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AI & The Art of the Possible
AI Through Stories, Not Specs
What if AI isn't about replacing us, but about expanding what's possible?
I'm Chance, an AI consultant, and every week I tell you a short story about artificial intelligence. Sometimes that means confronting uncomfortable truths. Other times it's about genuinely mind-bending breakthroughs. But always through real stories, not abstract theory, focused on the human side of AI.
This podcast is for the AI curious or even the AI skeptic. The people who want the actual picture. Not the hype, not the doom, just what's really happening.
When technical concepts matter to the story, I'll explain them. When jargon is necessary, I'll translate it.
What to expect:
• 3-5 minute episodes
• One story, one insight per episode
• Honest assessment of both risks and possibilities
• Complex ideas made accessible (but not dumbed down)
New episodes every Tuesday.
Subscribe if you want to understand AI as it actually is—fascinating, concerning, and very, very real.
AI & The Art of the Possible
The 13 Year-Old Me Moment
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EP10: The 13 Year-Old Me Moment
A 1981 text adventure scolds two kids for swearing—then threatens them with a Grue in the dark. Decades later, modern AI tries to recreate that same Zork “magic”… and keeps forgetting what it’s doing. What does Zork reveal about the gap between generating text and actually understanding context—and what's still uniquely human about imagination?
In this episode, you'll learn:
- (00:00:00) - The Magic of Zork: A 13-Year-Old's First Encounter with AI
- (00:01:02) - When a Computer Has Personality and Standards
- (00:02:06) - The Modern AI Challenge: Can ChatGPT Play Zork?
- (00:02:40) - Why Today's Powerful AI Models Struggle with a 1980s Text Game
- (00:03:26) - The Human Element: Why the Magic Was in Our Heads, Not the Code
- (00:03:50) - Intelligence vs. Pattern Matching: What AI is Still Missing
Key Terms & References:
- Grue: A fictional, predatory monster from the Zork series that dwells in darkness.
- ZorkGPT: A specialized AI model mentioned in the episode that was trained specifically to play the game Zork. Watch a LLM play Zork in real time.
- Zork: A pioneering interactive fiction computer game from the late 1970s. You can play it online here.
- ChatGPT: An AI chatbot developed by OpenAI.
- Claude: A family of large language models developed by Anthropic.
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About Chance
Chance Sassano is the Founder of AuthenTech AI, where he helps organizations implement secure, compliant GenAI with 100% observability. Former radio DJ. Still believes the best tech amplifies human capability—doesn't replace it.
About AI & The Art of the Possible
When AI quietly changes our world, who notices?
Last week on AI & The Art of the Possible, I shared a story about a moment that seemed small. It wasn’t about the latest model or a grand promise.
It was about the way AI made a complex decision feel… almost simple.
That’s the kind of impact I want to surface—where the tech steps back, and possibility steps forward. Curious what that moment looked like? Listen to the latest episode.
