About
Leland Root
Leland Root spent more than thirty years in the IT industry, focusing on business analysis: standing between new technology and the people who have to use it, and asking what it’s really doing for them.
He writes plainspoken guides that skip both the hype and the fear. He lives in Arizona.
No buzzwords. No scare tactics. Just what works.
The mission
Why AI Without the Hype
AI news swings between breathless hype and real fear, with plenty of jargon in between. AI Without the Hype was created to cut through all of it.
Whether you run a small business, look out for parents and grandparents, want a hand with the paperwork and questions of everyday life, want to stay valuable at work as AI arrives, or want a budget you’ll actually keep, these guides give you plain-English steps you can use today, and the simple habits to check what AI tells you.
How the books work
Every book ends in three words
- One task. One tool. One week. for small business owners
- Pause. Check. Tell. for families, parents and grandparents
- Ask. Check. Decide. for everyday life, at any age
- Learn it. Use it. Show it. for anyone with a job
- See it. Check it. Keep it. for anyone watching their budget
The prompts work with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot or whatever assistant you already use.
Talks, interviews and bulk orders
Bring the conversation to your group
- Talks and workshops for libraries, senior centers, chambers of commerce, business groups, and community organizations, on AI-powered scams or on putting AI to work in a small business.
- Interviews and podcasts about AI without the hype.
- Book clubs and bulk orders for teams, classes, or community groups.
The series
Five books
