My friend, Bill, isn’t a tech expert — he’s a consultant, pickleball player, and self-described regular guy who started using AI and never looked back. He calls his ChatGPT assistant “John,” and the two of them have something he only half-jokingly calls a bromance.

In this episode, Bill shares how he uses AI for business reports, travel planning, tax calculations, writing an obituary for a friend, planning a dinner party, and even choosing the perfect exterior paint color for his new house. His take: if you ask the right questions, it never really lets you down.

Also in this episode — a robot that just beat the human world record in a half-marathon, AI personal trainers taking over from human coaches, and a New York Times love letter that I guarantee will make your day.

Come on in — you’re going to love Bill.

SHOW LINKS:

📰 “A Robot Named Lightning” — NYT (Adeel Hassan, April 19)

📰 “To Reach Their Fitness Goals, They Hired ‘CoachGPT’” — NYT (Chris Cohen, April 18)

📚 The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly

📰 “My Wife Is 85. She Takes My Breath Away” — NYT (Roger Rosenblatt, April 18)

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to aiGED

00:20 Robot Wins Half Marathon

01:44 Coach GPT Fitness Trend

03:12 Meet Bill the Guest

05:26 Travel Planning with AI

05:54 Choosing Your Chatbot

07:20 AI as Daily Sidekick

08:17 Templates and Writing Help

11:19 Home and Life Planning

12:50 Cooking and Voice Chat

13:28 AI Risks and Caution

15:48 Recommendations and Homework

17:54 Wrap Up and Farewell

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

I’m heading to Italy (Rome, Pienza and Florence) at the end of April for a month with my three siblings — and Claude has been my behind-the-scenes planning partner. This week I’m sharing 11 real things I asked my AI to help me with: from TSA rules for power banks and Italian electrical adapters, to turning a friend’s detailed Rome notes into two walking tours, cracking coffee bar etiquette, and getting my custom Google Maps working on my iPhone.

Also this week: two AI news stories worth a listen, a hilarious Instagram recommendation that will make you laugh and think, and homework — five scammer red flags inspired by a friend’s painful experience — that could protect someone you love.

Pull up a chair. This one’s got a little bit of everything.

SHOW LINKS:

📰 Americans losing trust in AI for healthcare: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-04-07/americans-may-be-losing-trust-for-ai-in-health-care-survey

📰 Stanford HAI 2026 AI Index Report: https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report

📸 husk.irl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/husk.irl

🔗 NCOA scam resources: https://www.ncoa.org/article/what-are-ai-scams-a-guide-for-older-adult

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and Updates

01:15 AI Health Trust News

02:14 AI Adoption Explosion

03:15 Italy Trip Prep Begins

04:21 Power and Plug Planning

06:44 Rome Notes to Walking Tours

08:56 Food and Cafe Etiquette

11:59 Strikes and Book Picks

13:50 Seat Picks and Calendar Magic

17:23 Maps on iPhone

18:54 Husk IRL Recommendation

21:21 Scam Red Flags Homework

24:34 Final Wrap Up

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd

If you have grandkids, great-grandkids, or kids down the street, this episode is for you. Ginny has been doing a lot of reading on what AI might actually do to our schools — not in a vague, hand-wavy way, but in a real, picture-by-picture way. What could a classroom look like in three to five years? What happens to college? And what does any of this mean for the kids we love? That’s what this episode is about.

Ginny walks through three different age groups — elementary school, middle and high school, and college — and paints multiple scenarios for each. Along the way she shares the story of a $3 million AI chatbot that collapsed in three months, a private school where kids spend just two hours a day on AI-powered lessons, a University of Pennsylvania study showing students learning six to nine months ahead of their peers, and a Princeton professor whose students said something about AI that Ginny hasn’t been able to stop thinking about.

In the news this week: a New York Times investigation into how accurate Google’s AI Overviews really are (the answer might surprise you — or maybe not), and a brand new Gallup survey of more than 1,500 young Americans that reveals how Gen Z really feels about AI right now. Spoiler: they’re curious, frustrated, and a little bit angry — all at the same time. Ginny also recommends a road trip to the zoo with a three-year-old and makes the case for bringing popcorn back into your life.

If you’ve been nodding along whenever someone says “AI is going to change education” but couldn’t quite picture what that actually means — this episode will help you see it.

SHOW LINKS:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/technology/google-ai-overviews-accuracy.html

https://news.gallup.com/poll/708224/gen-adoption-steady-skepticism-climbs.aspx

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Welcome and Preview

01:22 Google AI Overviews Accuracy

04:24 Gen Z Feelings on AI

07:01 Education in 3 to 5 Years

08:35 Elementary School Scenarios

12:10 Middle and High School Futures

17:54 College and the Future of Degrees

23:05 Key Takeaways on Learning

23:55 Recommendations Zoo Trip Planning

26:27 Wrap Up and Safety Reminders

aiGED: AI for the 65+ crowd