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Jay
Vergara
Lead humanly. Learn constantly. Build with AI.
I build things with AI and write about what I learn along the way. At work that means AI agents and skills files so the tools know how I work. At home, my daughter draws something and we turn it into a video game or a 3D printed toy. Most of my career has been in learning and development, which is why I care more about the people using AI than the tools themselves.
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Who is Jay Vergara?
Jay Vergara builds things with AI and writes about what he learns at leadhuman.ai, his personal blog and YouTube channel. He grew up in Vancouver, lives in Tokyo, and has spent most of his career in learning and development (L&D) and training, at companies including Indeed, Rakuten, TELUS, and Yellow Pages. He is doing his MBA at GLOBIS University.
What is leadhuman.ai?
leadhuman.ai is Jay Vergara's personal blog and YouTube channel. He writes about the things he builds with AI, at work and at home, and about the human side of AI: how careers are changing, how people learn new skills, and how managers and teams work together.
What topics does Jay Vergara write about?
The Build with AI hub covers what Jay makes with AI tools like Claude: AI agents, skills files, automations, and projects with his daughter such as a video game and a 3D printed toy, written for people with no coding background. The Lead Humanly hub covers AI and careers, learning and development, and training, plus his earlier writing on leadership and working across cultures.