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I'm a non-technical exec curious about AI

45 min readMarketing VPs, Directors, Founders who want to understand AI without building

Understand AI concepts without jargon, from someone who spent 18 years in advertising before learning to code

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Why I Started Learning at 40

After 18 years in advertising, ChatGPT made me curious. I wanted to understand what was possible.

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AI Concepts You Actually Need

LLMs, embeddings, RAG, agents - what they mean in plain English and why they matter for business.

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Get Google AI Certified (New for 2026)

Google launched this in Feb 2026. I haven't taken it myself, but it covers exactly what a non-technical exec needs: AI fluency, responsible AI, data analysis, and building custom apps without code — all in about 8 hours.

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What AI Can (and Can't) Do Today

Real examples from building STRAŦUM and DIALØGUE. The capabilities and limitations.

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