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Teaching & community
I build with AI tools, explain how they work, and bring people together to share what they’re learning. Here’s a selection of my tutorials, interviews, writing, and live talks.
A technical walkthrough and a live community session, with my contribution described for each.
Tutorial · AI, actually! · 16:35
Build an inbound voice agent for a mock nail salon, connect it to backend APIs, and debug a real booking flow.
My role: I build and explain the integration, test it by phone, and debug the API requests on screen.
Watch & read the overview →Event recording · Modern Lyceum · 42:48
A Modern Lyceum session on voice agents, with talks on their evolution, startup products, language learning, and scam-call protection.
My role: I hosted the event and presented the history of voice agents, from Siri to speech-to-speech models. The recording also includes presentations by community speakers.
Watch & read the overview →Conversations with builders, AI news, and recordings from Modern Lyceum events.
Interview · AI, actually! · 31:58
A conversation with Toni co-founder Yann Bonzom about running a startup through Discord with a persistent AI agent.
My role: I interview Yann about the architecture, memory, tools, and development workflow behind his team’s company agent.
Watch & read the overview →Interview · AI, actually! · 25:44
Pong founder Swagat Bhowmik shares how he uses AI for frontend design, motion graphics, and development planning.
My role: I interview Swagat and walk through his workflows for creating and reviewing AI-assisted interfaces.
Watch & read the overview →AI news · AI, actually! · 5:45
A discussion of Meta’s Muse model benchmarks and why leaderboard rankings can differ from results on real tasks.
My role: I discuss the announcement, early reactions, and what benchmark results mean for people choosing AI tools.
Watch & read the overview →Event recording · Modern Lyceum · 35:30
The Grok Bot Montreal Build Day recording, with an introductory talk and live demonstrations from community members.
My role: I hosted the event and delivered the opening Grok Bot 101 overview. Community members then demonstrated their own uses of AI agents.
Watch & read the overview →Written guide
How databases evolved from punch cards and magnetic disks to SQL, Postgres, SQLite, and the vector search powering AI apps.
Read the article →Written guide
Build a video database with TypeScript, sync it with Turso Cloud, give agents their own databases, and explore vector search.
Read the article →News · Interviews · Tutorials
For people keeping up with AI: news, interviews with founders, and hands-on tutorials on AI tools and developer platforms.
I create and present the tutorials, host interviews, and discuss AI news.
Explore AI, actually! on YouTube ↗Event livestreams · Community talks
Recordings of Modern Lyceum livestreams, covering AI news, products, and tutorials through talks and community presentations.
I host the events and contribute my own talks alongside presentations from other speakers.
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