EP 397: How AI Is Democratizing Innovation for Non-Tech Experts

In the age of AI, your ideas are worth nothing. For reals. If you really wanna innovate, you've gotta learn to move on from ideation to execution. Easier said than done, right? What if you could steal the game plan from the former head of Innovation at PayPal, Mike Todasco? Well now you can. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Ask Jordan and Mike questions on AI Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: 1. Applications and Capabilities of LLMs 2. Approach to AI for Non-Technical Users 3. Future Changes and Challenges with AI 4. Role of AI in Creativity and Business Innovation 5. Adapting to AI and Challenges for Big Companies Timestamps: 00:00 AI democratizes innovation for all, experts unnecessary. 05:19 Unqualified at PayPal, led mobile innovation. 07:39 Russian hackers drove PayPal's innovation culture. 11:51 AI tools were revolutionary for non-engineers. 15:12 Language models evolving; accessible to nontechnical users. 19:31 Claude for writing, ChatGPT for math tasks. 22:54 My brainstorming partner after initial planning stage. 25:45 AI makes idea generation easier; taste crucial. 27:37 Execution outweighs idea value; execution is key. 32:03 Companies face challenges adapting to new futures. 34:34 Listen to the WorkLab podcast from Microsoft. 37:03 Obsess over solving your customer's problems first. 42:37 Embrace curiosity, experimentation with AI tools. 44:52 Sign up for the free daily newsletter. Keywords: Large Language Models, Multimodality Features, Non-Technical Users, Personal Use Case, GPT, Dietary Advice, Model Experimentation, Suitable Models, User Interface, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Innovation, Everyday AI Podcast, Microsoft's WorkLab Podcast, Mike Todasco, Silicon Valley, PayPal, AI and Future Changes, Innovation Challenges, AI Progress and Investment, AI Agents, Business Innovation, Brainstorming Process, Role of AI in Creativity, Value of Ideas vs. Execution, Human Traits, Unlearning and Adapting, Challenges for Big Companies, Generative AI, GPT-3. Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info)