Building bots is the new email. 20-30 years ago, putting "Proficient in Email" on a resume was a legitimate flex. Today?
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Building bots is the new email.
Thirty years ago, putting "Proficient in Email" on a resume was a legitimate flex. Today? If you can’t operate a keyboard or hit send, you’re unemployable.
We are rapidly approaching that same horizon with
building bots.
Don’t worry. It’s not hard!
I know the terminology is annoying. OpenAI calls them "GPTs," Google calls them "Gems," Microsoft calls them "Agents" (which drives me crazy), and Claude calls them "Projects." Ignore the branding. It is all the exact same thing:
Wrapping an AI brain around your specific knowledge.
This is not technical. If you can fill out a form, you can build a bot. It requires three things:
A Name.
Instructions (What do you want it to do?).
Knowledge (Files, policies, or data you want it to reference).
That’s it.
You can build a bot that acts as a devil's advocate for your strategy, or one that summarizes complex compliance docs into plain English. If you aren't doing this yet, you are missing the bus. This is the specific skill that will separate the top 1% of amplified executives from the rest of the pack in 2026.
Here's the play:
Pick a repetitive task. Identify something you do 3x a week that requires specific context (e.g., answering client FAQs).
Write the "Intern Instructions." Tell the AI exactly how to handle that task, just like you would explain it to a smart 12-year-old.
[Bonus points if you have AI “interview” you to write the instructions]
Upload the Brain. Attach your policy doc or past examples so it stops guessing and starts knowing.
PS: Keep reading for hot-takes on headlines, AI tools, and a personal story + pic
📰 AI News Worth Knowing
🔮 The AI Future is Uneven
The gap between what AI
can do and what people are
actually doing is massive. The fortunes of the next decade won't just go to the tech giants; they will go to the everyday leaders who actually use these models to build products and services while everyone else watches.
Read Here
🧠 Stop Calling It "Glorified Autocomplete"
In 2025, AI took Gold at the International Math Olympiad. You don't win a math gold by guessing the next word; you win it by understanding logic. We have moved from AI that "writes" to AI that "thinks." It’s no longer a better spellchecker; it’s a PhD-level workforce multiplier.
Read Here
🛠️ AI Tools You Need to Try
🤖 Watch Me Build a Bot (ChatGPT)
I recorded a tutorial on how to use ChatGPT's voice mode to "interview" you and build a custom bot based on your answers. No typing required.
Watch the Tutorial
✈️ Building an "Agent" in Co-pilot
If you are in the Microsoft ecosystem, this is for you. I break down exactly how to set up a custom agent in Co-pilot. It’s easier than you think.
Watch the Tutorial[Subscribe
From the Field: 🏎️ Converting the Car Guy
I’ve been a "car guy" since birth. My mom used to drive me to dealerships when I was 10 just so I could stare at the inventory. For years, I was a purist… give me big gas-guzzling engines, noise, and mechanical soul.
When I bought my wife a new Tesla, I inherited her 2021 Model Y Performance. I intended to sell it. I couldn't do it.
I drove it for a few months and, despite my best efforts to resist, I fell in love. Specifically with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability. Now, it's my daily driver and our dedicated ski car (roof box and all).
It’s strange to say, but this computer-on-wheels makes me giddier than any loud sports car I’ve owned in the last decade.
Sometimes the tech we resist the most becomes the tech we can't live without.
Thanks for reading. 🙏
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