Episode 3: AI, Explained Like You're Five: With a Consultant Who Says Don't Hire a Consultant

Rocky turns the tables and interviews Sage about AI from the ground up. We start with the basics — who’s actually making these models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and a whole world of open-source models, including the surprisingly strong ones coming out of China), which product goes with which company, and why “open” AI isn’t open at all.

From there: what the data-center arms race is really about (training, not you), why Sage would bet on Google despite everyone making fun of Gemini, and whether AI is genuinely behind the layoffs in the headlines.

Then the part that matters for schools and small nonprofits: the cheapest, lowest-risk way to start. Take the work you’d normally pay an outside contractor for — the ads, the SEO, the flyer you haven’t updated in sixteen years — and try it with a $20/month subscription first. We also get into where the line is: what you shouldn’t paste into a consumer chatbot, why the terms of service matter for your financials, and when it’s worth building something secure through the API instead.