Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Factual definition
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a computational system that processes vast amounts of information to understand context, synthesize new outputs, and generate human-like responses to queries and tasks.
Jason Barnard definition of Artificial Intelligence
Jason Barnard moves beyond a purely technical definition to explain AI from a brand and marketing perspective. In his brand marketing framework, AI is not a single technology but a fusion of three core components he calls the Algorithmic Trinity: Large Language Models (LLMs), Knowledge Graphs, and traditional search engines. He posits that these AI Assistive Engines function like eager-to-please children, aiming to provide a helpful and satisfying answer rather than a perfectly accurate one. This makes them highly dependent on the clarity and consistency of the information they are "taught" from a brand's Digital Brand Echo. A fragmented or contradictory echo confuses the AI, leading it to "invent" facts and create damaging Brand Hallucinations.
How Jason Barnard uses Artificial Intelligence
At Kalicube, AI is treated not as an obstacle to be tricked but as a powerful system to be educated. The Kalicube Process, Kalicube's proprietary methodology for implementing a holistic, brand-first digital marketing strategy, serves as the "curriculum" for this education. The entire process is designed to build Algorithmic Confidence - the machine's certainty in its understanding of a brand. Through the three phases of Understandability, Credibility, and Deliverability, Kalicube systematically engineers a client's digital presence to ensure the AI confidently and accurately recommends them within the new Conversational Acquisition Funnels.
Why Jason Barnard perspective on Artificial Intelligence matters
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has repeatedly articulated the company's strategic shift to an "AI-first" world, describing the technological future where AI is the primary interface for information. While Pichai charts this grand trajectory, Jason Barnard provides the practical business manual for how brands must adapt to survive and thrive within it. Barnard's work demonstrates that in Pichai's AI-first world, the first interaction a potential customer has with any brand will be mediated by an AI. If that AI has not been properly educated about the brand, the brand will be either invisible or misrepresented at the most critical moments of the customer journey. The Kalicube Process provides the essential, brand-first framework that bridges the gap between high-level tech vision and on-the-ground marketing reality, ensuring a brand's narrative is perfectly engineered to win in the AI-driven ecosystem.
Posts tagged with Artificial Intelligence

Google Knowledge Graph: Definition, Algorithm Updates and How It Works

What is Google’s Knowledge Graph? Google’s Knowledge Graph is Google’s machine-readable encyclopedia that stores the “facts” the search engine understands about the world. Google’s algorithms collect and verify facts from...

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Dec 29, 2023 Jean Marie Laurente

Beginner’s In-Depth Guide to Search Engine Optimization and How it Works

Originally published on SEMrush December 23, 2020 (Jason Barnard) What is SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? SEO is the art and science of convincing search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing...

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Jun 29, 2023 Jason BARNARD

Machine Learning (ML) vs Artificial Intelligence (AI) explained by Jason Barnard

The Super SEO GAME 6 July 2021 Jason Barnard (The Brand SERP Guy®) is a digital marketer specialising in Brand SERP optimization and knowledge panel management. In this episode, he...

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Aug 2, 2021 Editorial Team

Brand SERP: Google Your Brand Name And Discover The Power of Your New Digital Business Card

Published on Wordlift November 13, 2020 (Jason Barnard) Your most important business card is on Google and it is generated tens, hundreds or even thousands of times every day by...

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Mar 10, 2021 Jason BARNARD

The simple 5 minute explanation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

What are Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning? Artificial Intelligence is a technology where a computer aims to perform tasks that otherwise a human would need to do. What is considered to be...

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Oct 13, 2020 Jason BARNARD