JEN_AI Challenge #20: Join a Club - The Vibe Club & Make It Real LabJenni Munroe introduces “vibe clubs” as the summer 2026 trend and takes on JEN_AI Challenge #20, “join a club,” exploring 'club vibes' from Cannes Lions, Wimbledon, and the World Cup to startup and book-club/AI mashups. She also announces the first JEN_AI member event: an online Make It Real Lab session at The JEN_AI Vibe Club, demos of experiments, a live vibe-coding session to turn ideas into a website/app, and participant sharing. She offers alternatives to start your own vibe club, experiment solo, or join a FOUNDERCORPS cohort waitlist for a 3–4 week AI accelerator. She recounts attending a Google DeepMind/Google for Startups event at Ministry of Sound, with startup pitches, tools and frontier AI research, reflects on distribution / marketing being maybe harder than building in 2026, and describes participating in HelpBnk’s AI Squads accelerator.

00:00 Intro & What Is a Vibe Club?

01:58 JEN_AI's Vibe Club Event

08:14 Book Clubs, AI & Reese Witherspoon

09:37 Google DeepMind at the Nightclub

11:47 Diffusion Gemma Nerd-Out

13:43 AI Squads Accelerator

15:07 Soundtrack & Wrap-Up

High Agency: Building a Fake Startup with AI Agents, To Take Back Control of Your Life (JEN_AI Episode #19)

Jenni Munroe uses AI agents in Claude CoWork to automate her fake startup’s idea-to-experiment workflow and questions who should be in the driver’s seat of our lives. 

She contrasts “high agency” with hustle culture and shares leaving a well-paid Google job via UK voluntary redundancy to regain control of her health amid parental and work burnout. She defines AI agents as multi-step, tool-using systems driven by goal-checking loops, compares Claude’s ecosystem with OpenAI and Google, and describes an agent ordering merch via browser control. Her agent setup generated pitches, plans, website mockups, outreach messages, a Substack draft, and tailored social posts for her projects like a sensory survival toolkit, while she warns about safety, security, and over-automating personal content. The episode also touches on her using some of her new-found freedom to return to aerial circus gymnastics and features Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” as the agent-chosen theme song, plus a call to subscribe and share.

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00:00 Who's in the driver's seat?

00:59 What Is JEN_AI?

02:08 High Agency: A Thought Piece

03:53 Burnout and Leaving Google

06:42 AI as Leverage Not Saviour

08:28 What Counts as an Agent?

10:15 Building a Fake Startup

12:22 Automation Ethics and Safety

14:40 Aerial Circus Embodiment

15:28 Bots Pick the Theme Song

16:23 What Next

JEN_AI Challenge #18: Zine Machine: Social Media Slides vs. Printed Pocket Zines, SXSW Takeaways, and Real HeroesIn episode 18 of A Real Human Zine, Jenni Munroe (ex- Google / DeepMind) explores turning a newsletter or photos into social media carousels and printed mini zines as an antidote to “AI slop” and phone addiction, using tools like Canva or vibe-coded apps built with Google AI Studio (with cautions about reliability, security, version control, and spending limits). She argues for a revival of pocketable print zine booklets inspired by Charles Dickens’ serialized publishing, and shares examples including SXSW slides, an AI product announcements explainer, an Instagram story sequence, an A4 fold-and-slice eight-page zine, and a colouring book. She recaps SXSW Austin / London themes (genre-collisions, AI’s impact, IRL community & events, distribution vs. product, agentmaxxing, wellness socials etc). She emphasizes the importance of meeting strangers not just your heroes, then reflects on “real heroes” as often underpaid and overworked, citing the Matilda Effect, and reveals the theme song “A Real Hero.”

00:00 JEN_AI Challenge #18: Digital vs. Physical Zines

01:32 Why Print Is Back

02:04 Publish Like It's 1899

03:01 Behind The Zines

03:49 Vibe Coding Workflow

04:39 Zine Experiments

07:36 SXSW Festival Takeaways

09:55 Meet Your Heroes

12:14 The Privilege of Being IRL

13:58 See The Real Heroes

15:50 Soundtrack And Wrap

Challenge #17: Social Media Makeover (How To Build a Personal Brand, including An AI-Vibecoded Instagram-Roast App and Human LinkedIn Actual-Expert Advice)Jenni Munroe, the ex-Google/DeepMind GenAI experimentalist behind JEN_AI, tackles “Challenge 17: Social Media Makeover” by asking ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Instagram social media influencers and LinkedIn experts to roast and improve her social presence, including vibe-coding a sassy Instagram critique app in Google's AI Studio. 

She shares key guidance on setting up socials seriously, outlines LinkedIn upgrades and Instagram setup. She critiques the viral growth “industrialized process,” notes risks like algorithm dependence and privacy issues, and reframes personal branding as service and community. Theme track: “Human Nature - Ambient” by StayUnseen.

00:00 Social Media Makeover Challenge

00:30 What Is JEN_AI?

01:45 Why Social Matters Now

03:40 Building The Instagram Roast App

04:36 Social Starter Growth Tips

06:15 LinkedIn Profile Fixes

07:10 Instagram Profile Tips

08:56 Antisocial Media Reality

12:46 Community > Followers

13:58 Trending Track

14:57 What To Do Next

JEN_AI Challenge #16: Building Personalized Automated News Agents (and Why It Might Be a Terrible Idea)Jenni Munroe shows how to create personalized automated “news agents” and discusses AI & tech threats to journalism, partly through the lens of the recent Devil Wears Prada movie sequel which has a similar theme. She demonstrates a simple method for scheduling daily/weekly briefings in the Google Gemini app and shares experiments: a weekly fact-checking roundup of The Diary of a CEO podcast episodes, daily global headlines/markets with linked sources and audio playback, a daily AI/frontier tech briefing, a calendar/to-do morning briefing that initially hallucinated events, and a local family-activities/weather concierge. She contrasts automated roundups with human editorial voice (including Caroline Crampton’s newsletter), discusses the life imitating art imitating life in Devil Wears Prada 2 and this week's Met Gala fashion event billionaire protests, and closes with trending music picks and where to follow the show.

00:00 Intro: Exploring Automated News 

00:26 What Is JEN_AI

01:06 News Agents Explained

01:43 Journalism Meets AI

03:48 Gemini Scheduled Briefings

05:11 Experiment: Podcast Fact Check

07:14 Experiment: Headlines & Markets

08:14 Experiment: AI Tech Briefing

09:15 Experiment: Personal Morning Work Briefing

09:54 Experiment: Local Concierge

10:38 More Advanced Agents

11:42 Human Curation Matters

13:06 Devil Wears Prada 2 Spoilers

17:37 Tech Billionaire & Politics Context

18:50 Movie Takeaways Teaser

20:56 Topical Tunes Soundtrack

22:15 Wrap Up, Stay In Touch

Episode 15: A Bathrobed Keynote, How to use AI to Make Tech Products, Leaving Google, and The Devil Wears Prada Meets Silicon Valley

In episode 15 of JEN_AI, Jenni Munroe (formerly Google/DeepMind) recounts giving a main-stage keynote at Future Product Days in Copenhagen wearing a bathrobe and dog slippers while demoing how AI tools can help anyone create a product, using a makeup/wardrobe “makeover” app and an onstage outfit transformation with audience volunteers. 

She shares a three-step framework - define the problem with Gemini Deep Research, build a prototype in Google AI Studio, and create a promo video with Flow or Google Vids - plus tips. 

She reflects on the talk, leaving Google, and revisting 'The Devil Wears Prada' after 20 years in honor of the upcoming sequel. She describes a failed attempt to get Gemini to reproduce the Devil Wears Prada “blue sweater” speech, notes Allbirds’ surprise pivot to “Bird AI” cloud GPUs, and shares a themed soundtrack.

00:00 The Fluffy Bathrobe Keynote Speech

01:04 Who Is JEN_AI?

01:57 How The Talk Happened

03:18 Three Steps To Build Your Own Products With Google AI Tools

03:44 Problem Research With Google Gemini

04:33 Prototype With Google AI Studio

05:09 Promo Video With Google Flow

05:49 Tips And Tool Comparisons

07:28 How It Went And Lessons

10:11 Remaking Work And Life

11:07 Devil Wears Prada Skit Fail

14:02 Allbirds Shoes Pivot To GPUs

14:50 Soundtrack Picks And Wrap

Bridging Worlds: Nobel-Winning Breakthroughs & Quantum Computing

In this episode, Jenni Munroe explores the significance of a recent Nobel Prize awarded to quantum researchers for their groundbreaking experiments from the 1980s. These experiments demonstrated that quantum effects could be harnessed on a macroscopic scale, paving the way for today's advancements in quantum computing. The script delves into the principles of quantum mechanics, notable achievements like quantum supremacy, and the challenges and potential of quantum computing. Additionally, it discusses the ongoing quest to unify quantum mechanics with general relativity and highlights the profound impact of these scientific advancements on technology and our understanding of the universe.

00:00 Intro to the JEN_AI Quantum Science Communication Challenge

00:29 2025 Nobel Prize in Quantum Physics

02:08 WTF is a Quantum? Understanding Quantum Mechanics

03:11 Schrodinger's Cat Explained

04:55 Breakthroughs in Quantum Science

08:14 Quantum Computing Revolution

10:08 Our Divided World: Challenges in Quantum Science

15:39 A Quantum of Hope: Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)

18:09 Reflections

Challenge #12.5: Use AI to Present a TED Talk

Jenni Munroe, host of JEN_AI, tackles her latest challenge: using AI tools to create and deliver an inspirational TED-style talk to 100 computer science students. She highlights her process of leveraging chatbots like ChatGPT and tools like Gamma App to generate her presentation deck. Despite feeling rusty after returning from maternity leave, she shares clips from the talk touching on imposter syndrome, the importance of experimenting, and cultivating a public personal brand. She draws inspiration from model Cameron Russell's TED talk and emphasizes the significance of sharing one's goals and work with others. Additionally, the episode features a segment about artist Maggie Rogers' breakout music moment, stressing the importance of sharing your art and your authentic self with the world. 

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00:00 Introduction and Challenge Overview

00:53 Creating the Talk with AI

01:44 Slide Generation and Presentation

03:15 Reflections on the Talk

04:23 Inspiration from Cameron Russell

05:58 Experimentation and Progress

07:23 Overcoming Self-Doubt

09:16 Building Your Personal Brand

11:49 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

JEN_AI Makeover: Can Technology Help Us Become Who We Were Meant to Be?

In this episode of JEN_AI, Jenni Munroe, a Google generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) enthusiast returning to work from maternity leave, takes on the challenge of an AI-assisted work-appropriate makeover. Jenni experiments with various AI tools like Facetune, Aragon AI, and Google's virtual try-ons to achieve a digital glow-up. She also collaborates with her stylish best friend, Hara from Amazon Web Services, for a real-world wardrobe refresh. The episode includes insights from a chat with Hara about personal style and identity, as well as a nod to inspirational shows like Queer Eye and RuPaul's Drag Race. Throughout, Jenni humorously navigates the interplay between AI's artificial enhancements and genuine self-expression.

00:00 Welcome to JEN_AI

00:36 Introducing the AI Makeover Challenge

04:52 AI Tools for Virtual Makeovers

07:12 Creating a Custom AI Makeover App

11:57 Real-Life Makeover with a Stylish Bestie

13:52 In-Depth Chat on Style and Personal Branding

22:29 Embracing Personal Transformation

23:50 The Power of Self-Expression

25:31 Advice on Personal Growth

28:58 Exploring AI in Daily Life

34:05 Reflections on Makeovers and Identity

38:04 Final Thoughts and Gratitude

Exploring AI: Hackathons, Vibecoding Project Showcase Websites, and the Chaotic World of JEN_AI

In this episode of the JEN_AI Blogcast, host Jenni Munroe dives into the chaotic and fascinating world of AI tools, tech, and digital media while reflecting on life as a human in the age of AI. Recently back at Google, Jenni introduces JEN_AI Series Two, which includes collaborative hack challenges to create AI-human projects, including a showcase website "vibecoded" using Google's AI Studio. The episode also covers recent AI news, and music by Sabrina Carpenter sets the tone as Jenni shares insights, hack fails, and encouragement for listeners to create and explore AI experiments.

Google's AI Studio: ai.studio

JEN_AI's demo showcase: jenai.studio

00:00 Introduction to Gen AI

00:34 Series Two: Vibe Mode Season

00:54 Gen AI Challenge 11: Project Showcase

01:28 Building with Google's AI Studio

02:05 Pro Tips for Using AI Studio

04:15 Showcase Results and Reflections

06:09 AI News Highlights

07:56 Soundtrack and Closing Thoughts

09:18 Final Remarks and Credits