The AI Cookbook with Malcolm Werchota

Malcolm Werchota

Malcolm Werchota's AI Cookbook is where artificial intelligence meets authentic business transformation. Known for his direct style and willingness to show AI in action—even during live presentations—Malcolm helps organizations understand that AI isn't about replacing humans but amplifying their capabilities. From voice-note productivity hacks to real-time meeting intelligence, this podcast delivers actionable insights for immediate implementation.

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    E65 - 700 Million People Are Using AI Wrong (And Why That's Perfect)

    OpenAI just dropped the largest study on AI usage ever conducted - analyzing 700 million weekly active ChatGPT users and 17.5 billion weekly messages. What they found contradicts everything "experts" have been telling you. Women now dominate AI usage (52% majority), developing nations are outpacing Silicon Valley, and 70% of people use the world's most powerful productivity tool for everything EXCEPT work. Women now represent 52% of ChatGPT users, completely flipping the gender narrative in tech adoption - proving AI has reached true mainstream status70% of ChatGPT usage is personal, not professional - employees are building critical AI skills at home with their own money, creating a massive competitive advantage that walks out the door when they leaveDeveloping nations (GDP $10-40K per capita) show explosive AI adoption rates, surpassing wealthy countries - your future competition isn't from Stanford, it's from a 22-year-old in LagosA shadow education system processes 1.8 billion learning interactions weekly outside traditional institutions - bigger than all universities combined, completely unregulated, and growing exponentiallyOnly 4.2% of messages involve coding despite the hype - the real revolution is that everyone is now programming without knowing it through AI-powered tools #ChatGPT #OpenAI #AIRevolution #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #AIEducation #TechTrends2025 #AITransformation #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Leadership #FutureOfBusiness #AIStrategy #AIKochbuch #AICookbook #TechPodcast #PodcastLife #MalcolmWerchota

    35 min
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    E64: From Papyrus to Pixels: The 5,000-Year Pattern That Predicts Our AI Future

    What if I told you that Ancient Egypt's papyrus monopoly perfectly mirrors today's AI dominance by tech giants? In this mind-blowing episode, Malcolm Werchota reveals how 5,000 years of writing technology revolutions follow the EXACT same pattern we're seeing with AI today. From Egyptian scribes with "tech neck" to medieval monks destroying printing presses (just like modern workers fearing ChatGPT), history is literally repeating itself. Discover why the Battle of Talas in 751 CE is basically the same as the US-China chip war, why Gutenberg faced the same criticism as OpenAI, and why manufacturing's 12% AI adoption rate mirrors medieval Europe's resistance to paper. This isn't just a history lesson—it's a blueprint for understanding exactly where AI is taking us. 1. Every Information Revolution Creates Geographic Monopolies Just as Egypt controlled papyrus for 3,000 years and Venice dominated printing, today's AI revolution is concentrated in Silicon Valley (25% of all AI patents, $120B in venture capital). The pattern is identical across 5,000 years. 2. Resistance to New Writing Tech Always Uses the Same Arguments Medieval monks said printing would "make donkeys go to school" and destroy human connection to knowledge. Today's AI critics say ChatGPT makes us stupid. Socrates said writing would destroy memory. Same fears, different century. 3. Technology Embargoes Always Backfire and Accelerate Innovation When Egypt embargoed papyrus to Pergamon (197 BCE), they invented superior parchment. When China kept paper secret for 700 years, the Islamic world improved it. Today's chip restrictions will likely produce the same result. 4. Early Adopters Build Empires, Skeptics Become Footnotes The Islamic world adopted paper and created their Golden Age with 400,000-book libraries while Europe clung to parchment with 100 books. Martin Luther used printing to reshape Christianity. The scribes who destroyed printing presses? Nobody remembers their names. 5. The Productivity J-Curve Is Universal Every revolutionary technology shows initial productivity decline before explosive growth. Printing: 90x faster than scribes. AI users today: 66% productivity increase, 126% more programming projects. Non-adopters are the new medieval scribes watching the world accelerate past them. #AIHistory #FromPapyrusToPixels #AIRevolution #TechMonopoly #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork #AIAdoption #InnovationPatterns #AICookbook #HistoryRepeats #GPT4 #ChatGPT #AIProductivity #TechEvolution #KnowledgeMonopoly #DisruptiveInnovation #AISkepticism #BarcelonaAI #MalcolmWerchota #5000YearsOfTech

    34 min
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    E63: The Top 10 AI Excuses That Cost You Millions (And Your Future)

    Malcolm Werchota exposes the shocking reality of corporate AI adoption: companies spending $1.5 million monthly on Copilot licenses while only 0.4% of employees actually use them. Through raw, unfiltered stories from Fortune 500 boardrooms to family businesses, Malcolm demolishes the top 10 excuses executives use to avoid real AI implementation - from "our data isn't ready" (while waiting 5 years for perfection) to "our employees are too old" (while his 77-year-old father runs five different AIs). This episode reveals why IT departments block AI to maintain control, why waiting for the "perfect solution" guarantees obsolescence, and how Chinese teenagers are disrupting entire industries while Western corporations debate strategy. The brutal truth: while you're making excuses, your competition is already automating. → The real AI adoption rate in corporations is 0.4-1%, not because employees reject AI, but because nobody shows them what they already have - 90% of employees WANT AI tools when asked → IT departments often block AI not for security reasons (your data is already in Microsoft's cloud), but from fear of losing control when employees become self-sufficient → Waiting for "perfect data" or the "perfect solution" is corporate suicide - AI changes monthly, and your 5-year data warehouse project will be obsolete before completion #AIAdoption #CorporateResistance #DigitalTransformation #CopilotWaste #AIExcuses #EnterpriseAI #ITBlockers #MillionDollarMistakes #AIReadiness #FutureOfWork #DisruptOrDie #MalcolmWerchota #AIResistors #CorporateInnovation #TechAdoption

    23 min
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    E61: Diella and Wartime AI: How Albania and Ukraine Are Redefining Government While Europe Hesitates

    While Europe debates AI regulation, two smaller nations are radically transforming governance through artificial intelligence. Albania has appointed Diella, an AI system, as a cabinet minister overseeing billions in government contracts. Ukraine is deploying Clearview AI's facial recognition technology to identify battlefield casualties and notify families through social media. Malcolm Werchota examines how these bold experiments in digital governance expose Europe's innovation crisis - with only 13.5% of EU firms using AI and 70% of European cloud infrastructure controlled by American companies. From Tirana's anti-corruption algorithm to Kyiv's wartime AI deployment, this episode reveals how crisis and necessity are driving unprecedented government AI adoption while the EU's €200 billion InvestAI initiative struggles to close the gap. Top 5 Key Takeaways 1. Albania's AI Cabinet Minister Prime Minister Edi Rama appointed Diella, an AI that previously processed 36,600 digital documents, as the world's first artificial intelligence to hold cabinet-level authority, overseeing all government procurement. 2. Ukraine's Battlefield Facial Recognition Using Clearview AI's database of 2 billion VKontakte images, Ukraine identifies casualties and contacts families directly - showing how crisis accelerates AI adoption with Western tech companies providing free access. 3. Europe's Dual Crisis While regulating civilian AI heavily (only 13.5% adoption vs 75% target), Europe simultaneously develops military AI through companies like Helsing - revealing a contradictory approach to AI governance. 4. The Investment Chasm US: $68 billion in AI venture capital and $500 billion Stargate project. China: $7.8 billion. Europe: €8 billion plus €200 billion public InvestAI initiative - showing Europe's reliance on public rather than private investment. 5. Strategic Vulnerability With Amazon, Google, and Microsoft controlling 70% of European cloud infrastructure and 73% of foundational AI models coming from the US, Europe risks becoming "a museum of digital rights in a world shaped by other people's algorithms. #AIGovernance #UkraineAI #AlbaniaDigital #Diella #FacialRecognition #ClearviewAI #DigitalWarfare #EuropeanInnovation #AIMinister #TechSovereignty #GovernmentAI #DefenseTech #EUTechnology #AIAdoption #DigitalTransformation #Helsing #CarnegieReport #InvestAI #StargateProject #FutureOfGovernment

    27 min
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    E60: The 10-Valleys OS - Why a Polish CTO is Living the Future of Software Development (And Nobody Notices)

    In this mind-blowing episode, I reveal 10VOS (Ten Valleys Operating System) – a revolutionary development framework my mentor Michal Zacek built that's redefining how software gets made. Imagine AI agents that don't just write code – they're actual team members who attend meetings, close tickets, manage projects, and share a complete understanding of your company's strategy, history, and clients. The insane part? While 99.99% of companies still juggle disconnected tools and siloed teams, 10VOS creates a "shared brain" where humans and AI agents collaborate seamlessly in real-time. What traditionally takes weeks happens in minutes. A complete client proposal with pricing? 10 minutes, 3 euros. A developer using 10VOS outperforms entire traditional teams. This isn't some future vision – we're using it RIGHT NOW. And companies ignoring this will be competitively dead within 12 months. 🧠 Fact 1: 10VOS uses specialized AI agents (Architect, Project Manager, Strategy Consultant) that share complete context and work together like actual team members ⚡ Fact 2: Complete client proposals including pricing and project plans are generated in 10 minutes for about 3 euros instead of 2 weeks of human work 📊 Fact 3: AI agents autonomously commit code, close tickets in Linear, update project documentation, and comment on meetings – all under human supervision 🔄 Fact 4: 10VOS is built entirely on open-source tools (VS Code, RuCode, Git, Linear) and connects ALL major AI models (GPT-5, Claude 4.1, Gemini 2.5, Grok) 🚀 Fact 5: One developer using 10VOS is 10x more productive than traditional teams, and project managers can handle 20 projects instead of 2 #10VOS #TenValleysOS #AIAgents #FutureOfSoftware #ArtificialIntelligence #SoftwareDevelopment #DigitalTransformation #AIRevolution #AgenticAI #Productivity #Innovation #TechTrends2025 #RepositoryFirst #ContextIsKing #AIColleagues #Disruption #FutureOfWork #OpenSource #LinearApp #VSCode #RuCode #SharedBrain #AITeammates #TechPodcast #AIAutomation

    22 min
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    E59: One Person, 7 AIs, 20 Minutes: The Parallel Processing Method That Destroys Competition

    Imagine having 30 employees in your call - one building dashboards, one analyzing markets, one writing code, one designing websites. Cost? $50-75 in tokens per call. ROI? 20,000%. In this episode, I reveal the EXACT multi-tool orchestration workflow: Claude Artifacts on screen 1, Lovable.dev on screen 2, Gemini Canvas on screen 3, while Perplexity researches, Cursor codes, and Replit prototypes - ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY. While the client talks, 7 AIs work in parallel like a symphony orchestra. Result? Live dashboards, interactive prototypes, and $25,000 deals closed in 35 minutes. Plus: Week 2 of AI Fit Academy (September 17) - where we demonstrate this multi-tool orchestration LIVE! https://www.werchota.ai/ai-fit-academy 5 Key Lessons:The 7-AI Orchestra: Claude builds dashboards, Lovable creates web apps, Gemini analyzes data, Perplexity researches markets - ALL IN PARALLEL while client speaks (not sequential like amateurs)Multi-Screen Symphony: 3 monitors, 7 tools open - you're a conductor directing an orchestra, not a soloist with one guitar The F-Pattern Psychology: Executives scan dashboards in F-shape - place biggest problem top-left in RED, solutions follow in GREEN = 3-second trust buildingThe Dubai Power Move: "Can I show you something?" after 20 minutes = dashboard with THEIR exact words, built while they were talking = instant authorityPassword-Protected Multiplier: Host artifacts on your domain with tracking - 2 people in call, 47 visits in 24 hours = entire C-suite sees your work https://www.werchota.ai/ai-fit-academy #AIOrchestration #7AIsParallel #MultiToolWorkflow #LiveDashboards #ClaudeLovableGemini #ParallelProcessing #TokenROI #30EmployeesFor40Dollars #AIFitAcademy #Week2Intelligence #MultiScreenMethod #LiveBuilding #DubaiDeal #25kDeals #FPatternDesign #PasswordProtectedArtifacts #BarcelonaAI #FromSoloistToConductor #AIMultitasking #RealTimeBuilding

    23 min

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Malcolm Werchota's AI Cookbook is where artificial intelligence meets authentic business transformation. Known for his direct style and willingness to show AI in action—even during live presentations—Malcolm helps organizations understand that AI isn't about replacing humans but amplifying their capabilities. From voice-note productivity hacks to real-time meeting intelligence, this podcast delivers actionable insights for immediate implementation.

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