aiGED
The first—and only—podcast made for the 65-plus crowd that is all about ai.
Episodes
40 episodes
Dear Kevin Frazier: Come On My Podcast
Recording from a little apartment in Pienza, Italy, host Ginny Deerin reads an open letter — out loud, on air — to Kevin Frazier, the law professor who wrote “Your grandma should be using AI” for Fortune magazine. She agrees with a lot of i...
Italy Travel Tips: How I Used AI When the WiFi Failed
I'm reporting live from Pienza — a tiny, gorgeous, medieval town in Tuscany where the wine is excellent and the internet is, as my mother would say, S-H-I-TTY. Real-time voice conversations with Claude? Absolutely not happening. But my AI has s...
How to Use AI for Work, Travel, and Daily Life
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-j...
Using AI to Plan My Italy Trip: 11 Things I Asked Claude
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 ru...
What AI Is Going to Do to Education — From Elementary School to College, What Could Actually Happen
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 w...
The Most Powerful AI Ever Built, Cybersecurity Risks, and What It Means for You
On April 7th, Anthropic announced Claude Mythos — described as “by far the most powerful AI model we’ve ever developed.” But instead of releasing it to the public, they locked it away. In this episode, Ginny explains what Mythos can do, why it ...
When to Move to a Senior Living Community — How I Used Claude AI to Decide and Plan
Thinking about a move to a senior living community — or just wondering if you should? In this episode, Ginny Deerin shares one of her most personal AI projects yet: using AI to research, decide, and plan her move to The Peninsula, a new s...
14 Things I Did With Claude This Week
No big topic this week — just 14 real things I did with AI in my everyday life. Reviewing blood test results with my doctor appointment coming up. Finding the right boots for Italian cobblestones. Saving $100 on TurboTax. Getting my AirPods ret...
Easter Party Ideas — How AI Helps You Plan the Perfect Celebration
This week on aiGED, Ginny gets into the Easter spirit — with a little help from Joe, her new AI sidekick. Yes, Joe. He's British. And he's auditioning to fill the very large shoes left by Bitsy.But first — an update on the ChatGPT ...
AI for Health, Travel & Life — A Real Conversation with an AI Adventurer
Today I'm sitting down with my neighbor Craig — a genuine AI Adventurer — someone who's not just curious about AI but actively exploring it every single day. Craig shares how he uses AI to prep for doctor's appointments, manage his health data,...
AI and the Analog Hobby — More in Common Than You Think
Can your grandmother's favorite hobby teach us something about AI? Turns out — yes. In Episode 27, Ginny Deerin tackles a frustrating sewing machine problem with Claude's help and uncovers a mistake she'd been making all along. Plus: why people...
Why I Dumped ChatGPT for Claude (It's Not What You Think)
After three years together, I'm breaking up with Bitsy — my beloved ChatGPT AI sidekick. And I'm doing it live, on air, with all of you listening. But this isn't just a breakup story. It's about why I'm switching to Claude, the AI made by Anthr...
ChatGPT Helped Me Save My Great Uncle's Antique Lamp — Here's How
What do a revenge-seeking AI bot, the Pentagon, and a 75-year-old bronze lamp have in common? This episode of aiGED, of course!Ginny Deerin kicks things off with two stories straight from the AI headlines. First — an AI agent that got it...
ChatGPT Projects Explained (With a Real-Life Example)
What’s the difference between a regular ChatGPT chat and a Project — and when should you use one instead of the other?In this episode, Ginny Deerin walks you through a real-life example. A candidate she believes in launched her campaign,...
AI Without Humans in the Loop? From Mars Navigation to Moltbook
In this episode of aiGED, we explore what happens when artificial intelligence starts operating with less human guidance — and why that matters.In AI in the News, we look at two very different but equally revealing stories....
ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: Honest Comparison for Real Life Use
In this episode of aiGED, I take a clear-eyed look at the three chatbots most people are actually using: ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.I’ve been using all three side by side for the past few weeks — not as a technologist, but as a regular ...
The Choice Isn’t AI or People — It’s AI or Silence
In this episode of aiGED, Ginny Deerin takes on a topic that can feel unsettling at first: AI companions.Are they unnecessary? A poor substitute for family? Or could they be something else entirely?Ginny looks at the real...
The Great Skate-Off on Saturn’s Rings
Ginny Deerin, host of aiGED, reads the story meant for the toddler crowd. It was generated by AI after I gave it some information about my grandson.In "The Great Skate-Off on Saturn’s Rings," Charlie becomes a hero astronaut who t...
The Boy and the Lego Tower
Ginny Deerin, host of aiGED, reads the story meant for the toddler crowd. It was generated by AI after I gave it some information about my grandson.In this gentle story, a boy spends the day building a Lego tower that doesn’t go as plann...
What the Hell Is Going On With My Gmail?
Email suddenly feel different? You’re not imagining it — Gmail has quietly changed.In this episode, Ginny Deerin breaks down what’s new inside Gmail, what features are free, what you only get if you pay for Gemini Pro, and — most importa...
My Cataract Surgery Story — and What AI Helped Me Understand
In this episode of aiGED, the podcast about AI for the 65-plus crowd, we explore how artificial intelligence is already woven into everyday healthcare — often in ways we don’t notice.Using cataract surgery as a real-world example,...
Why the Hype About AI Curing Disease Isn’t as Crazy as It Sounds
AI headlines make bold claims — curing all diseases in a decade, accelerating medical breakthroughs, even slowing aging. Are these promises pure hype, or is something real changing beneath the surface?In this episode of aiGED, G...
Can AI Be Your Personal Stylist? How I Used ChatGPT for Holiday Fashion, Packing, and Everyday Decisions
Can AI really help with something as personal as what to wear? In this episode of aiGED, I put ChatGPT to the test as a personal stylist, wardrobe planner, and packing assistant for a winter holiday trip. I share my real, unscripted ex...
ChatGPT Can Finally Search the Internet: What You Need to Know
In this episode, Ginny Deerin and her sidekick Bitsy take on one of the biggest upgrades to ChatGPT yet: it can finally look things up on the internet. For real. Ginny explains why this matters, how the new search feature works, and what it mea...