Principal Software Engineer shares how he went from AI skeptic to AI evangelist — and the exact technique that changed his mind. Learn about the prompt-driven development technique that made AI an indispensable partner for building faster.

Guest: James Hood, Principal Software Engineer

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Three hundred questions. Generated by AI, not a human. An AI program lead from Amazon's Global Supply Chain Operations discovered that the secret to better AI results isn't writing better prompts — it's asking AI to write them for you. Listen to find out how.

Guest: Lavanya Srivastava, AI Program Lead

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Three pages of text when you needed three bullet points. Sound familiar? An Ops Tech Solutions leader cracked the code on getting AI to give you exactly what you asked for — no more, no less. Listen to find out how guardrails and constraints can fix that.

Guest: Connor McIntyre, Ops Tech Solutions Leader

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Forty hours saved. Insights he never would have found on his own. An Amazon Robotics facilitator discovered that asking AI the right questions — and letting it ask some back — changed everything. Listen to find out how the 3-question technique can work for you.

Guest: Josh McCay, Amazon Robotics Onboarding Academy Facilitator

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A few minutes of setup, dramatically better AI results. An AI Integration Lead built a simple context document that transformed how AI understands his role — and you can do the same. Listen to learn how to create yours.

Guest: David Metzger, AI Integration Lead

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It took 20 iterations. Now, the prompt framework a program manager from Amazon's Global Corporate Communications team built consistently delivers high-quality research analysis — faster and more precisely than before. Listen to find out how she got there — and how you can apply the same approach to your own research process.

Guest: Caitlin Gallagher, Program Manager

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Many people use AI like a search engine. But AI agents can do things — find information, manage requests, and take action on your behalf. In this episode we break down what makes agents different and how to put them to work, to see what's possible.

Guest: Rashi Dixit, Principal Project Manager

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