web01.fireside.fm Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:48:10 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tech Transforms - Episodes Tagged with “Aistorytelling” https://techtransforms.fireside.fm/tags/aistorytelling Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:30:00 -0400 Global technology is changing the way we live. Critical government decisions affect the intersection of technology advancement and human needs. This podcast talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping the landscape to understand how they are leveraging technology to solve complex challenges while also meeting the needs of today's modern world. en-us episodic Tech Transforms, brought to you by Owl Cyber Defense, talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping government technology. Carolyn Ford Global technology is changing the way we live. Critical government decisions affect the intersection of technology advancement and human needs. This podcast talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping the landscape to understand how they are leveraging technology to solve complex challenges while also meeting the needs of today's modern world. no Carolyn Ford Galadrielford@gmail.com Episode 109: Brewing AI: Tricks, Treats & Tech Myths (Chills & Thrills Finale) https://techtransforms.fireside.fm/109 e69b3161-00d2-41ce-940c-b7bdaa877fb4 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:30:00 -0400 Carolyn Ford full Carolyn Ford For the Halloween finale of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford stirs the cauldron with Dave Egts (“Mr. X,” Mulesoft) and Laura Klebanow (Show & Tell) for a spirited mix of creativity and caution. From AI-generated music and storybooks to image experiments and ethical debates, the trio explores how imagination can help us understand — and humanize — artificial intelligence. 54:06 no For our Halloween finale, Carolyn Ford invites two favorite “AI conjurers”, Dave Egts “Mr. X,” public-sector field CTO at Mulesoft, and Laura Klebanow, founder & chief storyteller at Show & Tell, into the Tech Transforms cauldron. Each brings a “secret AI ingredient”: Carolyn composes whimsical Suno-generated theme music (after a prompt-crafting detour through ChatGPT), Laura pushes image creation and Gemini’s career-planner for playful, practical use, and Dave reimagines Gemini’s children’s-storybook gem to craft customer-hero narratives, plus a Scooby-Doo-style Tech Transforms tale. Then we stir in the shadows: misinformation at scale, AI “rights,” bioethics (organoids/bodyoids), job disruption vs. reskilling, and how creativity can demystify AI without sugarcoating risks. The trio closes with rapid-fire “treats & tricks,” classroom-to-boardroom starter tips (talk with AI, don’t just query it; red-team your ideas), and a reminder to “find your beautiful” use the tools to clear the junk so humans can do what only humans do. Brewed takeaways * Prompt craft matters; collaborate across tools (Suno, Gemini, ChatGPT). * Creative play ≠ fluff: it’s a safe on-ramp to literacy and adoption. * AI will change jobs; map “jobs to be done,” automate the rote, upskill the rest. * Ethics aren’t optional: teach harm awareness early (mis/dis/malinformation, bullying). * Start small today: keep a running dialogue with AI and build a personal “advisory board” of model personas. **Show Notes: Dave Egts - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidegts/ Laura Klebanow - Email: laura@showtell.io - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraklebanow/ Suno - https://suno.com/ My storybook: https://g.co/gemini/share/56bbf0498a84 Dave & Gunner Show: www.dgshow.org AI Reskilling, AI Innovation, TechTransforms For our Halloween finale, Carolyn Ford invites two favorite “AI conjurers”, Dave Egts “Mr. X,” public-sector field CTO at Mulesoft, and Laura Klebanow, founder & chief storyteller at Show & Tell, into the Tech Transforms cauldron. Each brings a “secret AI ingredient”: Carolyn composes whimsical Suno-generated theme music (after a prompt-crafting detour through ChatGPT), Laura pushes image creation and Gemini’s career-planner for playful, practical use, and Dave reimagines Gemini’s children’s-storybook gem to craft customer-hero narratives, plus a Scooby-Doo-style Tech Transforms tale.

Then we stir in the shadows: misinformation at scale, AI “rights,” bioethics (organoids/bodyoids), job disruption vs. reskilling, and how creativity can demystify AI without sugarcoating risks. The trio closes with rapid-fire “treats & tricks,” classroom-to-boardroom starter tips (talk with AI, don’t just query it; red-team your ideas), and a reminder to “find your beautiful” use the tools to clear the junk so humans can do what only humans do.

Brewed takeaways

  • Prompt craft matters; collaborate across tools (Suno, Gemini, ChatGPT).
  • Creative play ≠ fluff: it’s a safe on-ramp to literacy and adoption.
  • AI will change jobs; map “jobs to be done,” automate the rote, upskill the rest.
  • Ethics aren’t optional: teach harm awareness early (mis/dis/malinformation, bullying).
  • Start small today: keep a running dialogue with AI and build a personal “advisory board” of model personas.

**Show Notes:

Dave Egts - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidegts/

Laura Klebanow - Email: laura@showtell.io - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraklebanow/

Suno - https://suno.com/

My storybook: https://g.co/gemini/share/56bbf0498a84

Dave & Gunner Show: www.dgshow.org

]]> For our Halloween finale, Carolyn Ford invites two favorite “AI conjurers”, Dave Egts “Mr. X,” public-sector field CTO at Mulesoft, and Laura Klebanow, founder & chief storyteller at Show & Tell, into the Tech Transforms cauldron. Each brings a “secret AI ingredient”: Carolyn composes whimsical Suno-generated theme music (after a prompt-crafting detour through ChatGPT), Laura pushes image creation and Gemini’s career-planner for playful, practical use, and Dave reimagines Gemini’s children’s-storybook gem to craft customer-hero narratives, plus a Scooby-Doo-style Tech Transforms tale.

Then we stir in the shadows: misinformation at scale, AI “rights,” bioethics (organoids/bodyoids), job disruption vs. reskilling, and how creativity can demystify AI without sugarcoating risks. The trio closes with rapid-fire “treats & tricks,” classroom-to-boardroom starter tips (talk with AI, don’t just query it; red-team your ideas), and a reminder to “find your beautiful” use the tools to clear the junk so humans can do what only humans do.

Brewed takeaways

  • Prompt craft matters; collaborate across tools (Suno, Gemini, ChatGPT).
  • Creative play ≠ fluff: it’s a safe on-ramp to literacy and adoption.
  • AI will change jobs; map “jobs to be done,” automate the rote, upskill the rest.
  • Ethics aren’t optional: teach harm awareness early (mis/dis/malinformation, bullying).
  • Start small today: keep a running dialogue with AI and build a personal “advisory board” of model personas.

**Show Notes:

Dave Egts - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidegts/

Laura Klebanow - Email: laura@showtell.io - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraklebanow/

Suno - https://suno.com/

My storybook: https://g.co/gemini/share/56bbf0498a84

Dave & Gunner Show: www.dgshow.org

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