Robert Newcombe is the founder of AI-First Consulting, a firm that helps businesses implement AI into their daily processes to improve performance, productivity, and collaboration.
Driven by curiosity, Robert discusses how he got started with AI, the importance of embracing this technology, and offers his reflections on how AI is reshaping the workplace and the future of work itself.
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🌐 Website 👉 https://www.ai-first.ca/
🔗 LinkedIn (Personal) 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertnewcombe/
🔗 LinkedIn (Company) 👉 https://linkedin.com/company/ai-first-consulting
Today Robert will cover:
🔹 How to get started with AI
🔹 How AI can save you hours of work
🔹 Finding pain points in your life that AI can solve
🔹 Privacy concerns with data
🔹 Building AI agents
🔹 Organizing information inside ChatGPT
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:29 Lean Six Sigma process
00:08:38 Improving government efficiency
00:10:22 Getting in the field of AI and starting a company
00:18:44 Going all in on AI
00:20:48 Putting together a team
00:23:43 How AI can help do better work
00:28:01 Businesses struggling to keep up with AI
00:29:26 How to get started with AI
00:31:19 Privacy and data security
00:34:43 Using AI to help create this podcast
00:36:50 Making custom GPTs and organizing information in ChatGPT
00:43:54 Look for small wins when starting with AI
00:46:32 Learn AI to make you more valuable in your job
00:49:15 AI agents and how to implement them to solve pain points
01:00:07 Is AI hurting our ability to learn?
01:03:95 Future of work and AI
01:08:39 Just get started so you don't get left behind