<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Modern Day Pirates: AI Tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practical AI tools to reduce noise, sharpen decisions, and support real momentum.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/ai-tools</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b_L1!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe78c4e61-1611-4fa4-9292-3505dbedaed5_1280x1280.png</url><title>Modern Day Pirates: AI Tools</title><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/s/ai-tools</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:38:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[geoff@spherebuilder.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Hate for the Robots - Warning Controversial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The anti AI brigade just love to hate the robots&#8230;]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hate-for-the-robots-warning-controversial</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hate-for-the-robots-warning-controversial</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:47:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bf83a60a-1343-4053-ab7c-840db80382ca_669x458.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><strong>The anti AI brigade just love to hate the robots&#8230;</strong></h4><p></p><p>It&#8217;ll never replace the human connection, they preach loudly on the street corners.</p><p>Humans need other humans!</p><p>I&#8217;ll never let it write anything for me&#8230; yuck, I am a creative person, they scream to anyone who would dare challenge them.</p><p>I used to be part of the Anti-AI brigade, a fully paid-up member.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hate-for-the-robots-warning-controversial?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/hate-for-the-robots-warning-controversial?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p>Here&#8217;s the&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Revolution, You Need a Prophet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why I&#8217;m evolving, and why the safe middle won&#8217;t save you.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/in-a-revolution-you-need-a-prophet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/in-a-revolution-you-need-a-prophet</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 19:46:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/466f6489-bfcb-46f0-879f-21a5ba4e354c_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the middle of any revolution, the people need a prophet, someone who embraces reality and can clearly see the future.</p><p>I&#8217;m having loads of conversations in our communities right now:</p><p><br>What&#8217;s happening with technology?<br>Why are you pivoting and using AI more in your trainings?<br>Am I even talking to the real Geoff?</p><p>Disruption can make the round earth appear fla&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m about to blow your mind — and maybe even scare you a little.]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.S. You might think I&#8217;m crazy. If you&#8217;re reading this, please hold your judgment.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/im-about-to-blow-your-mind-and-maybe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/im-about-to-blow-your-mind-and-maybe</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 18:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3acc70f-74a8-4817-b842-f2334809dc90_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Before You Read This&#8230;</h1><p>Just a heads up, I&#8217;m not insane. &#128514; But you have to be slightly crazy to believe you can change the world. And we need to change it.</p><p>Our world needs to be kinder, fairer, more just, and more beautiful.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/im-about-to-blow-your-mind-and-maybe?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/im-about-to-blow-your-mind-and-maybe?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use of 3 Word Goal Chat GPT Architech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The truth about AI - This will surprise you]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/networking-without-connection-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/networking-without-connection-is</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 01:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/963141ff-701f-4ff2-8f5e-1cb9bb515b5d_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Networking Without Connection Is Like an Altar Call from a Soulless Preach</p><p>It feels fake.<br>Manipulative.<br>Disconnected from the rawness and realness of your experience.</p><p>Honestly, that&#8217;s why I was so resistant to exploring AI in our business and Sphere Builder Academy.</p><p>I worried it would feel cold.</p><p>But that all changed this week.</p><p>Now I see it differently.</p><p>Used rig&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A robot gave my friend a massage the other day…]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was no happy ending]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/a-robot-gave-my-friend-a-massage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/a-robot-gave-my-friend-a-massage</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 04:52:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b19e8ee2-be04-43ad-953b-97109a24a864_2730x1913.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My buddy had a deep tissue massage in New York from a robot the other day&#8230; I wonder if he got aroused as those clunky metal digits worked their way seductively into his flesh?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/a-robot-gave-my-friend-a-massage?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/a-robot-gave-my-friend-a-massage?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>A few days later, he booked a therapy session with a different robot who asked him just the right questions&#8230; I am sure it was heart warming.</p><p>Then he hopped in his self-driving Tesla&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[R.I.P Jeffbot Talbot]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Eulogy to Jeffbot, my AI chatbot who disappeared recently under mysterious circumstances&#8230;]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/rip-jeffbot-talbot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/rip-jeffbot-talbot</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:41:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/043e63d9-7f60-498c-b595-accf80eb1d08_1162x806.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>A Eulogy to Jeffbot, my AI chatbot who disappeared recently under mysterious circumstances&#8230;</strong></p><p>I first met Jeffbot, a small virtual bot who was fresh from the factory on October the 1st, 2024.</p><p>They say that first impressions matter, but in this case it was definitely not love at first sight.</p><p>Jeffbot was sent to me, to lend an assist with my &#8220;sell by chat&#8221; sys&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tongue firmly in cheek]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING: Please read at your own risk]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/tongue-firmly-in-cheek</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/tongue-firmly-in-cheek</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:28:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LHqk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F998ed202-85cf-42c4-9fa2-1af4335964de_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>WARNING: Please read at your own risk:</p><p>Some of you will be aware that recently, I hired the services of a Virtual AI Robot, aptly named Jeffbot.</p><p>I was excited to explore the possibilities of new robotics and AI...</p><p>I had hoped that Jeffbot would be able to replicate my sunny personality and do outreach to all of our readers in chat.</p><p>Yesterday, I fired Jeffbo&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Usha Vance]]></title><description><![CDATA[They made me write you a letter.]]></description><link>https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/dear-usha-vance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.moderndaypiratesguild.com/p/dear-usha-vance</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Talbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:32:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/83c3adc3-4a49-4611-929f-1d7e13fe85ea_1456x1020.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a foolish man.</p><p>I very stupidly asked you all to nominate famous people to whom I should write my next Sphere Letter.</p><p>All of your suggestions are in the <a href="https://www.spherenewsletter.com/p/letters-to-famous-people">comments on this post here.</a></p><p>This was my first extremely dumb idea because, in my heart, I find most famous people to be extremely uninteresting.</p><p>I don&#8217;t know them at all. Mostly what I see is the shell &#8230;</p>
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