AI, explained in eight minutes.

A podcast that breaks down complex artificial intelligence topics into easy-to-understand episodes, each just eight minutes long.

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Sep 23, 2026 · 9 min

#48: Avoid Agents. Provide Context.

Constantly re-explaining your workflow and preferences to AI chatbots is a massive drain on your daily productivity. In this episode, Dice President Paul…

Constantly re-explaining your workflow and preferences to AI chatbots is a massive drain on your daily productivity.

In this episode, Dice President Paul Farnsworth breaks artificial intelligence into three distinct buckets and explains why beginners should avoid building agents for now.

Instead, you will learn a five-minute habit: creating simple markdown context files that gives tools like ChatGPT and Claude a customized, reusable memory. Discover how saving a basic document like your company org chart can instantly transform the quality of your AI outputs.

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Sep 16, 2026 · 8 min

#47: Skills and Careers in the AI Era

Career planning was stressful enough before AI. Now there are a few more layers of complexity. Is my job going away? What skills will still matter in five…

Career planning was stressful enough before AI. Now there are a few more layers of complexity. Is my job going away? What skills will still matter in five years? How do I stand out? 

In this episode, we share practical advice from AI practitioners and educators we interviewed at Ai4 2026 in Las Vegas. You'll hear from:

  • Kathleen Walch, Director of AI Engagement and Community at the Project Management Institute - on balancing perishable, durable, and enduring skills
  • John Thompson, AI Author and Professor at the University of Michigan - on what universities should be teaching
  • Jessica Davis, Vice President, AI Product at USA Today - on who she'd rather hire
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Sep 8, 2026 · 7 min

#46: Anyone Can AI: Calendar Hacks

Are you tired of manually entering dozens of school schedule dates into your calendar every fall? In this episode of Anyone Can AI, Garvin covers a time-saving…

Are you tired of manually entering dozens of school schedule dates into your calendar every fall?

In this episode of Anyone Can AI, Garvin covers a time-saving hack that uses ChatGPT to automatically convert PDF schedules into importable calendar events. You will learn how to bypass tedious data entry and instantly add all those no-school days and early dismissals to your Google Calendar by generating an ICS file. Tune in to discover how conversational AI can streamline your busy parent life and give you back a few minutes of precious free time.

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Sep 1, 2026 · 8 min

#45: Getting Started with AI

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the endless news and complex models surrounding artificial intelligence? You aren't alone, but getting started with AI is…

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the endless news and complex models surrounding artificial intelligence? You aren't alone, but getting started with AI is actually much simpler than you think. In this episode of 8minute.ai, Garvin and Becka share beginner tips from a few of our speaker interviews at the Ai4 conference.

Speakers in this episode:

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Aug 11, 2026 · 8 min

#44: AI4 2026 Highlights

What happens when the "Godfather," "Godmother," and leading pioneers of artificial intelligence sit on the same stage with completely opposing views? In this…

What happens when the "Godfather," "Godmother," and leading pioneers of artificial intelligence sit on the same stage with completely opposing views? In this episode of 8 minute AI, Becka, Garvin, and Michael break down their biggest takeaways from the massive Ai4 2026 conference in Las Vegas. Dancing humanoid robots, cute (or creepy) robot dogs, and an intense keynote panel featuring Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng, we cover the real debates surrounding AI risk, job displacement, open weights, and regulation. Tune in to discover where the future of AI is actually heading, straight from the source!

Stay tuned for more from Ai4 in the coming weeks!