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  “They still need you as young adults.” In this week’s episode I share a few personal stories to start and then bust the myth of the empty nest experience.  As my young adults leave the nest I tell you their need for help and guidance along the way.  I share what it takes to become a functioning, contributing adult and mention our fledgling adults need all the guidance they are willing to take.  I invite you to work on keeping a good healthy relationship to be there for them with their on the job experience of adulthood.  

For show notes go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep238

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 “Plan on a system with the assumption of hardship.” In this episode I reflect on the goals and systems I was hoping to put in place at the beginning of the year and see where they are.  I look back on episode 204, Becoming, and repeat quotes from James Clear and Ashely Jansen about putting systems in place and making sure we have the assumption of hardship while we are trying to accomplish said goals or systems.  I reflect on the systems that are working for me and what I need to do to get things back on track.  I also make some adjustments to my key results as I go into the last two months of the year.  Hoping this helps me go from feeling frazzled to ready to take on the day.  

For shownotes go to  www.findingthefloor.com/ep237
 

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 “Work is essential for our spiritual progression”  This episode I finish up with the Understanding AI series.  First talking about Elder David A. Bednar’s talk “Things as they really are, 2.0” from 2024.  Where Elder Bednar reminds us of our moral agency to admonish us not to become objects but that we are agents.  I share his reminder of the divine attribute of creating and working to help us in our becoming.  At the end I share 10 things ChatGPT came up with to use AI in my everyday life - that will help assist but not take away my agency.  I think my favorite is that I can give Chat a list of things in my fridge and pantry and it will suggest some meals to make.  This has been a helpful exploration for me as I have learned just a little bit more how LLMs can be a tool for my good. 

For show notes go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep236

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 “Will AI take over my job?”  In part 4 of the Understanding Artificial Intelligence series we explore AI as a Co-worker, Tutor and Coach.  All ideas coming from the book by Ethan Mollick, Co-Intelligence - Living and working with AI.  I share how Mollick makes the point that our jobs are made up of different tasks and that AI might be able to help us with the more tedious parts of our tasks and then we can do more of the creative tasks or tasks that we enjoy doing.  I share two different methods that Ethan Mollick mentions in his book regarding AI as a co-worker, the centaur or the cyborg. Then I share how AI might help us with education in a more tutoring role.  Mollick predicts that AI might be able to take over some of the passive roles of education while our teachers are involved in engaging students actively in the classroom.  And lastly how the LLMs might be able to assist us in our expertise training as a coach.  Adding an additional layer of feedback as we go from formal education to on the job training.  

For transcripts and sources got to www.findingthefloor.com/ep235
 

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 “[Artificial Intelligences] AI are connection machines - which is why they can seem so creative.”  As part 3 of learning more about AI we explore what it can do as a creative tool.  I begin by giving you a little update on my life - and some biggish news for me.  I then spend the rest of the time talking about AI as a creative tool.  I mention how good ChatGPT is at making connections and the strengths it has in this department.  I also mention some of the drawbacks when using Chat in this way.  I then share the process I went through using chat to help me design and plan the front yard garden beds so they go from the deer’s salad bar to a beautiful landscape that is deer resistant.  It was so fun and I am excited to remake my front landscape.  

For show notes, transcripts and sources go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep234

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  “Focus on the practical use of AI”  I continue the series to Understand AI.  This week I share the topic of Aligning AI and mention the 4 principles suggested by Ethan Mollick in the book, Co-Intelligence - Living and working with AI. I begin by sharing the idea of the paper clip theory suggested by a philosopher.  The worry that AI could either create the apocalypse or our salvation. Then I go through each of the principles Mollick suggests as a way to guide us in our use of  AI.    

 For show notes go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep233

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  “I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.”  This week I share some of my thoughts after the tragic church shooting and fire that took place in Grand Blanc, Michigan. I mention that I am trying to choose faith not fear as a reaction to what happened.  I talk about 3 stories from the scriptures to look at other situations where people have been under a threat of some kind if they were to worship or pray.  I talk of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies, Daniel in the Lion’s Den and Alma. I remind you, that just like the scripture says, God is with us in the hard and tragic events.   I then invite all of us to do good and also to look for the good that is happening around us.  

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 “Large Language Models or LLMs are simply predicting what words would come next due to all of their learning.”  Prompted by my husband's suggestion I have decided to have a series of episodes dedicated to understanding AI better.  Instead of being scared of AI or simply ignoring it, I use the book, Co-Intelligence, Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick.   Part one of this series is just a basic understanding of how the large language model came to be, like ChatGPT.  I talk about the idea of a digital brain. I share how it had its initial learning with millions of words and information and the analogy of an apprentice chef learning to combine ingredients to make recipes.  I then tell of the adding of human feedback to its learning of millions of words that it is learning.  The key to all of this is adding certain weights to certain words to help AI better understand the human language.  For a very complex machine - I try to keep it simple to understand the basics of what it is doing. 

For show notes go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep231

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 “God is aware of you!” This week I talk about how the college move-ins went with my two young adults.  I share how things went with both my son and daughter and their different experiences.  I also share about a tender experience I had with a dear friend, at a super cute market, which ended up being just what I didn’t realize I needed. 

For show notes got to www.findingthefloor.com/ep230

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 “Limitations only exist if you let them.”  In this episode I am sharing a handful of quotes that will hopefully help inspire you and motivate you to get through your day.  I share how it can be easy to let the negative stuff and thoughts get us down. I mention that we need to make an effort to find the positive stuff.  I remind you that the good and positive are there just as much as the negative.  The quotes I share and comment on are about change, limitations and relying on our Savior.  If you need a little pick me up,  there might be one of these quotes or thoughts that will get you through the day. 

For show notes go to www.findingthefloor.com/ep229

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