--- title: "Ryan C (@razr37) | Hashnode" description: "Ryan C (@razr37) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@razr37" --- @razr37 # Ryan C @razr37 · Joined June 2026 ### [I Spent a Day Building an AI with a Soul. Here's What It Taught Me About the Difference Between Using AI and Mastering It.](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/i-spent-a-day-building-an-ai-with-a-soul-here-s-what-it-taught-me-about-the-difference-between-using-ai-and-mastering-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Artificial intelligence is transforming how we work, but there's an important difference between simply using AI and truly mastering it. This article explores that distinction through a practical experiment: building an AI persona with memory, values, and a consistent identity instead of treating AI as a one-off chatbot. Inspired by ideas from leading AI thinkers, the author examines how structured context, persistent knowledge, and deliberate system design produce more reliable, higher-quality outcomes than isolated prompts. Along the way, the project reveals that the greatest gains come not from better prompting alone, but from designing repeatable workflows that compound over time. Rather than focusing on technical complexity, the article argues that AI mastery is about creating systems that preserve context, improve decision-making, and amplify human judgment. Whether you're experimenting with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or AI coding assistants, the key lesson is clear: the future belongs to people who build with AI, not those who simply use it. 10 min read · [myprompts2production.hashnode.dev](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/i-spent-a-day-building-an-ai-with-a-soul-here-s-what-it-taught-me-about-the-difference-between-using-ai-and-mastering-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-spent-a-day-building-an-ai-with-a-soul-here-s-what-it-taught-me-about-the-difference-between-using-ai-and-mastering-it/6a5330a8712bd147020f9810) ### [Part 3: How I Built an Enterprise Sales "Lie Detector" by Pitting Two AIs Against Each Other](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/part-3-how-i-built-an-enterprise-sales-lie-detector-by-pitting-two-ais-against-each-other?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Discover how two AI models challenged each other to improve enterprise sales decisions, reduce hallucinations, and strengthen AI workflows. 8 min read · [myprompts2production.hashnode.dev](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/part-3-how-i-built-an-enterprise-sales-lie-detector-by-pitting-two-ais-against-each-other?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/part-3-how-i-built-an-enterprise-sales-lie-detector-by-pitting-two-ais-against-each-other/6a50524194c63d4ce3450c8d) ### [Part 2: When the Sandbox Goes Blank — What BigQuery Taught Me About AI, Sales Forecasting, and the Limits of Vibe-Coding](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/part-2-when-the-sandbox-goes-blank-what-bigquery-taught-me-about-ai-sales-forecasting-and-the-limits-of-vibe-coding?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Clean data pipeline in hand. Now what? The next four weeks turned a business question into a lesson about what AI genuinely can and can't do. 9 min read · [myprompts2production.hashnode.dev](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/part-2-when-the-sandbox-goes-blank-what-bigquery-taught-me-about-ai-sales-forecasting-and-the-limits-of-vibe-coding?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/part-2-when-the-sandbox-goes-blank-what-bigquery-taught-me-about-ai-sales-forecasting-and-the-limits-of-vibe-coding/6a4630de939f0c5fd5558bc6) [Jul 2](https://hashnode.com/posts/part-2-when-the-sandbox-goes-blank-what-bigquery-taught-me-about-ai-sales-forecasting-and-the-limits-of-vibe-coding/6a4630de939f0c5fd5558bc6) ### [Phase 3 — Implementing AI with Security - where theory meets the reality of getting things done](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/phase-3-implementing-ai-with-security-where-theory-meets-the-reality-of-getting-things-done?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Update to my earlier post on "A Safer AI Agent Pipeline, Revisited — Adding the Constraint That Makes It Hold" 6 min read · [myprompts2production.hashnode.dev](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/phase-3-implementing-ai-with-security-where-theory-meets-the-reality-of-getting-things-done?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/phase-3-implementing-ai-with-security-where-theory-meets-the-reality-of-getting-things-done/6a447d04e26e8a6d03532f7b) ### [A Safer AI Agent Pipeline, Revisited — Adding the Constraint That Makes It Hold](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/a-safer-ai-agent-pipeline-revisited-adding-the-constraint-that-makes-it-hold?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Phase 1 was five stages and a lesson learned the hard way. Phase 2 is what happens when you borrow an idea from how a much bigger company actually runs this. 8 min read · [myprompts2production.hashnode.dev](https://myprompts2production.hashnode.dev/a-safer-ai-agent-pipeline-revisited-adding-the-constraint-that-makes-it-hold?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 28](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-safer-ai-agent-pipeline-revisited-adding-the-constraint-that-makes-it-hold/6a4093623cb08b4a4bdff903)