This week: There are so many advances happening in AI right now. And by right now, I mean as in the last three weeks. But one thing has not changed. Business is built on relationships first, AI second.

Hi Reader:

I've had a few big weeks filled with amazing speaking engagements. SCORE, Kiwanis Club of Corrales, and the Better Business Bureau in partnership with NMSU Global Campus.

At the BBB meeting, I sat next to a man who had never heard of any of the current AI tools. No ChatGPT, no Claude. Nada. He doesn't need AI because his entire business is based on relationships. But he showed up anyway. Because not needing AI is not the same as not wanting to see what AI can do for your business.

That's what I hope my newsletter does for you all. Not talk about AI because you "need" it. But because AI can be an awesome super power for people who want to do things a little better. To help you make faster, smarter decisions.

Monica

PS Speaking of relationships, I'm honored to have been invited by the CNM School of Business, Hospitality and Technology to join their business and technology advisory meeting. Business, tech, hospitality? Three of my favorite things!

This Week's Article

What's a Sizzle Statement?

Your Sizzle Statement is your antidote to AI make you sound generic. it is a defining document that answers one question really well: why do people choose to work with me?

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My Upcoming Events

The Unfair Advantage: How Small Businesses Are Using AI to Get Ahead (Women Make a Difference, Lunch & Learn); April 24
AI Prompting 101:How to Talk to ChatGPT and Get Better Answers (Score.org, sponsored by the City of Albuquerque EDD); April 28; free

What I'm Reading

🔵 Users Quit ChatGPT For Claude In 1,487% Surge. "Beyond the headlines and this just being another tech trend or social media frenzy, this movement points to something even more significant: There is no such thing as AI tool loyalty." (Forbes)

🟢 OpenAI Admits ChatGPT Is 'Cringe,' Releases Less 'Preachy' 5.3 Model
— "The new model should reduce ChatGPT's 'preachy' tone, which has become fodder for social media parodies. The company admits ChatGPT often veers into 'moralizing preambles before answering the question,' and 'overly declarative phrasing that can interrupt the flow of conversation.' (PCMag)''

🔴 We're All Flailing With AI: I Tried Art That Pokes Back at the Chaos — "AI is threatening, but often not successful in fulfilling its promises (or threats)." A great read by CNET Editor-at-Large Scott Stein. (CNET)

Let's Build with AI

Over the next six months, I'm trying something new. I'm showing you what you can REALLY build with AI. Right now. Today In an afternoon or less. My mission: 40 mini apps in 30 weeks.

Here's what I created last week...

Color Palette Generator — Use real images (from Pixabay) to generate color palettes AND to see what the palette looks like on a demo website.

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