As AI gets smarter, it gets smoother, and that’s precisely the problem.

• The draft looks good.
• The suggestion makes sense.
• The choice feels easy.

But convenience isn’t clarity.

In this episode, we explore Decision Hygiene, the growingly required habit of remaining intentional when AI begins making decisions on your behalf. Because staying in control isn’t about rejecting AI… It’s about engaging with it consciously.

You’ll learn:

• Why AI-driven defaults can quietly shape your thinking

• 5 simple habits to build strong decision hygiene

• How to design decision oversight in teams and organisations

• The difference between helpful AI and quiet automation creep

This is the real work of staying empowered, even as AI gets more capable.

Resources & frameworks: promptengineeringcookbook.com
Next episode: AI + Creativity. A partner, a tool, or an imitator?

AI used to wait for your prompt. You asked a question. It answered. Simple. But that’s changing.

Welcome to the era of Autonomous Agents... where you give AI a goal, and it figures out the steps to achieve it.

In this episode of Decoded: AI for Everyone, we explore:

· What autonomous agents actually are — and how they’re different from assistants.

· Real-world examples where agents are already operating in business, finance, logistics, and content creation.

· The hidden risks when AI starts acting without supervision

· Practical ways to design guardrails, keep oversight, and stay in control as AI systems become more independent.

As always, this is AI Decoded, demystified, and human-made.

Resources & tools referenced: Prompt Engineering Cookbook

Whether you’re new to AI or leading transformation, this episode gives you the language, frameworks, and caution points to understand exactly where AI is headed and how to stay in charge.

Next episode: Decision Hygiene, The Skill You Didn’t Know You Needed!

Big decisions still matter.
But today’s AI advantage comes from something far smaller — the thousands of micro-decisions happening behind the scenes every second.

In this episode of Decoded: AI for Everyone, we unpack how businesses, platforms, and even governments are shifting from simply automating tasks to optimising judgment at scale. Because when AI handles not just work, but the decisions inside the work, advantage compounds fast.

You’ll learn:

• What Decision-Scale AI actually is (and why it’s not what most people think)

• Why micro-decisions create long-term competitive advantage

• Real-world examples across supply chain, marketing, finance, retail, and healthcare

• Why the emerging skill isn’t just building models, but designing decision systems

• The risks of compounding small mistakes without proper oversight

Resources & frameworks referenced: promptengineeringcookbook.com

Whether you're leading a team or simply curious about where AI is headed, this episode reframes how you’ll think about the future of decision-making itself.

Next episode: Autonomous Agents... Where AI Starts Acting On Its Own.

AI is helping us more than ever, writing emails, managing calendars, and prioritising tasks. But as we outsource more decisions to AI, are we also outsourcing our thinking?

In this episode of Decoded: AI for Everyone, we explore:

• How AI-driven tools are shifting our cognitive load.

• The invisible handoff from “help” to “automation”.

• Why micro-decisions compound into major shifts in behaviour.

• The emerging need for Decision Hygiene, staying aware and intentional.

AI isn’t replacing us, but it is quietly redesigning how we think, choose, and act.

Resources & tools referenced:
Prompt Engineering Cookbook

Whether you’re already deep into AI or just starting to feel its influence, this episode will change how you see your own relationship with technology.

Next episode: The Rise of Decision-Scale AI, How Micro-Decisions Are Becoming the Next Competitive Advantage.

Confused by AI? You’re not alone.
In this episode, we strip back the jargon and get crystal clear on what AI really is, how prompts work, why different platforms perform differently, and what "meta prompting" means for your productivity.

You'll learn:

• Why AI isn’t magic, it’s prediction.

• The power of a well-crafted prompt.

• The strengths of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot and more.

• The terms you keep hearing (LLM, tokens, context windows, agents, all decoded).

• A sneak peek into Meta Prompting, and why it’s the next leap forward.

Whether you're new to AI or need to sharpen your foundation, this is your no-nonsense AI 101.

Resources, frameworks & tools: promptengineeringcookbook.com

This week, Joel stands in front of a wall of nut bars at Coles, paralysed by choice. But instead of spiralling into snack-based despair, he takes a photo, sends it to ChatGPT, and gets the answer in seconds.

What starts as a supermarket dilemma turns into a deep dive into the rise of Everyday AI, the quiet, context-aware assistants now influencing everything from what we eat to how we sleep, to where we invest.

We explore how frictionless AI is reducing decision fatigue, empowering better choices, and reshaping behaviour at scale… without anyone really noticing.

Featuring real-world examples across retail, health, finance, and education, Joel unpacks how ambient intelligence is already here, and why the next big AI revolution isn’t enterprise-scale, but decision-scale.

Highlights:– What happened in the snack aisle– Why 73% of people use AI daily without knowing it
– 4 sectors where Everyday AI is already winning
– The 3 biggest barriers to adoption
– A simple prompt to bring AI into your daily workflow

Want to try these tools? Visit promptengineeringcookbook.com for free resources, including Joel’s AI Comparison Tool.

Listen now and find out how a nut bar revealed the future of decision-making.

Artificial intelligence was once a buzzword. Now, it's a background presence in your phone, your inbox, your calendar, whether you realise it or not. However, despite all this progress, AI tools still feel isolated. Conversations don’t carry over, tasks restart from scratch, and systems don’t talk to each other.

That’s about to change.

In this debut episode of Decoded: AI for Everyone, we explore two emerging protocols — Model Context Protocol (MCP) and the Agent-to-Agent Protocol (A2A) — that are set to redefine how AI works across your life. These standards enable AI to retain memory, context, and the ability to coordinate in the background, quietly making your digital life smarter and smoother.

Imagine an AI that:

• Doesn’t ask you to repeat yourself

• Works across apps, devices, and systems

• Anticipates needs and completes tasks — often without a prompt

This is AI as silent infrastructure. Not flashy. Not noisy. Just helpful.

We break down what MCP and A2A are, why they matter, and how they’re shifting AI from disconnected assistants to collaborative agents, reshaping your daily workflow, your productivity, and even your relationship with technology.

In this episode:

• What MCP and A2A actually do

• Real-world examples you’ll notice

• Why this shift matters for individuals and businesses

• How to prepare for a world of connected AI agents

Want to dive deeper? Visit www.promptengineeringcookbook.com for guides on MCP, A2A, and more.