Field Notes from the Team

The Origin of Lebotski

What started as a casual mission — “I want to make some passive income” — quickly evolved into something more personal, creative, and community-driven. This is mostly because the answers I got were not something I felt I had the time to commit to, nor the vision to execute. I’ve always been fascinated with new technology and wanted to see how AI could create not only passive income, but meaningful impact.

The concept: build something that makes AI more approachable for everyone. I can’t code, but a bot can. Let’s start by putting a website together. Everything here has been effectively navigated using ChatGPT to help me put this site together. Not great… yet.

Here’s what my experience has been so far. Working with ChatGPT is both amazing and frustrating. For lack of a better phrase, it wanted to help so badly, it often said “yes” to things that just weren’t technically feasible. It took time — and a fair amount of trial and error — to get on the same page. I had to dig into prompt writing, understand the true strengths (and limitations) of the tool, and learn how to collaborate more effectively with an AI assistant.

But out of that process came Lebotski — a digital dude, an avatar representing how I go about investigating AI tools and bots with curiosity and the generally sarcastic spirit of AI-powered tech integration. The goal is to make him more than an avatar and mascot, but through the use of new tools and understanding, to become a guide through this fast-moving world, showing us how to use tech in a way that actually fits our lives.

The Bot Abides is now a growing hub — a resource for AI tools, a prompt library, and a space to share what works (and what doesn’t). It’s a living experiment in turning learning into value, and automation into lifestyle. Thanks for being here. We’re just getting started.