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.

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Curt Robbins

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Ethan Mollick Article Review: GPT-5: AI That Just Does Stuff 03.09.2025 13:35

Welcome to episode 089 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content, designed to give you a competitive edge, is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! The article offers an early look at GPT-5, highlighting its advanced capabilities that automate many aspects of AI use. Mollick emphasizes that GPT-...

Apple's Aggressive Pursuit of AI Innovation 06.08.2025 7:59

Welcome to episode 088 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! An August 4 CNBC video on YouTube discusses Apple's strategic approach to artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting CEO Tim Cook's recent statements about significant AI investments and the com...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Interview about AI (July 30, 2025) 01.08.2025 16:03

Welcome to episode 087 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! This episode reviews a July 30 interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about the current status and future of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it may affect business and society overall. The inter...

Bill Gates on the Impact & Future of AI 30.07.2025 8:27

Welcome to episode 087 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! This episode reviews a July 27 CNN interview with Bill Gates that explores the the current state and future implications of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically touching upon the distinction betw...

BONUS: President Trump's Vision for American AI Dominance 25.07.2025 11:31

Welcome to episode 086 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! This bonus episode reviews a PBS NewsHour segment that explores the recent news involving President Trump regarding how the U.S. federal government plans to regulate and stimulate domestic AI advancemen...

Trump's New AI Plan: Balancing Innovation & Fraud Concerns 24.07.2025 14:15

Welcome to episode 085 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! News: We are transitioning to a weekly format. Our target audience is busy IT professionals, many of whom do not have the time to listen daily. A once-a-wee...

Satya Nadella Interview: AGI & Quantum Computing (Feb. 19 2025) 20.02.2025 15:48

Welcome to episode 084 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a recent interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the company's plans for AI, the controversial state of artificial general...

John Nosta Article Review: Are LLMs Creepy? 19.02.2025 9:34

Welcome to episode 083 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a recent article by John Nosta entitled "Are LLMs Creepy?" that was published in Psychology Today on February 14. Hosts Da...

Chain of Thought Prompting: Enhancing AI Interactions for Technical Documentation 18.02.2025 8:03

Welcome to episode 082 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "Chain of Thought Prompting: Enhancing AI Interactions for Technica...

Google Research: LLMs Perform Reasoning via Chain of Thought 17.02.2025 6:54

Welcome to episode 081 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a blog article by Jason Wei and Denny Zhou at Google Research entitled "Language Models Perform Reasoning via Chain of Thought....

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Interview Review 14.02.2025 12:36

Welcome to episode 080 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a recent video interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei that was published on YouTube on November 11, 2024. Hosts Daphne and Fred s...

2025 Report: Workforce Readiness in the Era of AI 13.02.2025 9:21

Welcome to episode 079 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a report released in January by the Institute for Corporate Productivity entitled "Workforce Readiness in the Era of AI: Executive B...

Sam Altman Article Review: Three Observations 12.02.2025 12:42

Welcome to episode 078 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a recent blog article by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman entitled "Three Observations" that was published on February 9 on Altman's personal b...

Heather Baker Article Review: You Trained Your AI, But Did You Train Your People? 11.02.2025 12:42

Welcome to episode 077 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a recent article by Heather Baker entitled "You Trained Your AI, But Did You Train Your People?" that was published on Jan...

Feb. 10 Anthropic Report: Which Economic Tasks are Performed with AI? 10.02.2025 10:42

Welcome to episode 076 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a new report from Anthropic entitled "Which Economic Tasks are Performed with AI? Evidence from Millions of Claude Conversation...

AI Reasoning Models: The Next Frontier in Artificial Intelligence 07.02.2025 12:19

Welcome to episode 075 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article from Curt Robbins entitled "AI Reasoning Models: The Next Frontier in Artificial Intelligence" that was publish...

AI Tools for Research & Data Summarization 06.02.2025 8:52

Welcome to episode 074 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article from Curt Robbins entitled "AI Tools for Research & Data Summarization." Hosts Daphne and Fred share their...

Multimodal: Transforming AI for Technical Writers 05.02.2025 9:37

Welcome to episode 073 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article from Curt Robbins entitled "Multimodal AI: Transforming AI for Technical Writers" that was published on February 4 on Lin...

Comparing AI Frontier Models: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini 04.02.2025 12:22

Welcome to episode 072 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article from Curt Robbins entitled "Comparing AI Frontier Models: ChatGPT, Claude, & Gemini" that was published on...

Ethan Mollick Article Review: Which AI to Use Now? 03.02.2025 10:05

Welcome to episode 071 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article from AI rock star and Wharton School professor Ethan Mollick entitled "Which AI to Use Now: An Updated Opinionated G...

MIT Sloan Management Review: 2025 Trends in AI & Data Science 31.01.2025 11:26

Welcome to episode 070 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article from MIT Sloan Management Review entitled "Five Trends in AI and Data Science for 2025" that was published on J...

Jan. 2025 Report: Copyright & Artificial Intelligence: Copyrightability 30.01.2025 11:15

Welcome to episode 069 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a 52-page report from the United States Copyright Office regarding copyright and artificial intelligence entitled "Copyright an...

Sarah Maddox Presentation Review: Understanding AI 29.01.2025 9:11

Welcome to episode 068 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews a video presentation by rock star technical writer Sarah Maddox in Sydney, Australia entitled "Understanding AI and Helping It...

John Nosta Article Review: AI Intimacy: From Cold Calculators to Warm Mentors 28.01.2025 7:15

Welcome to episode 067 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by innovation theorist and AI expert John Nosta entitled "AI Intimacy: From Cold Calculators to Warm Mentors" t...

Shay Adler Article Review: How AI is Revolutionizing Technical Writing 27.01.2025 7:27

Welcome to episode 066 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by technical writer Shay Adler entitled "Don't Get Left Behind: How AI is Revolutionizing Technical Writing&quot...