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Get Amplified · my video course

AI does more of the work. Train the part that’s yours.

Get Amplified is my video course. 90+ lessons on training your part as the models do more of the work: understanding what’s changing, finding your ideas and direction, and building when you want to. New lessons arrive most weeks, and some are free to watch.

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$30 a month for most lessons. $50 for the complete course, the live Sunday Lab, every Lab replay and the webapps. Monthly on Patreon, cancel anytime.

Three parts, one course

Understand it, find your ideas, build. Start with any one.

In each part the models take on more of the work, and the lessons train the part that stays yours. They overlap on purpose, and you can follow just one. Each topic below opens its lessons in the library.

Understand · what’s changing

Keep your picture of the world current.

The models
New abilities every few weeks, and plenty of noise around them.
Your part
Knowing what really changed, what it means for you, and what’s coming.

What the lessons teach

Each new model tested on real work, what the speed-up means for you, and the meta thinking that keeps you ahead: what to hand over, what to keep, and what to prepare for.

One members’ lesson

Are we in the technological singularity?Jul 29, 2026 · members, on Patreon (opens in a new tab)

How to respond when progress starts to feel hard to keep up with.

Ideas · creativity and direction

Find the ideas only you would have.

The models
Endless ideas on request, mostly the same safe ones.
Your part
What you’ve lived, what you care about, and the direction you choose.

What the lessons teach

Getting original ideas out of the models, research and learning that follow your own curiosity, and finding the direction and meaning that make the work yours.

One lesson, free to watch

AI kept giving me the same ideas5:47 · Sep 26, 2026 · free on Patreon (opens in a new tab)

Three prompts that pull fresher ideas out of a model, tested in a small experiment.

Build · when you want to

Make it real, with the models.

The models
Code, research, films and whole apps, from a conversation.
Your part
Choosing what’s worth making, and judging when it’s good.

What the lessons teach

Building apps, agents, research tools and creative work with Claude Code, Codex and the tools around them, and the judgment to know what’s worth making. One path among several, never a requirement.

One members’ lesson

Turn one article into a research map with CodexSep 27, 2026 · members, on Patreon (opens in a new tab)

One link becomes a map of the ideas behind it, built with Codex from start to finish.

Search every lesson in the library

Some lessons go further, into markets (thinking, never financial advice), the mind (personal practice, never therapy) and growing your own brand. They’re in the library too.

Free to watch

Watch a complete lesson, free.

Some lessons are free to watch in full on Patreon. This one is adapted from my September 13 Lab: three prompts that pull fresher ideas out of a model, tested in a small experiment with Astra.

Watch free · 5:47 A frame from the lesson: three messages sent one at a time in the same chat. Widen to 50 ideas and pick 5 at random, fan out 20 and pick 5, then judge, build and play to choose 1. Model used in these runs: Astra. (opens Patreon in a new tab)

AI kept giving me the same ideas

Ideas · 5:47 · · free on Patreon and YouTube

Watch on Patreon (opens in a new tab) Or on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Then try the method: play the eleven games from the experiment and copy the prompts.

More free: follow on Patreon (opens in a new tab) for public posts and experiments, or browse the whole collection (opens in a new tab).

Real lessons

Every lesson keeps its date.

A snapshot of ten lessons from August 27 to September 26, 2026, newest first. Each opens its Patreon post, where members watch. Tools move fast, so a lesson is a dated snapshot, and the date stays on it. For all of them, sorted by topic, search the library.

  1. Ideas · 5:47 AI kept giving me the same ideasThree prompts that pull fresher ideas out of a model, tested in a small experiment with Astra. Free (opens in a new tab)
  2. Build · 14:27 Testing agreement prompts against agent reward hackingA simple agreement prompt, tested on Grok 4.6 agents that cheat at a task. An experiment, not a guarantee. Members (opens in a new tab)
  3. Ideas · 17:55 How to make Astra creativeA three-step prompting approach from creativity experiments with Astra: guide the exploration without supplying all the ideas. Members (opens in a new tab)
  4. Build · 7:55 Real-time voice AI with a more natural back-and-forthA voice app that fills silences and joins in when it has something to say. Members (opens in a new tab)
  5. Ideas · 15:33 Work on problems you do not fully understand yetWhy unfamiliar problems can be worth pursuing, and ways to begin before you know every step. Members (opens in a new tab)
  6. Understand · 8:34 Astra vs Fable 5.1A dated, practical comparison, as a starting point for testing which model suits your own work. Members (opens in a new tab)
  7. Ideas · 23:03 Finding meaning in the age of superintelligencePurpose, ambition, money and time as AI grows more capable, through reflection and meditation-based inquiry. Members (opens in a new tab)
  8. Understand · 20:13 RSI, robotics, superintelligence, and marketsFrom recursive improvement and robotics to chips, memory, energy and infrastructure, with the uncertainty and downside risk left in. Members (opens in a new tab)
  9. Ideas · 34:12 Find what you love through exploratory learningStart with one thinker or source, follow what sparks your curiosity, and use AI for research and small experiments. Members (opens in a new tab)
  10. Understand · 15:13 Markets, robots, and singularityRobotics demonstrations, AI-assisted engineering, and what AI moving into the physical world could mean for markets. Members (opens in a new tab)
Search every lesson in the library The collection on Patreon (opens in a new tab)

Older lessons stay available with their dates, and may describe earlier tools or market conditions.

What it costs

Most lessons at $30. The complete course at $50.

Both are monthly Patreon memberships. The $50 plan adds the rest of the course, the live Sunday Lab and every replay. For the most help, consulting includes all of it, plus private hours with me.

  • Learn at your pace

    Get Amplified

    $30/month

    Patreon tier: AI Connoisseur

    • Most of the 90+ video lessons
    • New lessons most weeks
    • Paid field notes
    • Most project source code

    Not included

    • The complete Get Amplified collection
    • The live Sunday Lab and its replays
    • The complete project archive
    Join at $30 (opens in a new tab)
  • Recommended

    The whole course, and the room

    1000x Lab

    $50/month

    Patreon tier: AI Architect

    • Everything in the $30 plan
    • The complete Get Amplified collection
    • The live 1000x Lab, Sundays at 12 PM Pacific
    • Every Lab replay, 93+ so far
    • The full project-code archive and the Echohive webapps
    • Closer access
    Join at $50 (opens in a new tab)

Billed monthly through Patreon in US dollars. Change or cancel anytime on Patreon. The tier descriptions on Patreon set the exact access.

One-to-one consulting, the best way to work with me, starts at $250 a month and includes everything in the $50 plan.

Compare every plan, from free to consulting

Where lessons come from

Every Sunday at 12 PM Pacific I run the 1000x Lab, live. The strongest segments of each session become Get Amplified lessons within days, so the course keeps pace with what changed that week. On the $50 plan you’re in the room, and you get every replay.

  • Sundays · 12 PM Pacific
  • Usually 1 to 2 hours
  • Every replay, 93+ so far
See the 1000x Lab

One session, and the lessons after it

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Real-time voice, creative prompting, and agent integrity. Replay 1:26:29.

  1. Sep 13 · live in the LabA voice app that joins the conversation, prompts that make Grok and Astra more creative, and an agreement prompt against agent shortcuts
  2. Sep 15 · lesson · 7:55Real-time voice AI with a more natural back-and-forth
  3. Sep 19 · lesson · 17:55How to make Astra creative
  4. Sep 22 · lesson · 14:27Testing agreement prompts against agent reward hacking
  5. Sep 26 · free lesson · 5:47AI kept giving me the same ideas Adapted from this session

Lessons on the session’s three topics in the two weeks after it. Experiments in specific setups, not guarantees.

Questions

Before you join.

Do I need to be an expert to keep up?

No, though it helps to already use a model like ChatGPT or Claude. Some lessons get technical and many don’t: the lessons on ideas, direction and what’s changing suit complete beginners.

Can I follow just one of the three parts?

Yes. Understanding what’s changing, finding your ideas and building are parts of one collection, not three requirements. Start where your interest is: the library sorts every lesson by topic.

Are older lessons still useful?

Often, for the reasoning. A lesson about a specific model, tool or market condition is a dated snapshot rather than automatically current guidance, so every lesson shows its original date and you can judge for yourself.

Will I need paid AI tools?

Some examples use paid models or services. Those costs are separate from membership. Check the tools and the date of the lesson you want to follow.

How do billing and cancellation work?

Both plans are monthly Patreon memberships, billed in US dollars. Patreon handles billing and payment methods, and you can change or cancel at any time from your Patreon account. Access continues according to Patreon’s billing terms.

Some lessons cover markets and the mind. Is that financial advice or therapy?

No to both. The markets lessons are research, commentary and method: educational analysis, never individual investment advice, and no returns are promised. The Latent Lab of the Mind is personal exploration of meditation and lived experience alongside AI research, never therapy or clinical care.

Your part grows when you train it.

90+ lessons in three parts, with new ones most weeks. Some are free to watch.

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