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Claudia Ng's avatar

Excellent interview! I'm a data scientist and I couldn't agree more - AI Agents and other techniques can make standard LLMs like ChatGPT perform much better at specific tasks.

Veronica Llorca-Smith πŸ‹'s avatar

Thank you for commenting, Claudia and I’m really happy you enjoyed the interview.

I don’t often hear from data scientists here so it’s great to have a new perspective!

Cheers

Diana M. Wilson's avatar

This was fantastic--especially with the EasyGen tutorial (that helps take it from an ethereal concept to actionable.) I also appreciate that this interview bridged the Substack/LinkedIn platforms. (Because as you said, many of us are on both.)

Veronica Llorca-Smith πŸ‹'s avatar

Thank you, Diana, it was really fun to interview Ruben and learn his story and perspective about AI.

I'm a very visual person and I find that tutorials and hands-on demo work really well to illustrate concepts.

Lisa Cunningham DeLauney's avatar

So much passion, positivity and generosity in this, Veronica and Ruben! I love how it emphasises creativity, collaboration, curiosity and community in using AI. It doesn't have to be sterile.

Veronica Llorca-Smith πŸ‹'s avatar

Thank you, Lisa.

I love his take on AI and how he focuses on making it a tool just like any other.

The human element is still at the core of creativity, whatever that might be.

I'm really happy you enjoyed it!

Stella Chibuike-Ezike's avatar

This is undoubtedly one of the best interviews I've listened to, and a fantastic way to kick off the year. There are so many valuable insights to take in, and I particularly appreciated Rueben's perspective on personal branding. It's all about being useful and valuable, which naturally contributes to building your personal brand. I completely agree that LLMs are just tools to enhance one’s value and business. We all should embrace it.

Veronica Llorca-Smith πŸ‹'s avatar

Thank you, Stella and I agree.

I had some great lessons from the chat and like you, I really liked his focus on being helpful first and obsessing with what can add value to your readers/ audience.

I felt super inspired after watching it and I hope many others will feel the same way.

Cheers!

Ilia Chadin's avatar

Hi! My English is not very good, and it will be great if you can make a text article based on your podcasts. I looked and from what I understood - it's VERY USEFUL! Thanks!

Veronica Llorca-Smith πŸ‹'s avatar

Thank you, Ilia, I'm so happy to hear that!

That's a great suggestion. I do a lot of interviews and webinars and I could definitely turn them into Posts.

PS: what's your first language?

Cathy Moffitt Boyd's avatar

Loved this! Thank you for hosting Ruben, Veronica! True to his mission--and yours--it was a very useful session!

Veronica Llorca-Smith πŸ‹'s avatar

Thank you, Cathy!

I totally agree with you and I personally learned a lot from him.

Some of my takeaways:

- Always focus on being helpful and useful to others

- Build something based on your passion

- Develop a solution based on your own problem

- Keep iterating and making it better

- Use AI smartly as an accessory to create better content

So many golden nuggets!

Martina Bunk-Georgieva's avatar

Thank you, Veronica, for putting so much thought into this! Interesting topic!! 😊