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Documenting the real AI journey - from learning to implementation.

Building Alien Brain Trust in public. Real insights. Real challenges. Real solutions.

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  • Automation Is Plumbing, Not Magic

    My AI agent failed. Not because it wasn't smart. Because I didn't connect the pipes.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust
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    Vibe Code, Build Things, Control Agents—Or Miss the Boat

    Three skills have become non-negotiable in the AI age. If you're not learning them now, you're watching the train leave the station.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust
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    Learn AI or Die - My Skater Past Taught Me That First

    Used to think if you weren't on a board, you were dead. Then spreadsheets. Now AI. Same hill. Better wheels.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust
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    50 Auto-Blogs Later - What The Machine Taught Me

    Zero human words. 50 posts. One month. What happens when your diary writes itself.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust
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    Client Work in the AI Age: Valentine's Pet Portraits Case Study

    Complete marketing campaign from concept to live Squarespace page in one session - landing page, flyer, payment integration, and deployment.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust
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    Autonomous AI Work: Morning Task to Evening Review

    I gave Claude a client project in the morning and came home to a complete marketing campaign - landing page, print flyer, payment integration, and live deployment.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust
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    Three Months, 50 Posts, One Journey

    From first post to free course launch - what 90 days of building in public taught us about AI-augmented content creation.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Learn Labs Enrollment Is Now Live: Secure AI Prompt Builder Course

    After 3 days of infrastructure battles, our Learn Labs enrollment system is live. Get access to our Secure AI Prompt Builder course with hands-on labs and automated security testing.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Three Days of Azure Static Web Apps Hell: A Cautionary Tale

    We spent 72 hours fighting Azure Static Web Apps for a simple enrollment form. CORS errors, deployment token mismatches, and workflow failures. Here's what went wrong.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Free Tier Math: How We Built Enterprise Infrastructure for $0

    Azure free tier gives 1M function calls and 10k Key Vault operations. With 5-minute caching, we reduced usage 99% and can scale 100x before paying. Here's the cost breakdown.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Managed Identity: Zero Credentials in Code

    How Azure Managed Identity eliminates API keys, passwords, and secrets from your code entirely. DefaultAzureCredential does the authentication for you.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Building in Public: The Technical Debt That Didn't Happen

    We spent 15 extra minutes implementing Azure Key Vault instead of environment variables. That decision saved months of migration pain. Here's why doing it right from the start matters.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Serverless Enrollment: From Idea to Production in 85 Minutes

    Built a complete Azure Functions enrollment system with Airtable, GitHub API, and Key Vault in under 90 minutes. Here's the time breakdown and what made it fast.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Azure Key Vault: Enterprise Secret Management for $0/Month

    Upgraded enrollment system from environment variables to Azure Key Vault with expiration tracking, audit logs, and tagging—still completely free.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Tools We Tested: Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Specialized AI

    We tested 12 AI tools over 90 days. Here's what we actually use daily, cost analysis ($847/month), and why we chose Claude for 80% of work.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • AI for Project Management: 8 Hours Saved, Zero Busywork

    AI automated Linear issue creation, support triage, and meeting notes conversion. Here's the pipeline that saved 8 hours in 90 days on PM busywork.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Content Creation: The 3-Pass Editing System That Maintains Voice

    AI saved 14 hours on content in 90 days, but raw AI content is generic. Here's the 3-pass system (draft → refine → humanize) that preserves brand voice.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Documentation Workflows: How We Cut Doc Time by 60%

    Template-driven documentation with AI saved 22 hours in 90 days. Here's the workflow, quality checklist, and when to let AI write your docs.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • AI is Like a Brilliant Intern Who Needs Guardrails

    AI learns fast, works tirelessly, but makes predictable mistakes. Here's how we use skills and guardrails to catch bugs before they ship.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • AI for Security Testing: 52 Hours Saved, 73 Vulnerabilities Fixed

    Security testing showed the highest time savings per task (2.3 hours). Here's how we used AI to generate 1,200+ jailbreak tests and harden 10 prompts in parallel.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • Code Development with AI: What Companies Look Like in 2027

    68 hours saved on development in 90 days. But the real shift isn't speed—it's structure. Here's what the AI-augmented company actually looks like.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • AI Productivity Series: How We Saved 160+ Hours in 90 Days

    Real data from three months of AI-augmented work: what worked, what didn't, and the measurable time savings across development, security, and content tasks.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • We Hardened 10 Prompts in Parallel (73 Vulnerabilities Fixed)

    14 prompts tested, 10 needed hardening. We used parallel agents to fix 73 high-risk vulnerabilities simultaneously. Here's what we learned.

    AI Learning by Alien Brain Trust

  • How I Built A New Product Before My First Coffee

    Twenty-four minutes in pajamas. No whiteboard, no laptop—just voice and Grok. A complete course outline, secure labs, pricing, and lead-gen page before 7:25 AM.

    AI Learning by Jared Little

  • The Only Job Left Is Being A Builder

    Skills commoditize. Coding, writing, security ops—they're getting swallowed by LLMs. In five years, if you're not building, you're maintenance. Learn to steer machines or wait tables.

    AI Learning by Jared Little

  • Want The Prompts That Let You Ship Before Lunch?

    It's live. The course isn't perfect—it's raw, it's real, it's done. Thirty minutes and you'll have a vault of prompts that can't screw you. No fluff. Just results.

    AI Learning by Jared Little

  • Stuck In Traffic? I Just Launched A Side-Hustle

    Twenty minutes of brake lights. Normally, rage. But I opened Grok, didn't shut up, and had a complete product by the time the light turned green.

    AI Learning by Jared Little

  • I Built A Vault of Prompts That Won't Get You Fired

    No pitch—just facts. Every template, test, and real-world patch from this week, wrapped into a course. Secure prompts that actually work. No jailbreaks, no HR drama.

    AI Learning by Jared Little

  • How I Stopped Losing My Flow Every 2 Hours (and Cut Costs by 90%)

    From hitting usage limits mid-session to uninterrupted 4+ hour flow states. My journey switching from Claude.ai to Claude Code and optimizing my AI development workflow.

    AI Learning by Jared Little

  • I Found 7 Security Flaws in My AI-Generated Blog

    How I discovered 7 security vulnerabilities in AI-generated code and used AI to fix them - a practical guide to security-conscious AI development

    AI Learning by Jared Little
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    Behind the Scenes: The Tech Powering Alien Brain Trust

    Technical decisions behind Alien Brain Trust - what I'm building, buying, and why. A framework for platform selection you can apply to your own projects.

    Alien Brain Trust by Jared Little

  • AI Resources I'm Actually Using (Not Just Bookmarking)

    Cut through the noise - here are the AI resources I actually use daily, weekly, or regularly. No fluff, just what delivers value.

    AI Learning by Jared Little
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    AI-1001: What You'll Learn and Why It Matters

    Inside look at the AI-1001 course - what makes it different, who it's for, and why I'm building an AI education platform focused on real-world implementation over theory.

    Alien Brain Trust by Jared Little

  • Week One: What I've Learned Building with AI Tools

    Honest reflections from my first week building Alien Brain Trust with AI - what worked, what didn't, and what surprised me about the reality of AI implementation.

    AI Learning by Jared Little

  • Day One: Building in Public - My AI Learning Journey Begins

    After 25+ years in cybersecurity, I'm diving deep into AI - and documenting everything along the way. This is day one of building Alien Brain Trust while learning in public.

    Alien Brain Trust by Jared Little
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    Day 1: Setting Up My AI Development Environment with Claude Code

    Starting my public AI journey - setting up my development environment with Claude Code while building Alien Brain Trust's AI education platform.

    Alien Brain Trust by Jared Little
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    Why Alien Brain Trust? Building AI Education for Real-World Implementation

    Bridging the gap between AI theory and practical implementation - why I'm building Alien Brain Trust to serve professionals who need to actually use AI, not just understand it.

    Alien Brain Trust by Jared Little