I stopped typing
so the work would
stop waiting on me…
See it.
Luke Diserio · President · Canopyfest AI 2026
01About me
Who
am I?
What follows
- 1Chief of Staff Superpowers
- 2Real AI wins
- 3Be the Joneses…
Note to selfStill taking notes. Still asking questions.
Canopyfest AI 2026
02Meet Captain Docky
A chatbot icon
became our
mascot.
The ask
A chatbot for our website, with a cool, funny, clever icon.
Surprise
Little did we know, he'd become the new AMD mascot.
Today
Talks to our employees. Stars in our games. Still runs the chatbot.
Take one
→
Captain Docky
The final
prompt
prompt
Alright, I'm tired of trying to figure this out. I think you know what I need. Give me the dumbest idea you can.
03My AI Chief of Staff
Beta · Live at AMD
My Chief of Staff
rides shotgun.
Helper. Assistant. Whatever I need him to be.
Any seat
Computer, phone, voice, truck.
Same guy every time.
Same guy every time.
Works while
you sleep
you sleep
Runs in the cloud.
Laptop off.
Laptop off.
No single point
of failure
of failure
Agents back up
whoever's out.
whoever's out.
Canopyfest AI 2026
Quickly let people know
your flight is delayed.
your flight is delayed.
Forgot to send
customer proposal…
customer proposal…
Preparing documents
for meeting after
water skiing.
for meeting after
water skiing.
Responding to
Brian's email.
Brian's email.
04The Kentucky project
Bring
receipts.
Jan
Biggest bid in AMD history
5 mos
"Moor it. Add stiff arms."
On repeat.
On repeat.
1 storm
No mooring + 100-ft boats
1 prompt
Every email. Sent to all six.
Drop the Kentucky video file here
Days→5 min
05ISO 9001 certification
Projected · In progress
A year of paperwork.
In a quarter.
The usual way
12+ mo
AMD + AI
2–3 mo
Every document we own → AI on the back end → ISO-ready
Canopyfest AI 2026
06Legacy knowledge
Don't let it
retire.
Record
Video or voice.
On the job, as it happens.
On the job, as it happens.
Talk it out
Explain it like the listener
can't see a thing.
can't see a thing.
Feed the AI
It organizes it all.
Gets smarter every time.
Gets smarter every time.
Canopyfest AI 2026
07Easy ways to look better
Enhance your online presence.
The old way
07Easy ways to look better
Enhance your online presence.
The new way
08My toolbox
AI tools I currently use.
1
Claude
Documentation, and working with local files on your machine.
2
Grok
Very good with images. Works on your local machine. Grok bot runs on its own.
3
Gemini
Good for images as well.
4
Google NotebookLM
Great for presentations.
5
Genspark
A good AI, plus Speakly: download it and talk to anything on your desktop instead of the native apps. Second brain, for recording legacy information.
6
HeyGen
Great for avatar images and videos.
7
ChatGPT
Great for a lot, including PNG images.
Canopyfest AI 2026
09In conclusion
2 + 2 = 5
- 1Adapt
- 2Communicate
