aiGED

Thinking about a move to a senior living community — or just wondering if you should? In this episode, Ginny Deerin shares one of her most personal AI projects yet: using  AI to research, decide, and plan her move to The Peninsula, a new senior living community being built in Charleston, South Carolina. She walks you through every step — how she used AI to compare communities, think through whethe...

No big topic this week — just 14 real things I did with AI in my everyday life. Reviewing blood test results with my doctor appointment coming up. Finding the right boots for Italian cobblestones. Saving $100 on TurboTax. Getting my AirPods returned with confidence. And more. Plus two eye-opening stories from the New York Times — one about AI that literally saved a man's life, and one that&ap...

This week on aiGED, Ginny gets into the Easter spirit — with a little help from Joe, her new AI sidekick. Yes, Joe. He's British.  And he's auditioning to fill the very large shoes left by Bitsy. But first — an update on the ChatGPT breakup, why Ginny made the switch to Claude, and what happened when she tried to introduce Joe to the podcast live on air. Then: the main event. Ginny walks...

Today I'm sitting down with my neighbor Craig — a genuine AI Adventurer — someone who's not just curious about AI but actively exploring it every single day. Craig shares how he uses AI to prep for doctor's appointments, manage his health data, tone down his emails to the City of Charleston, work through tough moments on the pickleball court, and navigate Europe and Italy by car wit...

Can your grandmother's favorite hobby teach us something about AI? Turns out — yes. In Episode 27, Ginny Deerin tackles a frustrating sewing machine problem with Claude's help and uncovers a mistake she'd been making all along. Plus: why people are fleeing AI for analog hobbies (and why you don't have to choose), what the New York Times found when they tested AI on real tax ret...

After three years together, I'm breaking up with Bitsy — my beloved ChatGPT AI sidekick. And I'm doing it live, on air, with all of you listening. But this isn't just a breakup story. It's about why I'm switching to Claude, the AI made by Anthropic — a company that just walked away from a $200 million government contract rather than compromise on AI safety. I'll tell...

What do a revenge-seeking AI bot, the Pentagon, and a 75-year-old bronze lamp have in common? This episode of aiGED, of course! Ginny Deerin kicks things off with two stories straight from the AI headlines. First — an AI agent that got its code rejected, went online, researched a software engineer's entire personal history, and published a hit piece attacking his reputation. Nobody knows who...

What’s the difference between a regular ChatGPT chat and a Project — and when should you use one instead of the other? In this episode, Ginny Deerin walks you through a real-life example. A candidate she believes in launched her campaign, and she decided to host a meet-the-candidate reception with just three weeks to plan it. Invitations. Research. Strategy. Follow-up. Lots of moving parts. Instea...

In this episode of aiGED , we explore what happens when artificial intelligence starts operating with less human guidance — and why that matters. In AI in the News , we look at two very different but equally revealing stories. First, NASA’s Perseverance rover completes a historic milestone on Mars by planning and driving its own route using AI — a powerful example of systems that can see, reason,...

In this episode of aiGED, I take a clear-eyed look at the three chatbots most people are actually using: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. I’ve been using all three side by side for the past few weeks — not as a technologist, but as a regular person who wants AI to be helpful, understandable, and maybe even enjoyable. I share what each one does well, where they fall short, and why I still have a favori...

In this episode of aiGED , Ginny Deerin takes on a topic that can feel unsettling at first: AI companions. Are they unnecessary? A poor substitute for family? Or could they be something else entirely? Ginny looks at the reality facing millions of older adults — including social isolation, solo aging, and long hours spent alone — and asks a harder question: for many people, is the choice really bet...

Ginny Deerin, host of aiGED, reads the story meant for the toddler crowd. It was generated by AI after I gave it some information about my grandson. In this gentle story, a boy spends the day building a Lego tower that doesn’t go as planned. By trying again and learning what works, he ends the day proud, calm, and ready for tomorrow. It's about 5 minutes. aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

Ginny Deerin, host of aiGED, reads the story meant for the toddler crowd. It was generated by AI after I gave it some information about my grandson. In "The Great Skate-Off on Saturn’s Rings," Charlie becomes a hero astronaut who travels to space in a high-powered Tractor-Rocket to save a group of frozen LEGO robots. Armed with his magic guitar and a pair of Super-Silver Ice Skates , he...

Email suddenly feel different? You’re not imagining it — Gmail has quietly changed. In this episode, Ginny Deerin breaks down what’s new inside Gmail, what features are free, what you only get if you pay for Gemini Pro, and — most importantly — where to look so Gmail actually works for you again. Before diving into Gmail, Ginny also covers two timely AI news stories that explain why these changes...

In this episode of aiGED , the podcast about AI for the 65-plus crowd, we explore how artificial intelligence is already woven into everyday healthcare — often in ways we don’t notice. Using cataract surgery as a real-world example, Ginny walks through the experience from diagnosis to recovery, highlighting where AI plays a role behind the scenes: imaging, decision support, scheduling, instruction...

AI headlines make bold claims — curing all diseases in a decade, accelerating medical breakthroughs, even slowing aging. Are these promises pure hype, or is something real changing beneath the surface? In this episode of aiGED , Ginny Deerin takes a clear, non-technical look at why the excitement around AI and medicine isn’t as far-fetched as it may sound. Rather than surveying AI in healthcare br...

Can AI really help with something as personal as what to wear? In this episode of aiGED , I put ChatGPT to the test as a personal stylist, wardrobe planner, and packing assistant for a winter holiday trip. I share my real, unscripted experience — from debating whether an outfit even made sense, to organizing clothes by day, to creating a packing list I could finally stop thinking about. Along the...

In this episode, Ginny Deerin and her sidekick Bitsy take on one of the biggest upgrades to ChatGPT yet: it can finally look things up on the internet. For real. Ginny explains why this matters, how the new search feature works, and what it means for everyday tasks—like checking ferry schedules, getting updated Medicare information, finding the best price on a Kindle, or surprising a Georgia footb...

In this episode, I bring on my very first guest: my grandson Wally, the teenager who helped name this podcast aiGED and has been advising me behind the scenes from the start. Wally is a high school sophomore in northwest Connecticut who juggles sports, music, cooking…and yes, quite a bit of AI. We talk about how he actually uses AI in real life: what’s allowed (and what’s not) at his school, why E...

In this Thanksgiving-week episode of aiGED , Ginny Deerin takes listeners on a thoughtful (and humorous) tour of how AI is reshaping everything from holiday cooking to outer-space infrastructure — and how it can make writing a whole lot easier. We start with a wonderful New York Times piece on Joan Didion’s legendary Thanksgiving dinners and the meticulous planning behind them. Then we take a shar...

In this episode, Ginny Deerin breaks down one of the most common questions she gets: How do I create my own Bitsy? Whether you want to name your AI, give it a personality, or simply make it more helpful, this episode shows you exactly how to do it — step by step and in plain English. Ginny also covers the four main ways to use ChatGPT (web, phone app, iPad app, and desktop app), explains the diffe...

This episode is all about love, fear, and food. First up, we’ll look at how AI is shaking up the world of dating — including a new app that claims it can find your perfect match (no swiping required). Then we’ll dig into a new Pew Research study showing that while most Americans are fine with AI predicting the weather or helping doctors, we’d rather it stay out of our hearts — and our kitchens. An...

When host Ginny Deerin —yes, the 75-year-old founder of aiGED—starts planning her move to a senior living community, she turns to an unlikely helper: AI. In this episode, Ginny shares how she’s using Google’s Notebook LM to organize floorplans, brainstorm creative spaces (wait till you hear about the walk-in-closet sleep room!), and keep every document in one smart place. Along the way, she and Bi...

When AI meets cyber creeps, how do we stay safe? In this Halloween-themed episode of aiGED , Ginny Deerin (and her digital sidekick Bitsy) explore the shadowy world of cybersecurity in the age of AI. From hacked fuel pipelines to deepfake ransom calls, Ginny unpacks how the “bad actors” are using AI — and how the good folks are fighting back. We’ll dig into: The rise of AI-powered ransomware Why h...

In Episode 9 of aiGED , Ginny Deerin gets organized—with a little help from her favorite new ChatGPT feature: Projects. If you’ve ever felt like your chats, notes, or ideas are scattered everywhere, this episode shows how to pull them together into one calm, creative workspace.  Ginny explains how Projects work, why “Instructions” make each one feel personal, and how she’s using them for everythin...