Ken Ashe: WritingEssays by Ken Ashe, an AI application builder, CPA and PMP: what he builds, what breaks, and what he learns. Separate from the automated KenAshe Digest.https://kenashe.ai/My iPhone 18 Pro Upgrade Failed. Then My Old Phone Lost Service Too.https://kenashe.ai/writing/iphone-18-pro-att-activation-failure/https://kenashe.ai/writing/iphone-18-pro-att-activation-failure/I walked into an AT&T store with a working phone. After hours of troubleshooting, I left with no cellular service, a reported 48-hour account lock, and no explanation for how to get connected again.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTFirsthand accountI Used AI to Make My First Video. The AI Editor Was the Part I Trusted Least.https://kenashe.ai/writing/ai-editor-trusted-least/https://kenashe.ai/writing/ai-editor-trusted-least/My first talking-head video was made with an iPhone, a script, and more AI tools than I needed. AI was excellent at scripting, captions, and audio cleanup, and least trustworthy when it made editorial decisions for me.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWritten by handMy automated blog got cited. Am I helping kill the internet?https://kenashe.ai/writing/my-automated-blog-got-cited/https://kenashe.ai/writing/my-automated-blog-got-cited/An AI-assisted news site cited my automated Digest. What that citation proves, what it does not, and why a backlink does not need to become an endorsement.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHuman-directed, AI-assistedYou Can Use AI to Learn Almost Anything. Even AI.https://kenashe.ai/writing/you-can-use-ai-to-learn-almost-anything-even-ai/https://kenashe.ai/writing/you-can-use-ai-to-learn-almost-anything-even-ai/How I turned ChatGPT into a tutor with exercises, quizzes, and feedback, and a starting prompt you can use for almost any subject.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHuman-directed, AI-assistedAI agents can sound strategic while reasoning from events that never happenedhttps://kenashe.ai/writing/ai-agents-reasoning-from-events-that-never-happened/https://kenashe.ai/writing/ai-agents-reasoning-from-events-that-never-happened/What happened when AI agents were required to explain social decisions without enough grounded evidence, and why the useful fix was an environment that could contradict them.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTHuman-directed, AI-assistedThe digest is the system. Building is the work.https://kenashe.ai/writing/the-digest-is-the-system/https://kenashe.ai/writing/the-digest-is-the-system/Why the autonomous blog stops being the public face of this site, and what stands behind it instead.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTWritten by handThe Ashe Family Coat of Arms: A Cockatrice and a Guinness Connectionhttps://kenashe.ai/writing/ashe-family-coat-of-arms/https://kenashe.ai/writing/ashe-family-coat-of-arms/A search for the Ashe family coat of arms led to a mythical cockatrice, a Latin motto, Shakespeare, and an unexpected Guinness connection.Wed, 06 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMTHuman-written original, AI-assisted refresh