Quick history lesson, because I think it'll change how you use AI this week. 1956: a room full of researchers coins the term "artificial intelligence." 1997: a computer beats the world chess champion. 2012: AI learns to actually see images. 2022: ChatGPT is introduced 2026: it's in your inbox, your calendar, your content, and your kid's homework. Seventy years of breakthroughs. And the lesson hasn't changed once: the tools keep getting better, and the person using them still has to know what they want. That's you. AI doesn't fix a blurry identity. It broadcasts it. If you don't know who you are, who you're talking to, and where you're going, AI just helps you be unclear faster and at scale. Confession time: I made this image with ChatGPT. It's gorgeous. It also has mistakes on it. DALL-E didn't exist in 2018, and there are a couple of typos hiding in there. Go find them. That's the whole point. AI is the brush. You're still the artist, and you're definitely still the editor. Your turn: When did AI first click for you? Drop the year and the moment below. I want to see where everyone started.

This is a fun trend. What is your personality mascot. Use this prompt, upload a photo of you. Share yours below 👇🏻 Give my personality a mascot using what you know about me and the uploaded photo for my appearance, invent a funny cartoon mascot that represents my personality. Feature a glamorous cartoon version of me posing beside the mascot as if we are an iconic duo. The mascot can be an animal, creature, object, or completely imaginary character. Give it one small accessory or detail that connects it to me. Add its name and one short tagline explaining its energy. Keep everything else minimal. White background, clean composition, polished colorful cartoon artwork. Do not ask me what the mascot should be. You decide.

I was pretty quiet this August with the move back to Canada..... BUT I'm back, and I kicked off the August challenge with a live play session. If you missed it live, the whole thing is waiting for you. Where to find it: Classroom, then Call Recordings. Look for "Fall Back in Love with Magica." Then do the one thing. Open Magica, type your idea and see the magic happen. Post it right here when it's done. Magica is not Galaxy. Go in with an open mind and you will see why I came back around.

I created this with ONE image and a little promoting. Who else has tried Veed?

Made mine into a custom GPT and broke it with a red top! Now time to play!!