AI Initiatives
A look at how I'm learning, building, and experimenting with AI — day to day, not just in theory.
Featured Projects
This Website (prateekkansal.com)
Built this entire site from scratch, juggling every role myself — UI designer, software engineer, product manager, and writer — working alongside my AI partner rather than prompting once and walking away. It took real iteration: reworking layouts, debugging deployment and form issues, and rewriting content until it sounded like me. The result: a live site with working forms, SEO metadata, and a running blog.
AI Financial Planning Model
Built a working financial planning tool that models a full retirement picture. Input your total assets — 401(k), IRA, Roth IRA, brokerage, HSA, and more — along with current age and target retirement age, and the model projects inflation, required minimum distributions, inflation-adjusted withdrawals, and cost of living through retirement. Saves thousands of dollars a year versus paid subscription financial-planning tools.
AI Video Production for Social Media
Established and implemented an AI-driven social media video strategy for one of my employers, from concept to finished product. Produced animated and real-life-style AI video shorts published across YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram to drive organic leads. Traditional commercial production would take weeks and cost tens of thousands of dollars — this approach cut production cost by roughly 90% while keeping pace with content demand.
AI Job Application Engine
Built an automated job search engine that finds roles matching your resume, recommends tailored edits, and generates a customized resume for each job description. Logs every application, checks for duplicates, tracks status across systems, and flags edits as requirements change. What used to take a full evening per application now runs in the background — saving tens of hours of manual work every week.
AI Blog & SEO Writing System
Built the main system I use to write this site's blog — turning a rough idea into SEO-enabled, publish-ready content. It handles keyword research, outlines, drafting, and editing passes, so I spend my time on the ideas and the final polish instead of the mechanics. Saves tens of hours of writing and research time every week.
Ongoing Learning
Google AI Professional Certification
Formal training in generative AI, LLMs, and practical applications of AI — including AI for research and insights, AI for data analysis, AI for content creation, and AI for app building.
AI + Data
Exploring how LLMs can make data easier to work with. I'm particularly interested in using natural language to ask questions, explore data, generate analysis, and make insights accessible to people who don't live in SQL or dashboards.
AI for Technical Program Management
Experimenting with AI to make everyday work more effective — from research and meeting summaries to planning, documentation, risk analysis, and executive communication.
AI for Personal Learning
I also use AI as a personal learning partner. I've been using it to learn about areas outside my core expertise, including financial planning, investing, taxes, real estate, nutrition, and other everyday decisions. It's a useful way to ask questions, explore different perspectives, and go deeper into topics I might otherwise never have the time to study.
Learning by Experimenting
Beyond finished projects, I regularly test new models, agents, and workflows as they come out. Not every experiment turns into something shippable, but staying genuinely hands-on — not just reading about what's new — is how I keep pace with a field that changes this fast.
🌱 More projects coming soon — I'm still learning, building, and experimenting.