<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>beacon24</title><description>Helping individuals and small businesses build meaningful AI partnerships.</description><link>https://beacon24.org/</link><item><title>I Named My AI Partners After Star Trek Characters. Here&apos;s Why That Matters.</title><link>https://beacon24.org/blog/i-named-my-ai-partners-after-star/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beacon24.org/blog/i-named-my-ai-partners-after-star/</guid><description>A few months ago, I did something that might sound a little strange. I named my AI partners. Not in a cute, novelty way, but in a way that felt meaningful.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Best Use of AI Isn&apos;t Making Things Easier</title><link>https://beacon24.org/blog/the-best-use-of-ai-isnt-making-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beacon24.org/blog/the-best-use-of-ai-isnt-making-things/</guid><description>I&apos;ve spent the last twenty years as a professional photographer, educator and writer. If there&apos;s one thing I&apos;ve learned across both disciplines, it&apos;s this: mastery is a process of becoming.</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building the Practice, Not Choosing the Tool</title><link>https://beacon24.org/blog/building-the-practice-not-choosing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beacon24.org/blog/building-the-practice-not-choosing/</guid><description>When two of the most powerful AI models ever built launched on the same day, I did what everyone else did. I wanted to know which one was better. But I&apos;ve come to believe that question is a trap.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>