This month’s playlist is a small experiment in emotional texture: a holiday playlist with no holiday music at all.

December gatherings have their own kind of energy — a room full of people who somehow all remember the same lyric at the same time. Not karaoke. Not a dance party. Something in-between.

You can read the full write-up, see the cover art, and follow future playlists on Substack: https://insights.roballegar.com

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AI doesn’t give you vague answers because it’s “wrong.” It gives you vague answers because it’s interpreting the task differently than you intended.

This episode introduces character notes — a simple, powerful technique that helps AI behave like the specific version of a role you had in mind, not the “average” one.

You’ll learn:

Why roles alone aren’t enough

How interpretation drives output quality

How to use character cues (background, temperament, values)

Real examples from product, security, compliance, and leadership

A one-line prompt pattern that improves results instantly

This is the third episode in my AI Superpowers series — practical tools that make AI feel less like a search box and more like a collaborator.

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In this episode, Rob Allegar explores AI Superpower #2 — Roles.

Most people tell AI what to do. Few tell it who to be.

When you give an AI a role, you change not just the words it produces, but the reasoning behind them.

Topics:– Why “average” responses happen– How roles focus context and intent– The creative director example– What roles you can try in your own workflow

🔗 Read the full essay on Substack → insights.roballegar.com💡 Next in the series: Character Notes — How to teach AI to act the part.

November Falling is this month’s playlist—a collection for mornings that feel just a little lighter. It’s about calm confidence, quiet energy, and the kind of focus that comes when nothing is pulling at your thoughts.

Each month’s playlist drops on the full moon. Save it to your favorite music app and start your morning with the right kind of rhythm.These playlist s are part of how I explore the intersection of technology, creativity, and culture.

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NVIDIA doesn’t just make chips—it builds the operating system of modern industry. In this episode, I unpack CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC DC keynote and what it reveals about how compute has become the new supply chain. And how NVIDIA may be the most consequential company of our era.

Part of my essays at the intersection of technology, creativity, and culture.

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We built the most powerful creative tool in history — and gave it a search box.This episode explores how that familiar design limits what AI can do, what “context windows” really are, and how to use them to collaborate more creatively.

Part of AI Superpowers — essays at the intersection of technology, creativity, and culture.

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What happens when machines stop obeying us?

For 250 years, technology followed our rules. That era is ending. In this episode of Liminal Blink, Rob Allegar explores how AI’s unpredictability is changing the nature of leadership — from managing outcomes to managing uncertainty.

Read the full essay and see the visuals at insights.roballegar.com.

Welcome to my first episode! This space is my studio log—essays and experiments at the point where technology, creativity, and culture meet—written by someone who believes tech should help us live, love, and work better. This week's episode contains a story about a terrible phone, a beloved radio station, and a single sound I’ll never forget. If you access the substack version you can find my October Playlist as well. Happy listening! https://substack.com/home/post/p-175586786