You don't have an AI problem

00:00 Introduction and Mail Surprises 01:16 Fable Five and AI News 03:07 Comparing Fable and Opus 04:20 The Evolution of AI Intelligence 04:48 Practical Applications and Experiences 06:29 Managing AI Memories and Workflows 08:48 Optimizing AI Usage and Budgeting 11:00 Understanding AI Model Choices and Effort Levels 11:20 Introduction to Pathfinder 13:57 The Inspiration Behind Pathfinder 14:21 Identifying Focus and Alignment Problems 15:22 Demonstrating Pathfinder's Features 16:39 The Brainstorming Process 17:25 Focusing Ideas for Implementation 18:49 Evaluating Ideas and Avoiding Pitfalls 22:17 Building with Purpose: The Importance of Focus 24:17 Creating a Structured Build Plan 26:34 Establishing a Roadmap for Success 30:01 Final Thoughts and Team Collaboration Episode 14: You Don't Have an AI Problem Pathfinder is real, it's live, and Justin and Kellan finally take you on the full tour: why they built it, how the four-step method works, and what it looks like to go from "we should do something with AI" to a project you're actually building. But first: Fable 5 leaves the Anthropic subscription, and what that means for how practitioners should stack their models. The Drip: Fable 5 leaves Anthropic subscriptions: the July 7 deadline got a last-minute extension to July 12 Kellan's setup: downgrade the plan, add usage credits, and run Fable as the planner and reviewer while cheaper models implement Memories have gotten out of control, and it's time to ask Claude for a full memory audit Effort levels: why medium or high beats extra-high and ultracode for most real work Inside The Bottle: Pathfinder is live and free for individuals at http://pathfinder.tinybottleai.com The backstory: you don't have an AI problem, you probably have a focus problem The ideas brainstorm: the AI interviews you. Fifteen minutes gets you six to ten real ideas, no blank page Focusing an idea into a Brief: the real problem, what solving it means, and the right solution type (automation, assistant, or agentic) The Build Plan: the smallest first version, handed off to Claude Code, Codex, or ChatGPT via copy, MCP, or CLI Roadmaps and checkpoints: the commitment system that keeps you moving after the excitement wears off The team plan: idea synthesis and prioritization across your whole team, with Justin and Kellan involved Want to find your best AI project? Pathfinder is free for individuals. Sign up at http://pathfinder.tinybottleai.com and see what it turns up. If you need a hand, support goes straight to Justin and Kellan. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe to The Weekly Fizz newsletter at http://tinybottleai.com/the-fizz.