FridAI - GrokBot and iMessages + Skills

In this FridAI episode of Business Brain, we open with a tip for anyone running scheduled AI agents: they inherit whatever model created them, so they may be quietly running on an outdated or pricier model. Then we unpack Black October and the PHP vulnerability that sent Dave scrambling, and how he had Claude Code compile a patched PHP for an aging server in a couple of hours. The lesson is that AI didn’t bring doomsday, it just changed the tools on both sides of the same old cat-and-mouse game. Shannon also shares how connecting an AI agent to his Mac’s Messages archive made over 400,000 texts instantly searchable, surfacing a message he’d been hunting for years. The main event is the skill Dave built to produce our podcasts end to end, from cover art layout to a homemade MCP connector for Auphonic to publishing in WordPress. We talk about why skills are worth learning now, why you still need to know the manual workflow before you hand it off, and the trap of loving optimization so much you stop doing the actual work. Our big takeaway: connecting your agents to all of your data is what unlocks everything else, and that’s how we keep living the Charmed Life. Find the Apple data skill in the show notes at businessbrain.show and the full blueprint at businessbrain.show/blueprints. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #801 for Casual FridAI, October 30th, 2026 October 30th: National Candy Corn Day 00:01:42 Update the model on your scheduled agents 00:03:52 Black October thanks to AI 00:08:48 Connecting Grok Bot to your iMessages Messages in the cloud Shannon’s Grok Bot iMessage skill 00:12:42 SPONSOR: NordLayer AI Scout helps organizations understand, govern, and protect AI usage by making AI activity visible across the entire workforce – web and desktop. https://nordlayer.com/ai-scout/businessbrain 00:14:14 SPONSOR: Hims. With Wegovy® at Hims, lose up to 20% of your body weight when combined with diet and exercise. Visit https://hims.com/businessbrain to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. 00:15:50 Dave built a skill 00:25:08 Teach the idiot intern 00:27:52 Business Brain 801 Outtro This Episode’s Big Takeway: Connect your agents to all your messages and data Check out Business Brain Blueprints Tell Your Friends! Business Blueprints Review Business Brain Subscribe to the show [email protected] Call/Text: (567) 274-6977 X/Twitter: @ShannonJean & @DaveHamilton, & @BizBrainShow LinkedIn: Shannon Jean, Dave Hamilton, & Business Brain Facebook: Dave Hamilton, Shannon Jean, & Business Brain The post FridAI – GrokBot and iMessages + Skills – Business Brain 801 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.