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Amazon Logistics
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Your go-to podcast for real conversations about using AI tools at Amazon. Amazonians across different roles share practical techniques you can try the same day. No theory, no jargon—just conversations about what works, what doesn’t, and how to get better together.

Note: Some tools, resources, and internal references discussed in this podcast may only be accessible to Amazon employees.

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You've got the idea. A tracker, a dashboard, a tool that would save your team hours. You just can't code it. Or can you? Two Amazonians share how to go from ideas to working prototypes using agentic coding tools. The secret? You don't need to know co... more

Host Alex Kalish gets a little help from a very special co-host, Alexa, who steps in to ask the questions while Alex tackles your toughest listener submissions head-on. The throughline? Context is king, and Alex's five-step framework will change the ... more

Stop treating AI like a tool. Start treating it like a partner. Regional Director in Amazon Logistics shares how he transformed his relationship with AI from task assistant to strategic partner and the simple habit that made all the difference. His b... more

Want to think more strategically and accelerate your career growth? Program Manager with Amazon's GoAI team, shares how he uses AI as a personal career coach to prepare for high-stakes meetings, build advocates, and shift from tactical execution to s... more

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Recent Guests

Joe Hoeksema
Regional Director, Amazon Logistics
Amazon
Episode: You're probably using AI like a search engine—here's how to make it your work partner
Chris Meriwether
Program Manager, GoAI technology and development team at Amazon
Amazon
Episode: This PM used AI as a career coach—his tips for you to earn new opportunities
Ahmed Raafat
AI evangelism space leader, leads the machine learning specialist architect team for AWS UK and Ireland
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Episode: One prompt manages emails and slack—here's what it is
James Hood
Principal Engineer at Amazon
Amazon
Episode: 16-year Amazonian shares the AI technique he's adopting to build faster
Caitlin Gallagher
Communications and Corporate Responsibility Team member analyzing Amazon's media presence
Amazon
Episode: Try this research prompt framework to get sharper, more useful analysis from AI
Lavanya Srivastava
AI program lead for Amazon Global Supply Chain and Transportation Procurement and Customs and Trade
Amazon
Episode: Want faster AI results? You need to try meta-prompting
Rashi Dixit
Amazonian with nine years of experience working on agentic AI
Amazon
Episode: Aza can handle tasks for you: Aza's AI agent explained
Connor McIntyre
Senior data science/lead at Amazon discussing AI guardrails and vendor quality
Amazon
Episode: How to make AI give you exactly what you need, not everything it knows
Josh McCay
Aero Academy lead focusing on onboarding for Amazon fulfillment centers
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Episode: Learn the 3-question technique that makes AI your thought partner

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Alex Galish
Host of the show focusing on AI tips for Amazonians and practical workflows within Amazon.
Alex Kalish
Co-host/host of Straight Talk: AI tips for Amazonians and related variations, guiding practical AI conversations.

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Your AI questions, answered—with a little help from Alexa
Q: What best practices maintain human oversight in specialized fields like human rights or supply chain risk management?
Emphasize human-in-the-loop, build robust context documents, and use metaprompting and structured prompts to guide AI with expert review at key moments.
Your AI questions, answered—with a little help from Alexa
Q: How do we integrate customized spaces with API plugins across tools like Wiki, SharePoint, Slack, and Outlook?
Focus on breaking problems into parts, prioritize value delivery over real-time automation, and use existing tool capabilities to reduce friction while delivering customer value.
Your AI questions, answered—with a little help from Alexa
Q: If you could go back two years, what would you change about encouraging Gen.AI adoption, what went well and what could be improved?
Advocate mobility and context-building early, create a robust context document, emphasize human-in-the-loop, and prepare teams to systematically adopt AI rather than reacting to tasks.
Your AI questions, answered—with a little help from Alexa
Q: What are effective strategies for working with large complex code bases that exceed AI tool context windows?
Use AI to describe the challenge, have it outline steps, and structure a plan that distills massive context into essential elements for a focused, single chat workflow.
Your AI questions, answered—with a little help from Alexa
Q: How does one export quick conversations from Slack for feedback and learning?
Alexa and the host discuss a practical approach: export by copying and pasting from Slack's quick conversations, acknowledging it isn't perfect but workable and noting that features are rapidly evolving, so an export option may appear soon.

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This program presents practical, experience-led conversations about 将 AI tools into everyday work at a large technology-and-operations organization. Across episodes, hosts and a rotating guest share concrete workflows, guardrails, and repeatable techniques for making AI a productive partner—from building context documents and meta-prompting to deploying agentic AI and lightweight automation in daily tasks. Real-world Amazon use cases in logistics, software development, governance, and internal operations anchor the discussions, with emphasis on actionable steps, quick-start prompts, and measurable improvements. A standout aspect is the emphasis on hands-on methods over theory, showcasing how teams scale AI adoption through repeatable proces... more

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