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Mindful Notions by Sam H LiLAUNCH manifestoHey Mindful Notions communityđ. After Hill, Austin Nellessen, Magan Chin, and I wrapped up season 1 of our âAccessible Intelligenceâ podcast, the inevitable question was: Whatâs next?We start answering that question today in two important forms. One being season 2 of this podcast (first episode of the new season out Thursday morning!). And the other is a manifesto, written in the body of this post. It gathers some important stats we have seen about Gen Zâs disconnected and turbulent relationship with the economy, or more importantly, doing fulfilling work. It also hints at we are doing about...
2026-01-0501 min
Cities DecodedAnnouncing DC Decodedâs expansion: Cities DecodedWhen I joined the AI Collective team at the beginning of the year as Creative Director, DC Decoded was just an idea.Now, let me make one thing clear. Ideas themselves are not bad. Theyâre great! We wouldnât possess anything we currently have without the initial idea.But ideas are a dime a dozen.The much harder part is knowing how to execute the good ideas. And boy, did DC Decoded teach me how to do that.Starting from 0 subscribers and 0 posts at the beginning of February, I am so p...
2025-10-1305 min
Mindful Notions by Sam H LiTRAILER: Welcome to âAccessible IntelligenceâWe're living through the most rapid technological transformation in human history. In less than 3 years, we went from a simple chatbot called ChatGPT (model 3) to GPT-5's "PhD-level" capabilities.But here's the thing: Most AI conversations happen in two separate worlds that donât meet often enough:* The experts building these systems* The users (specifically, young professionals) trying to figure out what it all meansđ Enter: Accessible Intelligence (âAIâ)âAIâ is not just another tech podcast. We aim to have genuine discussions about AIâs impact on young professional life and make t...
2025-08-2700 min
Cities DecodedS1 E9: Startups should be a bigger part of the responsible AI conversationAustin Nellessen joins to talk about my newly published piece in his Substack, ATLAS. By the end, I *think* that I have convinced him to be âTeam Responsible AI startupsâ (bonus points if they are DC-based!). Plus, we break down whatâs hype and whatâs reality about a pressing AI paradox: Young professionals need to learn how to use a tool that is rapidly displacing the very jobs they need to advance career-wise.My full piece: âHow should businesses pursue Responsible AI? Look to startupsâ ATLAS (2025)Catherineâs piece: âHow AI is rewriting the ca...
2025-06-0235 min