Inside AI, for AI Outsiders
AI Outsiders is a community for business owners, professionals, and knowledge workers outside the tech world who want to learn how to use AI.
Join AI OutsidersIt's free to join.
# Introductions
Say who you are, what you do and where you're starting.
What to post here
- Your role and the kind of work you do
- How you use AI today, if at all
- One task you'd love to hand off
# Questions
Ask anything. No question is too basic.
What to post here
- Which tool should I start with?
- How do I get better answers?
- Why did it make that up?
# What I tried
Post the experiment, the prompt or the tool, and how it went.
What to post here
- What you tried, and why
- The prompt or tool you used
- What worked and what didn't
# Inside AI
Talk about each Friday's issue.
What to post here
- Questions about this week's issue
- How the 'try this today' went for you
- Topics you want covered next
Who it's for
For people who feel like AI is happening somewhere else.
Made for
Smart people who run businesses or do skilled work, outside the tech world.
- Business owners
- Professionals who do skilled work
- Employees figuring out AI at work
What it isn't
- Not hype
- Not news for its own sake
- Not a course
- Not for developers or AI insiders
Just people sharing what they're trying, what worked and what didn't.
Every level is welcome: just starting, using it sometimes, using it daily, or building with it.
Who runs it
I'm Charlie Barmore, a CPA who builds with AI.
I'm not an engineer, and I'm not very technical. Everything I know about AI, I learned by doing it myself. Now I want to be around other non-technical people who are building cool things with it. I write Inside AI, a newsletter that comes out every Friday, and I started AI Outsiders so readers have a place to share how they're actually using AI and learn from each other.
More about me at charliebarmore.comQuestions
Frequently asked
Is AI Outsiders free?
Yes. AI Outsiders is free to join. It's a community for business owners, professionals, and knowledge workers outside the tech world who want to learn how to use AI. Join at joinaioutsiders.com.
Do I need to be technical to join AI Outsiders?
No. AI Outsiders is for business owners and professionals, not developers. Charlie Barmore, who runs it, is a CPA, not an engineer, and learned all of this by doing it. Members come at every level, from just starting to building their own tools.
Who is AI Outsiders for?
AI Outsiders is for smart people who run businesses or do skilled work and feel like AI is happening somewhere else. It isn't for developers or AI insiders. Accountants are welcome, but the community is built for business owners and professionals in every field.
How is AI Outsiders different from Inside AI?
Inside AI is Charlie Barmore's weekly newsletter. Every Friday it explains what's going on inside AI tools, what he tested himself, and one thing you can try today. AI Outsiders is the community where Inside AI readers figure this out together, sharing what they tried, what worked and what didn't.
Is AI Outsiders a course?
No. AI Outsiders isn't a course, and it isn't hype or news for its own sake. It's a community where people outside the tech world share what they're trying with AI, what worked and what didn't.
Who runs AI Outsiders?
Charlie Barmore runs AI Outsiders and writes the Inside AI newsletter. He is a CPA, not an engineer, and learned all of this by doing it. More about Charlie is at charliebarmore.com.