - If a critical alert happens: who patches within 24–48h? 5) Monitoring (can we see problems early?) - Logs enabled: ✅ / ❌ - Alerts enabled for suspicious activity / errors: ✅ / ❌ - Who receives alerts? 6) Abuse & misuse (what could go wrong?) Quick answers: - Most likely misuse case: - How we reduce it (rate limits / permissions / filters): - What we will NOT allow the AI to do: 7) Kill-switch & rollback (must-have) - Can we disable the AI feature quickly? ✅ / ❌ - Where is the “off switch”? - How do we roll back changes?

Every few months, a new wave of headlines declares that AI is coming for everyone’s jobs. It is efficient, tireless, and getting smarter every day. But when you strip away the hype and the fear, one truth always stands out: AI might change how we work, but it can’t replace what makes us human. We’ve spent years inside this world, testing tools, building systems, and watching how people actually use AI. What we’ve learned is simple: the people who thrive in the age of AI aren’t the most technical. They’re the most human. They lead with empathy, intuition, and creative problem-solving. They understand people, not just processes. And that’s something no algorithm can replicate. The Myth of Replacement Let’s start by debunking the biggest myth: that AI is here to take over. This belief grows out of one misunderstanding. People assume AI thinks the way we do. It doesn’t. It processes data, not emotion. It mimics creativity, but it doesn’t feel it. It predicts what comes next, but it doesn’t understand why. When we confuse imitation with comprehension, we overestimate AI’s capabilities and underestimate our own. AI can write, design, and analyze at lightning speed. But it doesn’t know what matters, why it matters, or how it makes people feel. That’s where our human edge lives. The Power of Empathy in an Automated World Empathy has become one of the most underrated skills in the AI era. As automation takes over repetitive tasks, what remains valuable is the ability to connect, to understand someone’s needs, frustrations, or aspirations. Think about a business owner responding to a customer complaint. AI can draft a polite response, but it can’t care. It doesn’t feel the urgency or the responsibility that comes from being accountable to another human being. Empathy is what turns communication into connection. And connection is the foundation of trust, something no machine can automate. 1. Listen first, respond second - AI is fast, but listening takes time. Pausing before responding helps you see what’s really needed. 2. Personalize with context - Use AI to speed up structure, but make sure your message reflects genuine understanding. 3. Protect your tone - AI can’t feel tone shifts. You can. Always read your AI-assisted work as if you were the recipient.

Last week's news but still ongoing. 39% of publicly exposed web apps may be affected, with vibe-coded apps at even higher risk because many rely on default framework setups. A maximum-severity security flaw has been disclosed in React Server Components and Next.js that can allow unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of a vulnerable server via a single crafted request. In practical terms, this means potential access to your environment variables, secret keys, databases and backend logic. If you have any public apps: (1) check whether they use Next.js or any framework with server-side components, (2) verify whether your version falls within the affected releases, and (3) upgrade immediately to a patched version and redeploy. Non-vibe-coded apps can be affected as well. Edit: Hacker activity is massive now, to exploit this vulnerability. If your app has this door wide open, they WILL walk in freely. Severity: 10.0 (Critical) Impact: Full system compromise Target: mass exploitation. If you're not tech and have vibe-coded an app, read the comment below by @Alya Naters More info: I can't provide links because they're not allowed in this group, you can google up Security Advisory: CVE-2025-66478.