Rob Methven

Rob Methven

Nov 5

How to Use AI to Brainstorm Ideas (Then Actually Filter Out the Terrible Ones)

#prompting #brainstorming #productivity #chatgpt

5 min read

Rob Methven

Nov 5

How to Use AI to Generate Multiple Versions of Anything (And Pick the Best One Without Starting From Scratch Every Time)

#promptengineering #productivity #writing #generativeai

5 min read

Rob Methven

Nov 5

What Is Fine-Tuning? (And Why AI Needs a Finishing School Before It Can Write Your Marketing Emails)

#finetuning #largelanguagemodels #promptengineering #aicustomization

5 min read

Rob Methven

Nov 5

What Is a Transformer Model? (And Why AI Suddenly Got Scary Good at Finishing Your Sentences)

#transformer #languagemodels #chatgpt #attentionmechanism

5 min read

Rob Methven

Oct 21

6 Tricks to Get AI to Show Its Work (So You Can Actually Verify It's Not Just Making Numbers Up)

#prompting #accuracy #verification #reasoning

5 min read

Rob Methven

Oct 14

How to Use AI to Turn Meeting Notes Into Action Items (Without Re-Reading an Hour of Rambling)

#promptengineering #productivity #meetingnotes #actionitems

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5 min read

Rob Methven

Oct 7

What Is Context Window? (And Why AI Forgets the Beginning of Your Conversation Midway Through)

#contextwindow #chatbots #aimemory #prompting

4 min read

Rob Methven

Sep 30

6 Tricks to Get AI to Write Shorter (Because Not Everything Needs to Be a TED Talk)

#prompting #chatgpt #productivity #writing

4 min read

Rob Methven

Sep 23

How to Use AI to Translate Jargon-Heavy Documents Into Actual English (Without Losing the Important Bits)

#documenttranslation #plainlanguage #productivity #aitools

5 min read

Rob Methven

Sep 16

What Is Prompt Chaining? (And How to Stop Asking AI to Do Five Things in One Breath)

#promptengineering #generativeai #chatgpt #productivity

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6 min read

Rob Methven

Sep 9

6 Tricks to Get AI to Actually Admit When It Doesn't Know Something (Instead of Making Stuff Up)

#promptengineering #aihallucinations #chatgpttips #practicalai

6 min read

Rob Methven

Sep 2

How to Use ChatGPT as Your Second Brain: Uploading Files, Extracting Insights, and Actually Remembering Where You Saved That Thing

#chatgpt #productivity #filemanagement #knowledgemanagement

5 min read

Rob Methven

Aug 27

How to Make ChatGPT Remember Your Preferences (So You Stop Retyping the Same Instructions Every Time)

#chatgpt #custominstructions #prompting #productivity

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5 min read

Rob Methven

Aug 26

What Is a Token? (And Why AI Thinks 'Strawberry' Has Two Rs)

#tokens #largelanguagemodels #llmlimitations #howaiworks

5 min read

Rob Methven

Aug 24

6 Sneaky Ways to Get AI to Actually Finish the Code/Email/Essay Instead of Trailing Off Mid-Sentence

#chatgpt #prompting #productivity #tips

6 min read

Rob Methven

Aug 19

7 Prompt Tricks to Stop AI From Overexplaining Like It's Defending a Thesis

#prompts #chatgpt #productivity #tips

4 min read

Rob Methven

Aug 10

How to Teach Your AI Agent a New Trick: Building a Custom Skill in 15 Minutes

#aiagents #customskills #claude #automation

6 min read

Rob Methven

Aug 10

What Are AI Agent 'Tools' and Why Can't It Just Know How to Book a Flight?

#aiagents #tools #integrations #automation

5 min read

Rob Methven

Jul 30

What Is Temperature in AI? (And How to Stop Getting Poetry When You Asked for a Grocery List)

#temperature #chatgpt #prompting #settings

5 min read

Rob Methven

Jul 30

What Is Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and Why Does It Make AI So Much Less Confidently Wrong?

#rag #aiaccuracy #chatbots #hallucinations

6 min read

Rob Methven

Jul 30

What Are Vector Embeddings? (And Why Your Spotify Wrapped Knows You Too Well)

#vectorembeddings #machinelearning #recommendations #aifundamentals

5 min read

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How to Use AI to Brainstorm Ideas (Then Actually Filter Out the Terrible Ones)

How to Use AI to Generate Multiple Versions of Anything (And Pick the Best One Without Starting From Scratch Every Time)

What Is Fine-Tuning? (And Why AI Needs a Finishing School Before It Can Write Your Marketing Emails)

What Is a Transformer Model? (And Why AI Suddenly Got Scary Good at Finishing Your Sentences)

6 Tricks to Get AI to Show Its Work (So You Can Actually Verify It's Not Just Making Numbers Up)

How to Use AI to Turn Meeting Notes Into Action Items (Without Re-Reading an Hour of Rambling)

What Is Context Window? (And Why AI Forgets the Beginning of Your Conversation Midway Through)

6 Tricks to Get AI to Write Shorter (Because Not Everything Needs to Be a TED Talk)

How to Use AI to Translate Jargon-Heavy Documents Into Actual English (Without Losing the Important Bits)

What Is Prompt Chaining? (And How to Stop Asking AI to Do Five Things in One Breath)

6 Tricks to Get AI to Actually Admit When It Doesn't Know Something (Instead of Making Stuff Up)

How to Use ChatGPT as Your Second Brain: Uploading Files, Extracting Insights, and Actually Remembering Where You Saved That Thing

How to Make ChatGPT Remember Your Preferences (So You Stop Retyping the Same Instructions Every Time)

What Is a Token? (And Why AI Thinks 'Strawberry' Has Two Rs)

6 Sneaky Ways to Get AI to Actually Finish the Code/Email/Essay Instead of Trailing Off Mid-Sentence

7 Prompt Tricks to Stop AI From Overexplaining Like It's Defending a Thesis

How to Teach Your AI Agent a New Trick: Building a Custom Skill in 15 Minutes

What Are AI Agent 'Tools' and Why Can't It Just Know How to Book a Flight?

What Is Temperature in AI? (And How to Stop Getting Poetry When You Asked for a Grocery List)

What Is Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and Why Does It Make AI So Much Less Confidently Wrong?

What Are Vector Embeddings? (And Why Your Spotify Wrapped Knows You Too Well)