#150: AI Answers - AI Roadmaps, Which Tools to Use, Making the Case for AI, Training, and Building GPTs

Welcome to Episode 150 of The Artificial Intelligence Show—a
special milestone that marks the launch of a brand-new series: AI
Answers. In this episode, Paul Roetzer is joined by Cathy
McPhillips to debut a fresh format designed to systematically
answer the best questions we get during our live AI education
sessions. Over the past few years, our free Intro to AI and Scaling
AI classes have attracted more than 32,000 learners—and they’ve
asked hundreds of smart, tough, practical questions. This new
series tackles them head-on. Access the show notes and show links
here Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:08:32 — Question #1: How do
you explain AI as a tool for transformation to someone who’s
unfamiliar or maybe even a little afraid? 00:10:44 — Question #2:
Do you see learning to use AI effectively as the modern version of
learning to type?  00:13:03 — Question #3: How realistic is it
to create an actual AI roadmap?  00:16:29 — Question #4: Once
you build a roadmap, should it be shared with the entire
team?  00:18:48 — Question #5: Is it better to invest in
ChatGPT or Microsoft CoPilot? 00:20:22 — Question #6: How do you
make the case to leadership that a paid license to ChatGPT is worth
it? 00:22:03 — Question #7:  I’m using multiple AI tools—but
each one only does a few things well, and the costs are adding up.
How do I better train and support my agents so the company becomes
more AI-forward without overwhelming them? 00:25:49 — Question #8:
In two years, how many GenAI platforms do you think will dominate
the enterprise landscape? 00:27:40 — Question #9: Do you have any
thoughts or concerns around using open-source LLMs in the
enterprise AI stack? 00:30:39 — Question #10: How involved should
the CEO be with an AI council? What kind of role makes the most
impact? 00:33:25 — Question #11: Once you have an AI policy, where
should you begin to use it to educate your team? 00:35:28 —
Question #12: What’s a solid KPI to track AI literacy or adoption?
00:38:42 — Question #13:  If you were building MAII from
scratch, with what you know now—what would you do differently?
00:41:19 — Question #14: How do you actually bridge the gap between
current capabilities and future roles? What’s the smart move for
career future-proofing? 00:49:15 — Question #15: What courses
should kids in school be thinking about if they want to be prepared
for an AI-infused world? 00:53:20 — Question #16: What are three
things you’d suggest for helping teenagers use AI to accelerate
learning, without just relying on it to do the work for them?
00:56:07 — Question #17: Is it better to create a specific GPT for
each job task, or one mega-GPT that does content, strategy,
internal reports, sales writing—all of it? 00:59:09 — Question #18:
What do you think AI will do to the search marketing industry,
especially paid search?  00:07:08 — Question #19: What excites
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