{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66715b013d8df9a86f181063/69fcd64a44cb786b37492b0a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"17. Claude Cowork - AI Agents Working For You (feat. Barbara Johnson, COO, Kortical)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66715b013d8df9a86f181063/1778577694296-ffec8f58-cee7-43c1-8d26-c692be4f1d5d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Can anyone get AI Agents working for them? In this episode, we explore the shift from AI as a corporate mandate to AI as a personal utility. While much of the discussion around artificial intelligence focuses on high-level strategy, the real revolution happens when individuals use it to solve their own \"boring\" problems, like data extraction, research automation, and the endless cycle of copy-pasting. Our guest is Barbara Johnson, the Chief Operating Officer and non-technical Co-Founder of the award-winning Auto ML company Kortical. With a background in commerce and marketing rather than engineering, Babs shares her firsthand experience of \"practicing what she preaches\" by automating her own professional and personal worlds.</p><p><br></p><p>Show links:</p><ol><li>Barb's <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/barbara-johnson01_hate-admin-me-too-first-of-a-series-of-ugcPost-7452669477772668928-UmwO?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAABIGyMBUvpaSPJapfzEBMuDqI0RPtavXMQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin video post</a> about Claude CoWork</li><li>Getting started with Claude: <a href=\"https://claude101.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Step-by-step guides</u></a> (thank you Ruben Hassid)</li><li>Anthropic's \"<a href=\"https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13345190-get-started-with-claude-cowork\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get started with Claude Cowork</a>\" guide</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-johnson01/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Barbara Johnson on Linkedin</a></li><li><a href=\"https://kortical.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kortical website</a></li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>Key topics discussed in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The \"Aha!\" Moment:</strong> When AI stopped being industry news and became a personal tool that no longer required a developer to implement.</li><li><strong>Claude CoWork vs. Claude Code:</strong> Understanding the differences between these tools and how non-technical users can steer agents back on track when they encounter \"black box\" errors or hallucinations.</li><li><strong>Building with \"Lego Bricks\":</strong> A look at the current tech stack and how to connect tools like email and spreadsheets to an \"AI brain\" to summarise your work week.</li><li><strong>The Control Problem:</strong> Navigating the risks of agent access and the technical nuances of UI-based automation versus text-based codebase interaction.</li><li><strong>Empowerment over Replacement:</strong> Why the future of AI is about unburdening humans from robotic tasks to make room for creative, high-value work.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen, Watch and Subscribe on all your favourite platforms: Apple, Amazon, Youtube, Spotify, Jiosaavn, Deezer and more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/humanxmachine</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sponsorship or interview opportunities: Contact&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherlomas/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Lomas</a></p><p><br></p><p>More:</p><p>📢 For DAILY POSTS on Emerging Tech, Product Management, Leadership, AI, Gen AI, Automation and Quantum Computing updates, follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherlomas/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Lomas on Linkedin</a></p><p>💙 If you enjoyed this episode, who else might? A colleague or a client? Share it with them as a part of the way you provide value to others. Or share it on Linkedin, WhatsApp, Telegram or other Social Media channels.</p>","author_name":"Christopher Lomas"}