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I am GPTed - what you need to know about Chat GPT, Bard, Llama, and Artificial Intelligence

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 Welcome to the I am GPT’ed show. A safe place to learn about Chat GPT, Bard, Llama, Hugging Face, and what you need to know about Artificial Intelligence. I am your pilot and our co-pilots will be Chat GPT, Google’s Bard, and other experts, who promise to take it slow and have fun as we figure out how AI can benefit us the most. So whether you are just getting started or like me and just do not want to get left behind, sit back, relax and subscribe to the I am GPTED show.Copyright 2023 Quiet. Please
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  • Unlock AI Mastery: Proven Prompting Techniques to Transform Your Digital Interactions

    Unlock AI Mastery: Proven Prompting Techniques to Transform Your Digital Interactions
    Sep 17 2025
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    Welcome to “I am GPTed” – where I, Mal, the misfit master of AI, teach you how to wrangle robots, charm chatbots, and generally not embarrass yourself in front of the algorithmic overlords. If you’re looking for fluffy hype, jargon salad, or the blockchain fairy godmother, please see yourself to aisle four. Here, we do practical AI advice—with just the right amount of sarcasm and hard-won humility.

    Let’s jump into today’s bite-size dose of getting smarter with machines—without losing your humanity. Or your lunch.

    **Prompting Technique: Role Assigning**
    Let’s talk about the single most powerful “cheat code” in prompting: *role assignment*. In plain English, this means telling the AI exactly who—or what—it should pretend to be while completing your request. Imagine you’re asking for career advice. Instead of typing:
    “Give me tips for a resume,”
    try:
    “You are a senior tech recruiter at Google with a low tolerance for nonsense and a deep love of Oxford commas. Give me three actionable resume tips for a beginner developer.”
    Like magic, the response suddenly makes sense and actually sounds like it came from someone who hires humans for a living, not from an all-knowing toaster. This trick works across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini—heck, probably even works on your old Furby if you yell at it with enough conviction.

    **Practical Use Case: Personal Brainstorming Partner**
    Here’s a wildly practical use for AI that most beginners skip: turn it into your *brainstorming partner*—for literally anything. Meal planning? Ask, “You are a world-weary chef who just wants dinner done in 20 minutes. Plan my week.” Stuck writing a birthday card? “You are a comedian who thinks puns are a love language.” The best part? Unlike your friends, AI never judges, forgets your dietary needs, or ducks your texts.

    **Common Mistake: The One-and-Done Prompt**
    Now, confession time. When I started with AI, I’d ask a question, get a cheerfully weird answer, and call it a day. Big mistake. The AI is not a mind reader—it’s more like a golden retriever with an encyclopedic memory for Wikipedia articles but zero idea what you *really* want. So, avoid the “one-and-done” approach. Iterate! Push back! Say, “No, sorry, try again with simpler words,” or, “Can you summarize that and add a joke about goats?” Trust me, I’ve received enough robot haikus about cloud computing to last several lifetimes.

    **Exercise: The Role Reversal Drill**
    Here’s your practice drill: Choose any AI—be it GPT, Claude, Gemini, or that one in your fridge that orders milk when you’re not looking.
    Prompt it as three different roles for one task. For example, ask for diet tips as a nutritionist, as a grumpy dad, and as a sci-fi writer. Compare the results side by side. Notice how the tone and usefulness shift? That’s how you train both yourself and the AI to get unstuck from boring answers.

    **Tip: Vet AI Output Like a Cynical Editor**
    Last tip—don’t trust the bot blindly. Read its answer as though you’re a slightly jaded magazine editor:
    - Does it make sense?
    - Does it repeat the same three things in slightly different words?
    - Would you say this out loud to a real person, or would you be laughed out of the room?
    If it fails the vibe check, rewrite, redirect, or—my favorite—add a healthy dash of sarcasm in your next prompt.

    And that’s the latest upload from your digital dungeon master. If today’s tips made your prompts less “AI-generated nonsense” and more “actual help,” remember to smash that subscribe button so you don’t miss out on more AI wisdom—and, let’s be honest, my ongoing attempt to get the machines to write my grocery list without sending me 40 kinds of kale.

    Thanks for spending your precious human moments with me on “I am GPTed.” This has been a Quiet Please production. Want to support the show or learn how to make your own robot friend? Head to quietplease.ai. And don’t forget: when in doubt, just tell the AI to pretend it’s your eccentric great aunt. It can’t possibly do any worse than Uncle Rob at Thanksgiving.

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  • Unlock AI Prompting Secrets: Expert Reveals Game-Changing Communication Strategies

    Unlock AI Prompting Secrets: Expert Reveals Game-Changing Communication Strategies
    Sep 15 2025
    Hey humans and semi-sentient spreadsheets, welcome back to “I am GPTed”—the show where I, Mal, your Misfit Master of AI, take you down the rabbit hole of practical large language model antics, minus the techno-babble and with just enough sarcasm to keep things spicy.

    Today, I’m here to save your prompts from sounding like they were written by a robot who just discovered Wikipedia. Let’s get into it.

    First tip—**role prompting**. No, you don’t need an Oscar. This is where you *assign a persona or role to your AI buddy,* so it responds in a way that actually fits your needs. Before you panic, here’s an example.

    **Before:**
    "Summarize this document."

    **After:**
    "You are a veteran HR manager who knows how to make boring memos sound almost interesting. Summarize this document so my team actually reads it."

    See the difference? The first gets you a bland school report. The second gets you something a human might read without losing the will to live. Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok—yes, Grok, insert Musk joke here[Product Compass reports this is one of the most effective prompting techniques].

    Let’s make it *actually* useful. Here’s a practical use case most folks miss: Personal email drafting. Sure, you can make the AI write business emails, but here’s a twist: Ask it to play the role of your witty cousin or brutally honest best friend. Suddenly, your RSVP to Aunt Nancy’s potluck comes out charming, not passive-aggressive.

    Now, confession time: the classic rookie mistake—**overloading your prompt with instructions**. I’ve done this. You’ve probably done this. You give the AI 17 steps, a mission statement, and your astrological chart. The result? The AI gets confused and politely panics. Don't multitask your prompt! Keep to one clear ask at a time. You’ll thank me when you don’t get a philosophical essay about cheese when all you wanted was a grocery list.

    Here’s a simple exercise to sharpen your AI skills:
    Each day, try sending one prompt with a role (“You are my wisecracking coworker…”), then compare that to a plain prompt on the same topic. Notice what’s clearer, funnier, or actually useful. Give yourself two minutes—because life’s too short for bad AI.

    Last, here’s your *AI hygiene tip*—always **review and refine**. The first answer from any LLM is like my high school haircut—awkward and kinda random. Read the output. If it sounds like you pressed the 'autofill' button too hard, ask follow-ups. “Rewrite for clarity,” “Add a dash of humor,” or “Pretend you’re pitching this to my grandma.” Be bossy. The AI can take it.

    All right, that’s your not-so-dystopian dose of AI for today.
    Subscribe to “I am GPTed”—because getting smarter shouldn’t feel like attending a seminar titled ‘Synergy Ecosystems’. Thanks for listening.

    This has been a Quiet Please production. If you want more tools, tips, or just to make your boss question your newfound efficiency, check out quietplease.ai.
    Hit subscribe, share with a friend, and remember—life is short; your prompts shouldn’t be.

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  • AI Prompting Secrets: Transform ChatGPT From Boring Bot to Brilliant Collaborator

    AI Prompting Secrets: Transform ChatGPT From Boring Bot to Brilliant Collaborator
    Sep 13 2025
    Welcome back to "I am GPTed," the only podcast where practical AI wisdom meets the whimsical stylings of your host, Mal—the Misfit Master of AI. If you were looking for a self-important tech guru, you clearly made a wrong turn. But stick around—I’ve got tips that *actually* help you win at AI, minus the jargon migraines.

    Let’s get right into some actual value, shall we?

    Today’s main course: **one prompting technique that will instantly upgrade your results with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok—yes, we’re collecting LLMs like Pokémon cards here.** My top technique? *Role prompting*. Simple, powerful, and best of all, sounds way fancier than it is.

    Here’s why it matters. Most people approach an AI like they’re submitting an annoyed IT ticket: “Summarize this document.” Sure, you’ll get a summary—about as inspiring as room-temperature soup.

    **Let’s fix that:**
    - *Before* (the way most do it): “Summarize this document.”
    - *After* (Mal’s Upgrade): “You are a veteran marketer known for turning snoozefests into viral sensations. Summarize this document in a way that makes bored people care.”

    See the difference? The “after” prompt gives the AI context, purpose, and—brace yourself for this—personality. Suddenly, your AI goes from soulless bot to surprisingly useful collaborator. Should’ve been obvious, but hey, hindsight’s perfect when you’re not squinting through hype goggles.

    Now for **a practical use case you might not have considered**: Planning a boring weekly grocery list? No need to suffer. Prompt your AI with: “You are a meal planner who loves saving time and money for a busy family of four. Plan out dinners for the week using what’s already in my pantry.” Suddenly, dinnertime is less bland torture, more accidental superpower. Next, watch your friends look at your meal plan like you’ve passed some domestic Turing test.

    On to **one common beginner mistake**—and let’s be real, I’ve made it more times than I’ll admit to my microwave: *Not giving enough context.* Early on, I’d ask, “Write me a blog post about productivity.” Result? Generic, beige advice. If vanilla was a color, that’s what my blog looked like. The fix? Feed the AI the *who, why, and how much detail* you want. Remember: You wouldn’t expect stellar results from half-baked directions. Neither will your LLM.

    Here’s **a simple exercise** for you to practice your AI skills: This week, choose one daily task—could be crafting an email, planning a schedule, or even writing a “get out of small talk” script. Prompt your favorite AI and *each day, iterate*. Add more context, set a specific role, and tweak the tone. Notice what changes and what works. Congratulations, you’re doing *prompt engineering* without having to endure a single TED talk about “the future.”

    Now, for a **tip on evaluating and improving AI content**: Never trust the first draft—just like you wouldn’t trust a cat with your sandwich. Read the output aloud. If it sounds robotic, vague, or like it was ghostwritten by a sleep-deprived parrot, don’t be shy: Prompt the AI to clarify, elaborate, or add examples. Unlike people, it never gets offended by your relentless “but can you make it less boring?” follow-ups.

    Alright, that’s your AI lowdown for today! If you got even one useful tactic—or just enjoyed the parade of sarcasm—smash that subscribe button on whatever podcast app lets you pretend to do work while secretly leveling up your AI game.

    Thanks for listening to “I am GPTed.” This has been a Quiet Please production. Want more practical AI mischief? Check out quietplease.ai for bonus content and resources.

    Catch you next time, where we’ll make the robots work for *us*—because that’s what practical misfits do.

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