How I Accidentally Discovered AI — And Why You Should Too

Last year, I didn’t know much about artificial intelligence. My only real exposure was experimenting with Midjourney — creating a few images for fun, without much idea how it all worked. That changed when two of my grown sons asked if I could help them develop an investor business plan …

Meet MAIRF, Your AI Learning Buddy

Meet MAIRF — short for My AI Robot Friend. He’s curious, kind, and here to make the world of Artificial Intelligence a little less intimidating (and a lot more fun). While the rest of the internet argues about prompts, productivity hacks, and “AI replacing everything,” MAIRF takes a different approach …

AI Art Showdown: MidJourney vs Gemini vs ChatGPT

Sometimes you hand an AI tool a simple photo and a tall order, and you just know it’s either going to be magic… or mayhem. I gave three of today’s biggest AI image generation tools—MidJourney, Google Gemini, and ChatGPT-5—the same challenge: “Take the uploaded photos of multiple real people and …

When AI Starts Seeing Pink Elephants: The Truth About Hallucinations

Imagine you’re at a dinner party. You casually ask someone about the 17th President of the United States, and they respond with absolute confidence: “Oh, that was Elvis Presley. He loved peanut butter, blue suede shoes, and vetoing bills.” That, my friend, is what we in the AI world call …

Duck AI: The Privacy Rebel Of The AI World

AI is everywhere these days—smart, shiny, and often way too nosey. That’s where Duck AI waddles in. It’s DuckDuckGo’s answer to “Can I use AI without feeling like I just signed away my digital soul?” Spoiler: yes, you can. What the Duck is Duck AI? Duck AI is DuckDuckGo’s privacy-first …

Meta AI: Your New Digital Sidekick (For Better Or Worse)

Meta has been rolling out its own AI assistant across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and even a standalone app. It’s a bold move—imagine showing up at every party your friends attend and declaring, “Don’t worry, I’ve got this.” That’s Meta AI. But what does it actually mean for you as …

When Coffee Talk Turns Into AI Talk

Ever catch yourself saying something that sounds a little too… ChatGPT-ish? Like you mean to say “let’s make this easier” but out comes “let’s optimize this process.” Yeah, you’re not alone. According to Florida State University researchers, ChatGPT isn’t just helping us write emails—it’s sneaking into how we actually talk. …

Going Bananas With Gemini Pro: My First Masterpiece

This morning, I officially joined the Gemini Pro club—and let me tell you, it instantly made me feel like the “Most Interesting Man in the World” of AI art. The speed and responsiveness to plain language blew me away. The photo-editing capabilities were genuinely impressive, even if the writing support …

Tech History Is Full Of “early Champions” That Looked Unstoppable—until

ech history is full of “early champions” that looked unstoppable—until they weren’t. Think about MySpace before Facebook, BlackBerry before the iPhone, or Yahoo before Google. Each one felt dominant at the time, but the real winners weren’t always obvious in the early days. That’s the parallel we can draw with …

Should You Buy Prompts Or Learn To Craft Your Own?

In the new world of AI, there’s a growing marketplace where people sell ready-made prompts for ChatGPT and other tools. But here’s the question: should you spend money buying prompts—or is it better to learn how to make your own? Think of it this way: buying prompts is like buying …