The AI Cookbook Show by Malcolm Werchota

The US–China chip wars just entered a dangerous new phase. China announced rare earth export controls on materials critical for AI chip manufacturing the same week Trump imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese imports. This isn’t just geopolitical theater—your AI infrastructure costs and availability are about to change dramatically. In this week’s AI roundup, Malcolm Werchota breaks down what’s actually...

In this investigative episode, Malcolm Werchota dissects the LocalMind disaster and exposes the myth that geography equals security. Learn why Microsoft’s cloud is safer than local startups, how to run proper AI vendor security audits , and the five technical questions every organization must ask before adopting AI tools. Key takeaways: • “Local and secure” is marketing, not magic • The 77% AI sta...

OpenAI’s Dev Day 2025 introduced ChatGPT apps — a new ecosystem that lets users book travel, create content, and manage tasks directly inside ChatGPT. Malcolm analyzes whether this platform play will succeed, why developers are wary, and what it means for businesses considering ChatGPT automation. Key Topics Covered 1. The ChatGPT Apps Announcement How the new ecosystem works (Booking.com, Expedia...

The consulting industry just had its "Titanic moment." Deloitte refunded the Australian government $440,000 after delivering a report filled with AI hallucinations —fake citations, non-existent research, and fabricated quotes. But this isn't just one firm's mistake. It's a symptom of a dying business model. In this episode, Malcolm Werchota breaks down why traditional consulting firms like McKinse...

Think AI automation is only for programmers? Wrong. In this episode, Malcolm Werchota shows you how to process 50 – 200 PDFs, Excel files, and other documents automatically – without writing a single line of code. No developer skills, just 5 minutes to install. Poorani, Malcolms colleague, now spends 60–70 % of his time in Claude Code (instead of a browser) and runs his entire company with 50 – 10...

Small medical practices are losing an average of 100,000 CHF per year — not due to bad medicine, but due to missing AI tools in billing and administration . In this episode, Malcolm Werchota exposes a massive inefficiency in the DACH healthcare system: Medical Practice Assistants (MPAs) working without AI training, just as the TARDOC migration with 4,600 new billing codes approaches. The result? 5...

This week, AI split into three competing futures – and business leaders need to understand which path we are heading down. Malcolm Werchota breaks down the biggest AI developments of the week: Anthropics Claude Sonnet 4.5 , OpenAI’s Sora 2 , Meta’s disastrous Vibes , the controversy around AI actress Tilly Norwood , Microsoft Excel turning 40 (and suddenly becoming cool with Copilot), and MIT’s CR...

Accenture's recent restructuring offers the clearest case study yet on AI workplace transformation. They cut 11,000 positions while simultaneously growing their AI workforce from 40,000 to 77,000 professionals. CEO Julie Sweet's statement that they're "exiting people where reskilling is not viable" reveals the brutal reality of AI adoption. This episode breaks down what makes some employees reskil...

This episode unpacks how Singapore’s forward‑leaning AI strategy commits $1B over five years, funds 300 local companies with up to S$500,000 each to build internal AI teams, and catalyzes private capital to accelerate real adoption. Most striking: anyone over 40 can reskill for 12–24 months with S$3,000 per month while local model options drive costs down—and regulators update existing laws instea...

This episode breaks down OpenAI’s GDP‑Val study benchmarking human experts vs leading AI models across 44 real occupations and 1,320 tasks, revealing AI already matches or beats expert quality ~40–50% of the time and why a simple formatting checklist boosts scores by ~5 points. Listeners get a clear playbook: the economic “35% tipping point” where AI becomes net-positive, model selection guidance...

Is your company data training AI models? The answer will shock you. Malcolm Werchota and Ara from Grok break down exactly where your data goes, who can access it, and what the Samsung leak really means for your business. In this comprehensive episode, AI strategist Malcolm Werchota and investigative tech journalist Ara (Grok) dive deep into the questions every executive asks: Is enterprise ChatGPT...

Malcolm Werchota breaks down this week's biggest AI developments: OpenAI's proactive Pulse feature, Microsoft's multi-model strategy, and global AI shifts. **Testing our NEW Sunday AI recap format!** Malcolm Werchota synthesizes this week's 6 game-changing AI developments: 🔹 ChatGPT Pulse: Malcolm's real experience with OpenAI's proactive AI ($200 Pro) 🔹 Microsoft adds Claude to Office 365 - the...

Malcolm Werchota breaks down why OpenAI's ChatGPT Pulse launch yesterday is causing German publishing CEO Marco Parrillo to tell his entire industry to panic. This episode explains how AI just shifted from passive tool to active partner - and why your job might already be obsolete. Key topics covered: Malcolm shares his personal ChatGPT Pulse experience where it analyzed his 3-day-old conversation...

OpenAI just dropped the largest study on AI usage ever conducted - analyzing 700 million weekly active ChatGPT users and 17.5 billion weekly messages. What they found contradicts everything "experts" have been telling you. Women now dominate AI usage (52% majority), developing nations are outpacing Silicon Valley, and 70% of people use the world's most powerful productivity tool for everything EXC...

What if I told you that Ancient Egypt's papyrus monopoly perfectly mirrors today's AI dominance by tech giants? In this mind-blowing episode, Malcolm Werchota reveals how 5,000 years of writing technology revolutions follow the EXACT same pattern we're seeing with AI today. From Egyptian scribes with "tech neck" to medieval monks destroying printing presses (just like modern workers fearing ChatGP...

Malcolm Werchota exposes the shocking reality of corporate AI adoption: companies spending $1.5 million monthly on Copilot licenses while only 0.4% of employees actually use them. Through raw, unfiltered stories from Fortune 500 boardrooms to family businesses, Malcolm demolishes the top 10 excuses executives use to avoid real AI implementation - from "our data isn't ready" (while waiting 5 years...

Imagine you're a senior executive with 15 years of experience, speaking six languages, with an impressive international track record - yet you're sending out hundreds of applications and hearing NOTHING back. Sound familiar? In this episode, I reveal the exact AI system we built in ONE WEEKEND that transformed a frustrated executive's job search from a success. This isn't theory - this is the actu...

While Europe debates AI regulation, two smaller nations are radically transforming governance through artificial intelligence. Albania has appointed Diella, an AI system, as a cabinet minister overseeing billions in government contracts. Ukraine is deploying Clearview AI's facial recognition technology to identify battlefield casualties and notify families through social media. Malcolm Werchota ex...

In this mind-blowing episode, I reveal 10VOS (Ten Valleys Operating System) – a revolutionary development framework my mentor Michal Zacek built that's redefining how software gets made. Imagine AI agents that don't just write code – they're actual team members who attend meetings, close tickets, manage projects, and share a complete understanding of your company's strategy, history, and clients....

Imagine having 30 employees in your call - one building dashboards, one analyzing markets, one writing code, one designing websites. Cost? $50-75 in tokens per call. ROI? 20,000%. In this episode, I reveal the EXACT multi-tool orchestration workflow: Claude Artifacts on screen 1, Lovable.dev on screen 2, Gemini Canvas on screen 3, while Perplexity researches, Cursor codes, and Replit prototypes -...

Accenture shows slides. I open 20 browser tabs. I win the deal. This episode exposes the Cluely-Claude combination that builds proposals in 90 seconds using your client's exact words. Learn how AI helps you ask the RIGHT questions, why agentic workflows beat prompting, and how Manus.ai, Perplexity Comet, and ChatGPT Canvas automate 10+ hours weekly. Ship by Week 2 guaranteed. The Cluely Cheat Code...

Law firms are experiencing massive disruption as artificial intelligence transforms legal services, with the Thomson Reuters "Future of Professionals Report 2025" revealing that AI tools save lawyers 240 hours annually. This comprehensive analysis of AI adoption in law firms explores how legal technology is revolutionizing the industry, from document review automation to AI-powered legal research....

Barcelona terrace, 7:30 AM call with a MedTech CEO managing 10,000 employees. "We have Microsoft Copilot." Meanwhile, Intercom fired 40% of their workforce and turned a dying $1.3B company into a $100M AI revenue machine. Episode 56: When comfort meets extinction. Breaking down: The Walking Corpse : 5 quarters declining growth | Zero net new revenue incoming | $1.3B valuation meaning nothing | CEO...

10 years building a college job board. 500,000 PhDs sitting idle. One Christmas party conversation. Result? Zero to $50 million ARR in 4 months – the fastest B2B pivot in AI history. Breaking down: The Hidden Asset: 20M users | 500,000 PhDs | 3M Master's students | 1,500 universities | 10 years of trust already built The Pivot: January 2024 launch | February: $1M revenue | March: $10M | April: $50...

Budapest coffee, looking at the Danube, discussing a 50,000-employee company's 6-month-old AI strategy PowerPoint. Meanwhile, China installed 150,000 AI-powered industrial robots in the same timeframe. Episode XX: When PowerPoints meet reality. Breaking down: The 90% Penetration Goal: China wants AI in EVERYTHING by 2030 | Every cash register, security camera, delivery truck | Not pilots - MANDATO...