Archive - AI with Leah

My First 112 Days on Substack: Every Number, Every Mistake, Every Surprise

I launched AI with Leah on Substack on December 21st, 2025.

9 hrs ago • Leah Steele Barnett

Nearly Half of Published Authors Use AI and Most of Them Won't Admit It

I posted that as a note on Substack.

Apr 11 • Leah Steele Barnett

Everything I’m Building Started With a Death

Apr 6 • Leah Steele Barnett

What Actually Happened in AI In March (And Why It Matters for Your Business)

March 2026 was the month AI stopped being experimental.

Apr 4 • Leah Steele Barnett

They Already Have Your Data. Here’s What That Actually Means for You.

One of the most common reasons people give me for not using AI is privacy.

Apr 2 • Leah Steele Barnett

March 2026

Discernment in the Age of Deepfakes: The Skill Nobody’s Teaching You

Two weeks ago, the internet decided Benjamin Netanyahu was dead.

Mar 30 • Leah Steele Barnett

How I Built a Pinterest Strategy That Hit 186K Audience in 90 Days (The Full Breakdown)

I launched my Pinterest account and my Substack on December 21st, 2025.

Mar 29 • Leah Steele Barnett

How to Vet an AI Course or Educator Before You Pay

Somebody is going to take your money this year for an AI course.

Mar 26 • Leah Steele Barnett

I Have Hundreds of Thousands of Words Written and Nothing to Show for It (Until AI)

I have over 120,000 words written across two books I never published.

Mar 21 • Leah Steele Barnett

Inside the AI Systems That Run My Business

Last Tuesday I woke up, made coffee, opened my laptop, and realized that in the last 24 hours, eleven Pinterest pins had gone live, a Substack article I…

Mar 14 • Leah Steele Barnett

Which Camp Are You In? How People Are Actually Responding to AI Right Now

Most people fall into one of these.

Mar 11 • Leah Steele Barnett

Nobody Cares. And That Should Set You Free.

Mar 7 • Leah Steele Barnett

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