AI, your kids’ future & a free prompt to expand your horizons

Friends,

Your weekly AI briefing is here - designed to help you respond to AI, not react to the noise. No curveballs. No chaos. Just clarity.

🌟 An Extra Dose of AI Optimism 

This is the most common question I get asked by executives, by leaders, by parents, by talent teams, by everyone.

In the 3rd video of the AI Optimist series I answer the question "What will our kids do for work in this new AI-powered world of work."
3 ideas to take away:
- Train your kids in entrepreneurship early. Like Sherpas do. Support them.
- Talk to your kids about focusing on knowing who they are, bring their ideas to life, follow their dreams.
- Talk to your kids about building their network and saying yes to opportunities.

📰 This was the week that was...

This week I got stuck in a rabbit hole about robins, AI powered knowledge graphs, and time management apps that might not exist. Somehow it all made sense. Meanwhile, OpenAI dropped its new agent builder - a feature that says more about its platform ambitions than its current usefulness. Meanwhile, Deloitte refunded the Australian government for an AI-generated report that shows how user error is still a thing, even with AI.

It was one of those weeks where everything is moving, but not all of it is progress. That’s when it pays to stop reacting to every ripple, and instead start responding to the deeper current.

🎯 Strategic Insight Respond, Don’t React: The Value Shift in Plain Sight

When the AI landscape moves fast, the instinct is to speed up with it. But reaction burns energy - and usually builds someone else’s roadmap.

Responding, by contrast, is about recognising the real shifts beneath the noise. This isn’t just about tools. It’s about value; how it's created, captured, and shared.

Here’s what’s shifting:

• AI is becoming infrastructure to build a new economy on.

• Platforms are jostling to own distribution, it’s not just innovation.

• The winners won’t be the fastest adopters of the platforms latest offering, but the clearest designers of the new economy.

This week’s best use of your time? Choose one place where you're reacting, and replace it with a deliberate response.

👉 Takeaway: Where can you pause the noise and refocus on signal?

🤓 Geek-Out Stories

1️⃣ The Knowledge Graphs Building Themselves
What happened: Chris Barry pointed me at Hash.AI - a tool for building self-assembling knowledge graphs. Think of it as digital Lego for connecting your business data.

Explore Hash.AI →

Why it matters: Every business wants to “connect all our data.” This is a foundational step. And a peek at what solving superhuman problems might soon look like.

2️⃣ A Comic That Turned Into a Rabbit Hole
What happened: David Voss sent me this comic by The Oatmeal on art and AI. It led to my mum highlighting Federico Faggin’s work on consciousness, then to this deep-dive on cognition, and finally to a beautiful time management app that might not even exist.

Follow the rabbit hole →

Why it matters: AI will tempt us into rabbit hole after rabbit hole. But clarity, time, and attention are still the rarest resources. At AI Night School on Wednesday, we were talking about developing a practice to take ownership of your time. Sometimes it takes a comic (or a fake app) to remind us.

3️⃣ The Robin That Sees Magnetic Fields

What happened: Scientists believe robins can see magnetic fields. It’s not new, but it’s wonderful. Thank you to Tony Fish for blowing my mind with this.

Read about quantum robins →

Why it matters: This is a vivid reminder of how little we truly understand about the world. In the face of massive technological change, a novice mindset isn’t just refreshing, but strategic. Interestingly, entry-level talent often brings this clarity naturally.

🎨 Weekend Playground 

Try This CustomGPT : See where it takes you.

This CustomGPT is something I have made for an upcoming workshop. It’s called the Lucid Forge and is designed to help you expand your horizons. Given quantum robins, rabbit holes and self-building knowledge graphs, it felt fitting to share.

🐦 Bonus challenge: Go outside. Try to spot a robin.

📢 Share the Optimism If The AI Optimist helps you think more clearly, forward it to someone else navigating the shift.
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Stay strategic, stay generous.
Hugo & Ben.