Join hosts Mac and Sam for an exciting season finale as they explore the cutting-edge intersection of AI and robotics with Daniel Ritchie, veteran technologist and founding member of Brain Wave Collective.

🤖 What You'll Discover:

• How AI is revolutionizing robotics across industries—from disaster zones to space exploration
• Real-world insights from AI hackathons with Hugging Face, NVIDIA, and Meta
• The role of reinforcement learning and computer vision in modern robotic control
• Strategies for ensuring ethical, safe, and interpretable autonomous systems
• Future trends that will reshape the AI-robotics landscape over the next 5 years
• Practical advice for AI enthusiasts entering the robotics space

About Our Guest: Daniel Ritchie brings 15+ years of experience in DevOps, software integration, and system design, with hands-on expertise in networked robotics and agentic video frameworks. His unique perspective spans enterprise environments and rapid prototyping, making him the perfect guide for understanding how to evaluate technical feasibility and iterate toward breakthrough innovations.

Connect with Daniel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielritchie123/

BrainWave Collective: https://brainwavecollective.ai/

This marks the conclusion of Inside Asemble AI's first season—thank you for joining our journey through AI's transformative impact across industries. Stay tuned for Season 2!

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In this episode of Inside Assemble AI, hosts Mac and Sam sit down with Claude Jones to explore how artificial intelligence is being democratized through community-driven education and strategic implementation. This episode addresses the critical question of how to turn AI access into opportunity and create meaningful change through inclusive AI education.

Claude, a veteran tech leader with over 20 years of experience at companies like Yahoo, Walmart, Strava, and Centr, is the founder of San Diego Tech Hub and Do It With AI—a platform offering free AI training, certification, and consulting to help people and businesses learn faster, build smarter, and create real-world results. What makes Claude's perspective unique is his passion for turning access into opportunity and using technology to drive meaningful change through community-building.

Key insights from Claude Jones include: • The mission and vision behind democratizing AI education • How AI has shifted strategic priorities across different organizations • The role of community in successful AI transformation • Surprising patterns about who adopts AI fastest • Frameworks for deciding where to integrate AI in business operations • Building AI fluency in executive teams without technical backgrounds • Overcoming internal resistance to AI adoption • Emerging trends in AI education and community building

🎙️ Runtime: ~1 hour

In this episode of Inside Assemble AI, hosts Mac and Sam sit down with Jen Hanson to explore how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping product management. This episode addresses the critical question of how AI is transforming what it means to be a product professional and what success looks like when building AI-enabled products.

Jen, a seasoned product leader with over 15 years of experience building and launching products at early-stage startups, currently works as a fractional product consultant helping founders define MVPs and align teams. She's also co-organizer of AI & Product Colorado, a community exploring how AI is reshaping product management. What makes Jen's perspective unique is her hands-on experience with both traditional product development and emerging AI-first product strategies.

Key insights from Jen Hanson include: • How AI is reshaping traditional PM responsibilities • Practical AI workflows for day-to-day product management • Unique challenges in AI-enabled product development • Methods for evaluating when AI is the right solution • Balancing innovation with user trust and transparency • Gathering feedback and iterating on AI features • Driving AI adoption among non-technical users • Essential skills and mindsets for the future of product management

🎙️ Runtime: ~1 hour