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AGI - Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI

AGI Podcast — Advance, Grow, Innovate with AI For people who got stuck making AI work and educators preparing students for what"s next. Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer cut through AI hype with practical insights for workforce development, education, and small to medium businesses—where AI implementation happens in the trenches, not the headlines. 4 shows, 1 mission: Mondays: The Weekly Blitz - AI news recap Mon/Wed/Fri: Data Bytes - 5-min YouTube Shorts on data literacy Saturdays: School"s Out -

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00:30:55

Why Only 23% of Americans Support AI in 2026

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2026/04/20

Only 23% of Americans have a positive view of AI in 2026, about the same approval rating as ICE. Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer dig into why the gap between foundation-model leaders and the public is widening, and why Jason argues the fix isn't UBI, it's equity.Key topics covered:- The April 6 shooting of Indiana Councilman Ron Gibson's house (13 rounds, "No Data Centers" note) and the Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home on April 10- Why Sam Altman's

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01:03:10

Grade the Prompt, Not Just the Paper: AI in College...

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2026/04/18

What if professors started grading the AI prompt instead of just the final paper? Mark Lowe, Program Chair for Entrepreneurship at Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette, Indiana, is testing exactly that next semester. Jason Padgett sits down with Mark, a psychology professor and 10-year educator, to talk about what AI in college classrooms actually looks like when the goal is learning, not policing.Key topics covered:Grade the prompt, not just the paper: Mark's new policy for next semester at

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00:40:50

Is Anthropic's Claude Mythos Actually Dangerous? A...

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2026/04/13

Claude Mythos dropped with warnings about breaking 50-year-old encryption and being too dangerous for public release. CitizenAI COO Oliver Belanger says it's something else entirely: one of the most well-targeted enterprise sales campaigns the AI industry has ever run.Key topics covered:Why AI companies use fear to drive consumer attention and investor fundingThe Anthropic vs. OpenAI business philosophy divide: lead bullets vs. silver bulletsToken maxing: why measuring AI productivity by token

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01:03:08

How Should Teachers Use AI Without Killing Critical...

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2026/04/11

AI makes students faster. The harder question is whether it's making them better thinkers, and Hunter Hickman, district AI implementation leader at Rensselaer Central Schools in Indiana, is one of the few educators actually building systems to answer that.Hunter is part of the Indiana Department of Education advisory group designing the state's first tiered AI certification for teachers. He ran the 9-12 Khanmigo rollout at his school with a 92% student activation rate. In this conversation,

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00:38:30

Why AI Fails Small Business (And What to Do First)

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2026/04/06

Most AI projects fail before they start because businesses skip the most important step: figuring out what's actually broken. Jason Padgett and Adam Staples unpack why clarity has to come before automation, what the recent Claude code leak actually tells us about AI development culture, and whether the current wave of AI layoffs is real efficiency or EBITDA spin.Key topics covered:Why small businesses can't follow the enterprise AI playbook — resources, talent, and timeline don't

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00:54:18

Are Teachers Ready to Teach AI? Indiana's Answer

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2026/04/04

AI teacher certification is getting built from scratch in Indiana — and the guy designing it explains exactly how. Ryan Murray, Project Specialist at the Central Indiana Educational Service Center, breaks down the SAIL certification program (Strategic AI Integration and Leadership), a three-tier framework built with educators, higher ed, and industry across the state.Key topics covered:Why rural Indiana districts are ahead of suburban schools on AI adoption, and what suburban districts are getting

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00:30:08

OpenAI Is Copying Anthropic and Killing Sora: What It...

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2026/03/30

OpenAI is shutting down Sora and pivoting its entire enterprise strategy to compete with Anthropic — and that's just one move in a week that also saw Apple replace Siri with Google Gemini, the federal government release its first AI safety framework, and Meta and YouTube lose jury trials over addictive algorithm lawsuits.Key topics covered:OpenAI kills Sora and exits adult AI companion features, refocusing on enterprise to chase AnthropicApple makes deal to power Siri with Google Gemini — what

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00:45:07

AI Literacy Is a Workforce Requirement. Are K-12...

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2026/03/28

What does AI literacy actually mean for K-12 students, and why are most school districts getting it wrong? Kristen Kayser, Senior Lead for the Midwest at aiEDU (AI Education Project), joins Jason Padgett to answer that question — and to explain why buying AI tools without a district-wide strategy creates more problems than it solves.Key topics covered:Why workforce leaders say AI literacy is a requirement for every student, not just future software engineersWhat AI literacy actually means: critical

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00:33:05

Why Aren't Companies Sharing AI Productivity Gains...

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2026/03/23

OpenAI called an internal code red. Anthropic is winning enterprise. ChatGPT launched ads. And the question nobody in your company wants to answer: if AI is making employees twice as productive, where is that money going?Key topics covered:OpenAI vs. Anthropic enterprise race: what "code red" actually means and why Anthropic is pulling aheadChatGPT free tier advertising: what the experience looks like and how users are reactingAI in healthcare and elder care: HIPAA compliance barriers,

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00:52:31

How Community Colleges Are Building AI Workforce...

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2026/03/21

AGI Schools Out Saturdays | Season 2, Episode 10Amanda Wilkerson | Ivy Tech Community CollegeSPOTIFY / APPLE PODCASTS DESCRIPTIONWhat does AI workforce training look like when you start by asking employers what they actually need? Amanda Wilkerson, Assistant Faculty Lead at Ivy Tech Community College, is finding out. In this episode of AGI Schools Out Saturdays, she and Jason Padgett dig into the applied AI gap: the growing population of workers who need practical AI skills but don't have a

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00:45:00

How Small Businesses Actually Start an AI Journey

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2026/03/16

Weekly Blitz | March 16, 2026 | Special Audible Edition Guests: Brian Beck + Colin Staufferwo central Indiana consultants walk Jason through what AI adoption really looks like on the ground for SMBs. No theory. No pitch decks. Just what's working, what's blowing up, and what most businesses still refuse to deal with.🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀:Colin's BLOP framework: start with boring, low-risk, accessible tasks before touching anything customer-facingThe dirty data problem: pointing AI at 15

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01:13:20

How College Students Should Use AI to Get Hired in 2026

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2026/03/14

How should college students actually use AI to land a job in 2026 — when every applicant has the same tools and companies are using AI to screen the resumes that AI wrote?Purdue junior Umar Yasser (Business Analytics, ibex intern) joins Jason to dig into what campus conversations about AI really sound like right now, and what skills are going to matter when the tools are commoditized.Key topics covered:Whether AI is killing entry-level jobs and what that means for career development

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01:52:59

Why Most Companies Aren't Ready for AI Agents (And...

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2026/03/09

Most businesses think they're ready for AI agents. Jason Padgett and Clay Cash — a 25-year data and litigation technology veteran — break down exactly why that's usually wrong, what it actually costs to fix it, and where the real opportunities are for companies that get their data house in order first.Key topics covered:Claude Code and what it unlocks for non-traditional developers who aren't software engineersWhy going AI-native cost one 30-person healthcare company $160K just to

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00:39:54

What Is Agentic AI and Why It's Selling Out Mac Minis...

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2026/03/09

Agentic AI just caused a Mac Mini shortage in New York City — and most people working at the Apple Store didn't even know why. This week, Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer break down what agentic AI actually is, what OpenClaw set off, and how non-technical professionals can start building real AI skills before this moves even faster.Key topics covered:OpenClaw and agentic AI: what it does, why Mac Minis sold out, and the real risks of giving AI access to your computerAnthropic vs. the Department

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00:38:07

The Combine: CitizenAI, Wraparound Needs, and a Big...

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2026/03/02

AGI Podcast Presents: The Weekly Blitz — Episode 8 Jason and CitizenAI COO Oliver Belanger break down how AI can actually help nonprofits connect people to the wraparound support they need — and then drop an announcement that changes what the Blitz sounds like going forward.Key topics covered:What "wraparound needs" are and why they're the leading cause of people dropping out of workforce and education programsHow CitizenAI's AI-powered benefit navigator works with case managers

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00:33:33

AI News Recap: OpenClaw, Gemini 3, Sam vs. Dario, and...

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2026/02/23

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - Building the future, one human-AI collab at a time. Weekly Blitz Episode 7. AI news recap for Feb 23, 2026: OpenClaw, Gemini 3, vibe coding, and the white collar job displacement conversation finally hitting mainstream news. Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer cover two weeks of AI in 30 minutes after a brief hiatus.Key topics covered:OpenClaw and agentic AI: What Peter Steinberger built, why it sent markets down $1 trillion, and why Sam Altman hired

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01:02:12

Why AI Adoption Fails Without Behavior Change

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2026/02/21

AI adoption keeps stalling in organizations for the same reason most conferences are forgettable: nobody designed for behavior change. Nick Bonora, Director of the Purdue University Event Design LAB℠, joins Jason Padgett to connect event design methodology to the real barriers behind AI integration at work and in life.Key topics covered:Why behavior change is the only real measure of a successful event or AI rolloutHow empathy mapping helps you understand stakeholder resistance before you try to fix

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02:14:39

Reading Anthropic's AI Papers: From Love to Adolescence

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2026/02/15

THE VIBE EPISODE 3What do Anthropic's internal AI papers reveal about the future of education, safety, and humanity? Ronda Swartz, Assistant Principal at St. Barnabas Catholic High School with 28 years in education, joins Jason to analyze Dario Amodei's vision documents and the concerning exodus of AI safety experts from major labs.Key topics covered:St. Barnabas Catholic High School's AI adoption: Why they chose School AI over Magic School for K-12 teachers and what educators should

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00:51:48

Middle School Teacher Uses AI to Save Time and Know...

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2026/02/14

How does a middle school language arts teacher use AI to build better lessons, save time, and actually know her students better? Patty Oshier, a fifth-year educator currently teaching seventh and eighth grade at a charter school, shares exactly what's working in her classroom right now.Key topics covered:Using AI to create lesson materials that meet curriculum standards when textbooks fall shortHow to build AI-resistant assignments using AI itself (and why that's both ironic and

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00:35:30

How AI Cuts Healthcare Admin Work by 50% (Real Example)

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2026/02/08

How do you cut administrative work in half without laying anyone off? Phoenix Paramedic Solutions did it using Claude Teams and custom AI workflows. Jason and Julie break down real implementation: healthcare facility communication failures, AI time tracking that doesn't require spreadsheets, and why Claude corrects your priorities instead of telling you every idea is brilliant like ChatGPT does.Key topics covered:Physical therapy and healthcare facility communication breakdowns: Julie's

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