I sat down with Ali Romman, a 14-year-old freshman at Alpha School in Austin who’s already using AI like a co-founder. He’s vibe coding an MVP in public and building an AI-powered tool that helps people design and buy the right gaming PC, even if they know nothing about computers.

This conversation is a real look at what kids are facing right now: AI in schools, cheating vs learning, what guardrails actually work, and why the new “gap” isn’t access to tools, it’s curiosity, initiative, and how fast you can learn.

Topics we cover:

• AI isn’t “coming”, it’s already in the classroom: what that actually looks like day-to-day
• Cheating vs learning: where Ali draws the line and why boundaries matter
• College and how AI is changing the value of traditional education
• Vibe coding a real MVP: how Ali’s building a PC configurator + chatbot
• Building in public at 14: confidence, pressure, and learning at startup speed
• Fail fast mindset: getting beta testers and feedback instead of guessing forever

Tools, Platforms, and References Mentioned:

• ChatGPT, Gemini 3 Pro, Claude 4.5 Opus
• Alpha School (https://alpha.school/)
• Cline (VS Code extension) (https://cline.bot/)
• Cursor
• “Fail Fast, Fail Often” (book) (https://www.amazon.com/Fail-Fast-Often-Losing-Help/dp/0399166254)

Who this episode is for:

• Founders and builders who want a glimpse of what the next generation is actually doing with AI
• Parents trying to navigate “should my kid use AI?” (spoiler: they already are)
• Educators and school leaders thinking about ethical AI policies and real guardrails
• Anyone who needs proof that you don’t need permission, credentials, or a CS degree to build now

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I sit down with Bryan Reimer, Ph.D., a Research Scientist at MIT who leads research on human-centered technology at the intersection of AI, human behavior, mobility, and public policy.

Bryan has spent over two decades studying how people actually behave inside complex systems, especially in cars, organizations, and high-stakes environments where “automation” can help… or quietly make things worse.

Topics we cover:

• Why companies rush into “AI strategy” without defining the use case or ROI
• Tech-first vs consumer-first thinking and how to design for real humans
• Why observation beats assumptions when building for behavior change
• “Copilot, not autopilot”: how Bryan uses AI without giving up authorship
• Using ChatGPT as a communications teammate for editing, tone, and clarity
• The hidden problem of “work slop” and how AI can help interpret messy writing
• Why incentivizing AI adoption inside companies actually matters
• Skill atrophy: what we lose when we automate too much, and what we should build instead

Tools, Platforms, and References Mentioned:

• ChatGPT
• OpenAI’s AI Leadership Guide
• GM Super Cruise, Tesla Autopilot
• How to Make AI Useful (book, co-authored with futurist Magnus Lindkvist)

Who this episode is for:

• Founders and operators building AI into products or teams
• Leaders trying to create an AI strategy that actually makes sense
• Anyone navigating trust, safety, and ethics in automation
• Builders who care about human behavior, not just features

Learn more about Bryan Reimer:

• Book: How to Make AI Useful (available on Amazon)
• Bryan Reimer on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bryan-reimer

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In this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Leon Kuperman, CTO and Co-Founder of CAST AI, right after his keynote at the Miami AI Summit during Art Basel Week.

Leon brings over 20 years of experience across software engineering, cybersecurity, and infrastructure at scale. After selling his first company to Oracle, he now focuses on one of the most overlooked forces shaping the AI economy: how efficiently we run what we build.

If you’re building with AI, scaling a product, or trying to understand what’s really happening under the hood of the modern cloud stack, this episode will change how you think about growth.

Topics we cover:

• What Kubernetes actually is and why it matters for AI-powered products
• How workload rightsizing reduces cloud waste, energy use, and spend
• Why cloud overprovisioning has become an industry-wide problem
• How startup velocity is increasing with smaller, more technical teams
• When founders should stop relying on third-party AI APIs
• Why security and compliance must be built in from day one
• What Application Performance Automation (APA) unlocks in 2026

Tools, Platforms, and References Mentioned:

• Coursera (machine learning foundations)
• CAST AI Kubernetes Cost Benchmark Report
• Kubernetes
• AWS startup credits
• Google Cloud Platform startup programs
• Microsoft Azure startup programs
• PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
• Amazon Rufus (AI-assisted shopping agent)
• The Lean Startup (book)

Who this episode is for:

• Founders building or scaling AI-powered products
• CTOs, engineers, and technical leaders running cloud workloads
• Startups navigating cloud costs and infrastructure decisions
• Operators focused on efficiency, margins, and sustainability
• Anyone curious about how AI actually runs behind the scenes

Learn more about CAST AI:

• Website: cast.ai
• Trust & Security: trust.cast.ai
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cast-ai/

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