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Learn more and connect with Michael Ahn:
- Michael’s Agent.ai Profile: https://agent.ai/human/Michael_Ahn
- Michael’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahnnyc/
- Michael’s Website: https://storysaveslives.com/
Public Agents by Michael:
- Article Idea Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/Article-idea-generator – Generate ideas for blog posts or articles based on keywords; helps fuel your content calendar by suggesting topics, tones, and tips for writing.
- Film/TV Show Suggester Based on Specific Subjects – https://agent.ai/profile/film-suggester – Suggests films or TV shows tuned to a user’s specific interest areas, helping find content aligned with their subject preferences.
- Effective Employee Review Feedback Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/employee-feedback-advisor – Advises managers on best practices when providing employee feedback; manager inputs context and gets tailored guidance.
- Speech Creator – https://agent.ai/profile/Speech-creator – Helps users who struggle to write a speech from scratch by generating one based on their input and purpose.
- Book Suggester Based on Learning Preference – https://agent.ai/profile/Book-suggester – Recommends books to users based on how they prefer to learn (e.g. visual, auditory, interactive formats).
- LinkedIn/X/Facebook Post Composer – https://agent.ai/profile/social-post-composer – Drafts social media posts (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook) tailored to a company, product, service, cause or organization’s tone.
- Voir Dire Jury Selection Questions Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/voir-dire-questions-generator – Provides trial attorneys with potential juror themes and voir dire questions to support courtroom strategy.
- Short Scene Script Creator – https://agent.ai/profile/Scene-script-creator – Helps non-writers draft short scene scripts, offering story structure and dialogue suggestions for storytelling.
- Teaching the Pros and Cons of AI: A Dynamic Lesson Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/ai-dynamic-lesson-generator – For educators, generates dynamic lessons comparing AI’s benefits and drawbacks tailored to subject and level.
- Corporate Ideology Researcher – https://agent.ai/profile/corporate-ideology-researcher – Helps consumers or stakeholders research the ideology behind a product or service—from the company’s standpoint.
- Social Media Social Justice Story Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/Social-Media-Social-Justice-Story-Generator – Generates story ideas for social justice causes, targeting specific demographic groups on social media.
- Find Potential Book Buyers and Market to Them – https://agent.ai/profile/Book-buyer-finder – Assists booksellers by searching for potential readers or buyers online, including adjacent forums for marketing outreach.
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When you talk to Michael Ahn, it’s clear you’re in the presence of a natural storyteller—someone who has spent a career weaving together narrative, technology, and human curiosity. Michael’s journey began with journalism and creative writing, moved through the worlds of film, video games, and Fortune 500 branding, and eventually led him to the frontier of AI agent building. At every step, his core focus remained the same: helping people tell better stories.
Michael doesn’t see AI agents as just technical tools. For him, the process of building an agent feels much like the creative act of writing.
“When you write, you write a first draft. It's usually really bad, but there’s some element of it that you like or you surprise yourself... And that's like creating an agent. So there's a lot of similarities there.”
This iterative approach embraces the messiness of early drafts and the process of tweaking and refining. It has shaped how Michael approaches both narrative and technology.
One of Michael’s most memorable analogies sums up his practical, honest relationship with AI:
“AI is like a really smart but slightly sociopathic intern. So you say, hey, write me the first draft of this story. And it'll do it... And you'll look at it and go, this is OK... this is terrible. I could do better than this. And it's like being handed a first draft. That's the number one thing that I, when I create agents, it's not to solve a problem. ... An agent shouldn't, it should be a tool and not a crutch, right?”
For Michael, the real power of agents is not in replacing human creativity. The magic happens when an agent sparks new ideas and supports users by giving them a leg up, not by doing the job for them. Whether he’s designing a book recommender, a scene generator, or a tool for social justice research, Michael’s aim is to make the user the protagonist of their own story. His goal is to equip users with new perspectives and ideas that they might not have found on their own.
He also believes the world of agent-building is wide open to people of all backgrounds. Technical expertise, while helpful, is not required.
“If you could speak, you could probably create an agent. I know this sounds like a sales pitch, but it's just a fact.”
Michael’s journey proves that blending life experience, empathy, and narrative thinking can result in tools that anyone can use and learn from.
As the field of AI continues to evolve, Michael offers this reminder:
“Anyone who feels like they've aged out or they can't do it—I think that's 100% wrong. They can do it.”
If you have a story to tell, a problem to solve, or a curiosity to follow, maybe it’s time to start building. The only thing you need is the willingness to take that first step. Let your own story guide the way.
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By Agent.aiLearn more and connect with Michael Ahn:
- Michael’s Agent.ai Profile: https://agent.ai/human/Michael_Ahn
- Michael’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahnnyc/
- Michael’s Website: https://storysaveslives.com/
Public Agents by Michael:
- Article Idea Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/Article-idea-generator – Generate ideas for blog posts or articles based on keywords; helps fuel your content calendar by suggesting topics, tones, and tips for writing.
- Film/TV Show Suggester Based on Specific Subjects – https://agent.ai/profile/film-suggester – Suggests films or TV shows tuned to a user’s specific interest areas, helping find content aligned with their subject preferences.
- Effective Employee Review Feedback Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/employee-feedback-advisor – Advises managers on best practices when providing employee feedback; manager inputs context and gets tailored guidance.
- Speech Creator – https://agent.ai/profile/Speech-creator – Helps users who struggle to write a speech from scratch by generating one based on their input and purpose.
- Book Suggester Based on Learning Preference – https://agent.ai/profile/Book-suggester – Recommends books to users based on how they prefer to learn (e.g. visual, auditory, interactive formats).
- LinkedIn/X/Facebook Post Composer – https://agent.ai/profile/social-post-composer – Drafts social media posts (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook) tailored to a company, product, service, cause or organization’s tone.
- Voir Dire Jury Selection Questions Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/voir-dire-questions-generator – Provides trial attorneys with potential juror themes and voir dire questions to support courtroom strategy.
- Short Scene Script Creator – https://agent.ai/profile/Scene-script-creator – Helps non-writers draft short scene scripts, offering story structure and dialogue suggestions for storytelling.
- Teaching the Pros and Cons of AI: A Dynamic Lesson Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/ai-dynamic-lesson-generator – For educators, generates dynamic lessons comparing AI’s benefits and drawbacks tailored to subject and level.
- Corporate Ideology Researcher – https://agent.ai/profile/corporate-ideology-researcher – Helps consumers or stakeholders research the ideology behind a product or service—from the company’s standpoint.
- Social Media Social Justice Story Generator – https://agent.ai/profile/Social-Media-Social-Justice-Story-Generator – Generates story ideas for social justice causes, targeting specific demographic groups on social media.
- Find Potential Book Buyers and Market to Them – https://agent.ai/profile/Book-buyer-finder – Assists booksellers by searching for potential readers or buyers online, including adjacent forums for marketing outreach.
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When you talk to Michael Ahn, it’s clear you’re in the presence of a natural storyteller—someone who has spent a career weaving together narrative, technology, and human curiosity. Michael’s journey began with journalism and creative writing, moved through the worlds of film, video games, and Fortune 500 branding, and eventually led him to the frontier of AI agent building. At every step, his core focus remained the same: helping people tell better stories.
Michael doesn’t see AI agents as just technical tools. For him, the process of building an agent feels much like the creative act of writing.
“When you write, you write a first draft. It's usually really bad, but there’s some element of it that you like or you surprise yourself... And that's like creating an agent. So there's a lot of similarities there.”
This iterative approach embraces the messiness of early drafts and the process of tweaking and refining. It has shaped how Michael approaches both narrative and technology.
One of Michael’s most memorable analogies sums up his practical, honest relationship with AI:
“AI is like a really smart but slightly sociopathic intern. So you say, hey, write me the first draft of this story. And it'll do it... And you'll look at it and go, this is OK... this is terrible. I could do better than this. And it's like being handed a first draft. That's the number one thing that I, when I create agents, it's not to solve a problem. ... An agent shouldn't, it should be a tool and not a crutch, right?”
For Michael, the real power of agents is not in replacing human creativity. The magic happens when an agent sparks new ideas and supports users by giving them a leg up, not by doing the job for them. Whether he’s designing a book recommender, a scene generator, or a tool for social justice research, Michael’s aim is to make the user the protagonist of their own story. His goal is to equip users with new perspectives and ideas that they might not have found on their own.
He also believes the world of agent-building is wide open to people of all backgrounds. Technical expertise, while helpful, is not required.
“If you could speak, you could probably create an agent. I know this sounds like a sales pitch, but it's just a fact.”
Michael’s journey proves that blending life experience, empathy, and narrative thinking can result in tools that anyone can use and learn from.
As the field of AI continues to evolve, Michael offers this reminder:
“Anyone who feels like they've aged out or they can't do it—I think that's 100% wrong. They can do it.”
If you have a story to tell, a problem to solve, or a curiosity to follow, maybe it’s time to start building. The only thing you need is the willingness to take that first step. Let your own story guide the way.