A week in AI is like a year in other industries. I hope these issues become your weekly source of AI information, inspiration, and ideas. If we haven’t met before, I’m Amanda Smith. I write about AI and the fascinating folks who are building in this brave new world.
Good morning. Over the past few weeks we’ve covered founders using AI in unexpected ways.
From a first-time builder funding her own third act, to creative software reshaping design, to an award-winning AI filmmaker rethinking storytelling.
Here are the stories readers spent the most time with.
She pulled money from her retirement to build the prototype.
After 25 years in telecom and 24 patents later, Eugina Jordan decided to start from zero.
Her company, YOUnifiedAI, is building an AI-native ERP designed to connect the disconnected tools small businesses rely on every day.
She is self-funding the build, working long days, and preparing for a commercial launch in 2026.
Her belief is simple. Ambition does not expire.
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Building a new operating system for creative work.
Weber Wong left finance, went to art school, and built FLORA.
A platform that connects image, video, and text models into structured creative workflows instead of one-off prompts.
Now used by global brands and top design studios, FLORA reflects a bigger shift.
In AI, taste and workflow matter more than raw model power.
Where storytelling, education, and AI production meet.
Lynn Rogoff has spent decades across theatre, film, and games.
Today she is producing an AI-enhanced historical series already winning international awards and streaming globally.
Her work treats AI as infrastructure, not authorship.
The focus stays on human creativity, ownership, and long-term cultural value.
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If one of these stories stays with you, I’d love to hear which one.
Speak soon,
Amanda
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