Curt Robbins

AI for Career Success

Technology EN ↓ 240 episodes

AI for Career Success is a podcast from information architect and senior technical writer Curt Robbins that explores the role of artificial intelligence in our jobs and careers. This podcast investigates many important topics related to AI, including job security, national defense, ethics and bias, technical underpinnings, consumer behavior, marketing and sales, entertainment, and healthcare. The AI for Career Success podcast helps competitive professionals understand and embrace AI for a wide range of goals, with a focus on career advancement, getting ahead, and not being left behind.

Author

Curt Robbins

Episodes

How to Actually Become AI-Fluent in 90 Days (Without Quitting Your Job) 10.07.2026 22:42

Welcome to episode 240 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "How to Actually Become AI-Fluent in 90 Days (Without Quitting Your Job)," hosts Daphne Blake and F...

Two-Track Careers: Why AI Makes Some Jobs Pay More and Others Pay Less 09.07.2026 19:38

Welcome to episode 239 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "Two-Track Careers: Why AI Makes Some Jobs Pay More and Others Pay Less," hosts Daphne Blake and Fr...

Is AI Killing Entry-level Jobs? The Compressing Career Ladder 08.07.2026 20:31

Welcome to episode 238 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "Is AI Killing Entry-Level Jobs? The Compressing Career Ladder," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones...

The AI Pay Premium Just Hit 62%. Here's Who's Actually Getting It 07.07.2026 14:25

Welcome to episode 237 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "The AI Pay Premium Just Hit 62%. Here's Who's Actually Getting It," hosts Daphne Blake and...

Ford Rehired 350 Engineers to Fix Its AI. What It Really Means for Your Career 06.07.2026 22:42

Welcome to episode 236 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "Ford Rehired 350 Engineers to Fix Its AI. What It Really Means for Your Career," hosts Daphne Blak...

AI Side Hustles That Actually Pay in 2026 (and the Hype to Skip) 03.07.2026 10:45

Welcome to episode 235 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "AI Side Hustles That Actually Pay in 2026 (and the Hype to Skip)," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jon...

Are Companies Really Laying People Off for AI—or Just Blaming It? 02.07.2026 18:12

Welcome to episode 234 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "Are Companies Really Laying People Off for AI—or Just Blaming It?," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jo...

41% of Tech Jobs Now List AI as a Must-have Skill—Here's What to Learn 01.07.2026 20:44

Welcome to episode 232 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "41% of Tech Jobs Now List AI as a Must-have Skill—Here's What to Learn," hosts Daphne Blake an...

AI for Freelancers in 2026: How to Find Clients & Price Your Work 30.06.2026 19:57

Welcome to episode 231 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "AI for Freelancers in 2026: How to Find Clients and Price Your Work," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred...

Can You Future-proof Your Career Against AI? The Honest Answer 29.06.2026 8:59

Welcome to episode 230 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "Can You Future-proof Your Career Against AI? The Honest Answer," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones...

The One AI Skill Worth Learning First in 2026 26.06.2026 19:09

Welcome to episode 229 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "The One AI Skill Worth Learning First in 2026," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones argue that AI li...

How AI is Changing Project Management in 2026 25.06.2026 17:36

Welcome to episode 228 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "How AI is Changing Project Management in 2026 (What PMs Must Know)," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred J...

AI Tools for Marketers in 2026: What Actually Works 24.06.2026 19:17

Welcome to episode 227 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "AI Tools for Marketers in 2026: What Actually Works" hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones provide lis...

How to Beat a Resume Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Using AI in 2026 23.06.2026 17:57

Welcome to episode 226 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "How to Beat a Resume Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Using AI in 2026," hosts Daphne Blake and Fre...

The 3x Rule: New Gallup Data on AI & Your Layoff Risk 22.06.2026 19:53

Welcome to episode 225 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "The 3x Rule: New Gallup Data on AI & Your Layoff Risk," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones teac...

AI Skills That Are Making People More Money in 2026 19.06.2026 18:55

Welcome to episode 224 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "AI Skills That Are Making People More Money in 2026," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones teach list...

AI Prompt Engineering for People Who Don't Code 18.06.2026 19:55

Welcome to episode 223 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "Prompt Engineering for People Who Don't Code," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones teach listene...

How to Negotiate a Higher Salary Using AI (Real Scripts) 18.06.2026 21:04

Welcome to episode 222 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI a competitive edge, improving their salary and position via market-proven efficiency and productivity. In this episode, entitled "How to Negotiate a Higher Salary Using AI," hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones review how artificia...

Peter Diamandis Interview: Navigating the AGI Revolution 16.06.2026 10:21

Welcome to episode 221 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge. In this episode, hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones review a June 11 interview with futurist and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis by Tom Bilyeu on his YouTube channel. Diamandis des...

The AI Price War: OpenAI vs. Anthropic Market Battle 15.06.2026 9:03

Welcome to episode 220 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge. In this episode, hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones review the brewing price war between OpenAI and Anthropic as both companies consider slashing rates to attract enterprise cli...

The Growing American Resistance to AI Data Centers 12.06.2026 11:24

Welcome to episode 219 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge. In this episode, hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones review recent reports that highlight a surge in public opposition toward the rapid expansion of AI data centers across the Un...

The Token Bill Comes Due: Managing AI’s Runaway Costs 11.06.2026 13:50

Welcome to episode 218 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge. In this episode, hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones review news that the tech industry is currently facing a financial crisis as corporations struggle to manage the astronomical...

Adapt or Die: The Radical Evolution of AI in Big Law 10.06.2026 13:50

Welcome to episode 217 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge. In this episode, charismatic hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones review news that the legal profession is currently undergoing a radical technological transformation as artificia...

How Much Water Do AI Data Centers Actually Use? 09.06.2026 8:47

Welcome to episode 216 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge. In this episode, hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones review an article by Molly Taft entitled "How Some Data Center Operators are Tackling Their Water Use Problems" tha...

Apple's iOS 27: The Evolution of Ambient AI & Siri 08.06.2026 7:44

Welcome to episode 215 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge. In this episode, hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones discuss the upcoming iOS 27 release and how it represents a massive strategic pivot for Apple as it integrates advanced artif...