Samie Smilz

Singer-Songwriter | Software Engineer | Building responsible AI futures through policy, strategy and foresight. | Founder #Music #AI

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

I may have taken being unserious a little too seriously.

I built Twispace. 😂

It’s a little corner of the internet where you can make a room, decorate it, leave weird notes on someone else’s board, and find people whose brains take similar detours.

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[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

Most companies are measuring the wrong thing about AI adoption.

They ask:

How many employees have access to AI?

How many licenses have we purchased?

How many teams are using Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini?

Those numbers tell you something.

But they don’t necessarily tell you whether AI adoption is working.

A company can give 10,000 employees access to AI and still change very little about how work actually gets done.

The more interesting signals are further downstream.

Are decisions getting faster?

Are repetitive workflows disappearing?

Are employees trusting the systems enough to use them?

Do people know when AI should make a recommendation and when a human should intervene?

Are teams redesigning processes around what the technology can now do?

That is the distinction organizations increasingly need to understand.

AI access is not AI adoption.

And AI adoption is not organizational transformation.

The technology matters.

But so do the data, workflows, incentives, governance structures, infrastructure, and people surrounding it.

Better models will keep coming.

The harder advantage to build is an organization capable of absorbing them.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?

I’d be interested in the metrics you are seeing inside real organizations.

♻️ 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲.

#AIAdoption #AITransformation #EnterpriseAI #AIGovernance #FutureOfWork

[U.S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda @USEmbassyUganda]

📢 🇺🇸 FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT: @CDCgov has a new funding opportunity to strengthen Uganda's global health security! Focus areas: health emergency management, human resources, surveillance & lab systems.
📅 Deadline: August 14.
Apply at https://t.co/Jbo0AYSOYe — search "CDC-RFA-JG-26-0054."
Questions? Email [email protected]

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

🚨 𝑵𝑬𝑾: Anthropic is investing $150 million to place 1,000 young people into full-time AI roles inside nonprofits.

The program, called Claude Corps, will embed trained fellows into more than 400 nonprofits across the United States for a year.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝:

Help mission-driven organizations move beyond talking about AI and start using it to solve real problems.

The first cohort of 100 fellows begins on October 19, 2026.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟕

What stands out:

→ No degree required
→ Less than 2 years of full-time work experience required
→ Complete two free Anthropic courses before applying
→ $85,000 salary plus full benefits
→ Training, mentorship from CodePath, and support from Anthropic

Most early-career opportunities still heavily reward pedigree, credentials, and existing networks.

This program is built around a different assumption:

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭.

It is also a signal about where AI adoption is headed.

The biggest challenge for many nonprofits is no longer access to AI tools.

It is access to people who know how to deploy those tools effectively inside real organizations.

That creates a new pathway into AI work - one that does not require already being inside the technology industry.

Applications are now open.

𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫.

#AIFellowship #AnthropicCorps #AI #EarlyCareer

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

Most people are not confused about AI because they are non-technical…

They are confused because AI is no longer one thing.

It is models, agents, RAG, MCP, coding coworkers, computer use, research systems, open-source tools, frontier labs, evals, and workflows — all moving at once.

The mistake is trying to memorize every new term.

The better move is to understand the pattern underneath them:

AI is moving from content generation to task execution.

From chatbots that answer questions to systems that retrieve information, use tools, operate software, check their work, and deliver outcomes.

That shift explains almost everything happening right now.

I wrote this article to make the AI ecosystem feel less like fog and more like a map.

Read it if you want to understand:

- why RAG matters

- what agents actually are

- why MCP is becoming important

- why coding agents are the first serious test bed

- how open source and frontier labs are shaping different parts of the ecosystem

- why evals are the reality check after the demo

And where to start without trying to learn everything at once

The goal is not to chase every AI launch.

The goal is to know where each launch fits.

Read the “The AI Ecosystem, Without the Fog” here...

#AIEcosytem #AI #RAG #MCPServer #Agents #ComputerUse

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[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

The joy of my heart.
Meet 𝙰𝚞𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚢 𝙹𝚘𝚢 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚣𝚊 #Grateful

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

@AndrewAgaba9 @ubctvuganda @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 Andrew, l think the virus gets its name based on where it was first ( originally discovered - and named )

While this time it did not start in Bundibujo, that is where it was originally tested and named a few years back.

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

@AnujThakrar @TourismBoardUg @MTWAUganda @Ronkawamara @ugwildlife @ugandainvest @wekesa_amos That’s looks like it’s going to be awesome. The view 👌🏽😊

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

Happiest Birthday big bro.🎉
More years, more blessings 🙌🏽✨

[Byamugisha Moses @ByamugishaMoses]

It's my 44th birthday today.
To celebrate it, i have sofa planted 3000 coffee seedlings &my target is planting 8000 completing in the September rains.
This is my contribution to Uganda's agenda to expand the country’s GDP from nearly US\( 50 billion to US\) 500 bn by 2040.

[UCC @UCC_Official]

Starlink in Uganda: Taxation, Data Sovereignty and Regulation https://t.co/pOaZrJAEit

[Ministry of ICT&NG @MoICT_Ug]

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 & 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬

@MoICT_Ug invites Ugandan tech innovators, startups, developers, universities, and innovation hubs to submit working prototypes for the Government Systems Prototype Showcase and enrolment into the National Innovator Registry.
This initiative aims to build the next generation of Government systems powered by Ugandan innovators and local talent.

𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 30 May 2026
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 : 25 June 2026
🔗 Apply here:
https://t.co/LETH2r9jPq
📄 Full Call Document:
https://t.co/HLwVG6oUfK

[NTV UGANDA @ntvuganda]

AI policies are vital for Uganda to guide innovation, protect citizens, and unlock digital growth. They ensure the country maximizes its youthful population and Digital Roadmap goals for a competitive, knowledge-based economy. - Samuel Abinsinguza, technologist

#MorningAtNTV

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

When it’s God’s battle, the math doesn’t matter. 🧮

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗…

𝙼𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚜. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖 𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚕�� 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜.

𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚎𝚝, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚠𝚎’𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 - 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚜, 𝚞𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚎 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐.

𝙼𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐.
𝙳𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐.

𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚢.

𝚂𝚘 𝚜𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚎𝚝.
𝙻𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞.

𝚈𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚝.
𝚈𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝.
𝚈𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

God is with you, here is what He says…

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

Two things we get everyday.
1. A chance
2. A choice

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

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[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

@CNASdc Great resource - thanks for sharing.

[Samie Smilz @samiesmilz]

Hold on to the promise, let go of the plan.