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Intentional AI

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Discover practical, tactical ways to become more productive using artificial intelligence with Chris Bailey and David Sparks Hosted by David Sparks and Chris Bailey.

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  • 7 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 47 min
  • English
  • #7
    Wednesday · 44 min

    7: We're All Developers Now

    A walkthrough of how personal software gets made, and how artificial intelligence is democratizing software development. Including the three stages of developing your own app: design, implementation, and creation.

  • #6
    August 12 · 57 min

    6: Sparky’s AI Email Odyssey

    David hands his email to AI, tries the Big Swing, fails, and lands on a system that works. Plus Gemini Notebook, Claude Opus 5, and Siri AI finding an airport lounge.

  • #5
    July 29 · 50 min

    5: There Be Dragons

    David and Chris map four dragons waiting at the edge of the AI map: false confidence, scope creep, becoming the donkey, and surrender.

  • #4
    July 15 · 48 min

    4: Skills Outlast the Model

    This week, Chris and David chat about Skill files—the text files of instructions that your robot assistant can use to complete tasks for you. They also dig into Anthropic's Fable model, and Chris's fancy home dashboard that he programmed using AI.

  • #3
    July 1 · 52 min

    3: Context is King

    David and Chris make the case that context, not the model, decides whether your robot helps or flails. They get practical about how to take advantage of context to get more fom AI.

  • #2
    June 17 · 46 min

    2: The Useful Architecture + Siri AI

    Chris Bailey and David Sparks chat about the four essential parts of a useful AI system: the harness, context, memory, and reach. They also discuss Apple's recent WWDC announcements—including the new Siri AI.

  • #1
    June 3 · 29 min

    1: Anyone Can Cook

    David Sparks and Chris Bailey launch Intentional AI, a show about using AI to get real work done without the hype or the doom. Episode 1 lays out why the show exists, introduces the hosts, and makes one promise. Anyone can cook.

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