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Applied AI

12 articles on AI in UX testing, GEO, prompting, voice AI and more.

AIApril 25, 20268 min

FOMO Filter for AI News in Detail

I've been running a weekly AI briefing agent for months. Four hours to build, a few cents a month. Here's what actually works and what I had to rewrite.

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AIMarch 28, 20267 min

Voice AI with Gemini Live: Prototype Set Up in 3 Hours

A bad screening call was the trigger. This prototype shows what Google's Gemini Live API can do today — for cents per call.

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AIMarch 21, 20265 min

Controlling AI Understanding with Schema and llms.txt

Schema markup helps Google but LLMs can't read it. What actually determines whether AI cites your content correctly?

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AIMarch 16, 20263 min

Hanzi Movie Method: AI as Screenwriter for Your Memory

Chinese characters encoded as movie scenes, generated by Gemini, remembered by you. The roles are clearly divided.

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AIFebruary 7, 20268 min

AI Progress: You Don't Need to Keep Up With Everything

The flood of AI releases creates pressure to stay current at all costs. Three filters help you ignore the noise and focus on what actually matters for your work.

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AIJanuary 29, 202610 min

AI Overviews Are Stealing Your Clicks: A GEO Playbook

When AI Overviews answer queries before users click, rankings alone do not protect traffic. This playbook shows how GEO can recover visibility and demand.

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AIJanuary 23, 202610 min

German AI Text Detection: Why Language Signals Matter

German AI writing leaves different traces than English. The Humanizer detects 45 language-specific patterns with voice calibration.

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AIJanuary 2, 20264 min

Verbalized Sampling: More Diversity Without Fine-Tuning

Verbalized Sampling (VS) is a prompt-based trick to fight Mode Collapse in aligned LLMs—getting you more creative answers without any training.

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AIOctober 28, 20253 min

AI Chatbots in UX: Why Reliability Beats Showmanship

Users trust chatbots that are clear, honest, and useful. This article shows what reliability in UX tests looks like and how to design for it.

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AIAugust 28, 20252 min

Taxonomy in AI Prompting | AI Practical Guide

Structured profiles make AI answers consistent, comparable, and reusable. Practical frameworks and clear next steps you can apply immediately.

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AIJune 27, 20252 min

What AI Reveals About Product Management

AI automates product artifacts but highlights what still matters: judgment, synthesis, and deep context. Learn where human product leadership adds value.

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AIJune 23, 20253 min

When LLMs Become the Browser: What Changes for the Web

If interfaces shift from links to answers, distribution, discovery, and brand visibility all change. This article explains web strategy implications early.

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