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How to Use AI to Make Money, Save Time, and Be More Productive

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — Editor's Note: We have made two edits to this video after publishing it for clarity purposes. — What if the most powerful tool for saving time, making money, and transforming your life was already right in front of you? And yet you’re most likely using it incorrectly or not using it at all. That tool is AI – artificial intelligence. Have you noticed: it seems like everybody is talking about AI everywhere you turn? You’re already living with it every single day, whether you notice it or not. So, you might as well be the one in charge of how you use it. That’s why Mel has been searching for the right expert to come on the show to empower you, step by step, on how you can best use AI to benefit your life. That’s what you’ll hear today from Allie K. Miller, who Mel calls “The AI Whisperer” because she is in the ear advising some of the world’s leading brands on AI. Allie is the most-followed AI voice on LinkedIn and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in AI. Allie launched the first multimodal AI team at IBM, was the Global Head of Machine Learning for Startups and Venture Capital at Amazon Web Services, is the most-followed AI business voice on LinkedIn and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in AI. And she isn’t here to scare you about artificial intelligence. She’s here to show you how to use it in ways that can improve your life, starting today. Allie breaks down how AI actually works, what it can do for your day-to-day life, and how you can use it to make your days better and easier. You don’t need to be a coder or a tech person to follow along. Mel is right there with you as a beginner to AI. Allie explains it all clearly, with real-life examples. In fact, if you’ve ever felt behind on technology or overwhelmed by the hype, this episode will leave you feeling empowered. It’s time for a real, human conversation about AI – one that will give you the truth, the confidence, and the step-by-step moves that will help you take control of your time, your money, and your life. For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page: https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-340. Follow The Mel Robbins Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelrobbinspodcast I’m just your friend. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll see you in the next episode. In this episode: 00:00 Meet the Guest 03:42 What is Artificial Intelligence? 05:27 What is the Difference Between AI and Generative AI? 07:17 How Do I Use AI in my Personal Life? 11:09 What Are the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence? 15:26 Women & AI 16:30 The AI Myth That’s Holding You Back 18:02 How Do You Interact with an AI? 26:04 What’s the Biggest Mistake People Make When Using AI? 27:14 How Can AI Be Used in the Home? 29:55 How Can AI Save Time? 36:35: Why is My Company Not Using AI? 38:14 How to Use AI to Find a Job 41:27 How to Use AI in Networking 44:13 How to Use AI to Plan With Friends 44:50 How Can AI Help Caregivers? 47:12 How to Prompt AI to Solve Your Problems 50:00 Is AI 100% Accurate? 52:26 Why Does AI Hallucinate? 53:26 What is the #1 Expert on AI Concerned About with AI? 54:46 Is AI Bad for the Environment? 57:47 Is AI Going to Take Over My Job? 59:19 Why are Women Falling Behind with AI? 1:01:39 Is AI Making us Smarter or Dumber? 1:04:24 #1 AI Expert “After 7 Years…” 1:05:28 What is the Future of AI? 1:11:37 What’s the First Step to Learning AI? Learn how to run a small-model offline AI: https://blog.marketingdatascience.ai/offline-ai-made-easy-how-to-run-large-language-models-locally-1dd3bbbf214e — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

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Nov 5, 20251h 14mWatch on YouTube ↗

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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Women, AI, and Reinvention: Turn Emerging Tech Into Everyday Superpowers

  1. Mel Robbins interviews AI expert Ally Miller about how everyday people—especially women and caregivers—can use AI to save time, make money, and expand their capabilities. Miller demystifies AI and generative AI, explains why adoption is uneven, and frames AI as a personal executive assistant, teammate, and coach rather than a job-stealing threat. They walk through concrete interaction modes (text, voice, video, agents) and use cases from travel planning and caregiving to job searches and entrepreneurship. The episode closes with a strong call to experiment with AI now so your voice shapes how the technology evolves and how it impacts your life and career.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Treat AI as a versatile assistant, not just a faster Google.

Instead of typing short, generic queries, approach AI like a smart executive assistant that can help plan vacations, organize your home, design workouts, draft emails, and synthesize huge amounts of information for you.

Give rich context to get high‑quality, tailored results.

Most people use AI poorly by undersharing; specifying who you are, your constraints, preferences, past attempts, and goals (e.g., “I’m a 57-year-old mom of three trying to plan X…”) dramatically improves usefulness and accuracy.

Use the four interaction modes to unlock more value.

Move beyond simple prompts: micro-tasking (small chores), real-time companion (live video/voice help), delegation (20‑minute research or planning jobs), and teammate (tools that support your whole team or workflow).

Leverage AI to upgrade work and career, not just speed it up.

AI can brainstorm better strategies, identify risks you’re missing, generate standout job-search materials, analyze competitors, and give solo workers ‘fractional’ help in marketing, research, and customer support—for free or cheap.

Women and caregivers should lean in now to avoid being left behind.

Women are adopting AI about 25% less than men, missing out on time savings, economic upside, and a voice in policy and product design; even simple experiments (like using AI to summarize school emails or plan care) start to close that gap.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

Maybe instead of saying, ‘AI is coming for my job,’ the reframe is, ‘AI is a part of my job.’

Ally Miller

Use AI to become the person you want to be.

Ally Miller

Women are adopting AI 25% less than men, and I just think about what societal opportunities we’re missing out on.

Ally Miller

If you’re worried about it, don’t sit back. If you’re worried about it, this is when you lean in.

Ally Miller

People that take advantage of it now are going to gain this velocity that is gonna be really hard to catch up on in the next two years.

Ally Miller

What AI and generative AI are, in simple practical termsFour core ways to interact with AI: micro-tasks, real-time companion, delegation, teammateEveryday life use cases: travel, cooking, caregiving, home setup, shopping, lesson plansCareer and business applications: job search, resumes, solopreneurs, team productivityWomen's under-adoption of AI and why that’s a critical societal riskRisks and ethics: hallucinations, over-reliance, data/privacy, environment, educationUsing AI for personal growth, mindset reframing, and becoming your “best self”

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