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The Truth About AI Seminars: Free Hype vs Focused Value

AI is everywhere right now—on billboards, in inboxes, and packed into hotel ballrooms with promises of “transformational outcomes.” But not all AI seminars are created equal. Some are designed to educate. Others are designed to extract.

This post breaks down the real difference between:

• Large, free AI seminars led by conglomerates of speakers and sponsors
• A $39.95, four-hour, focused AI seminar led directly by Myrin New (Register here)

What Do Free, Conglomerate-Led AI Seminars Really Give You?

Let’s start with the big rooms, big names, and zero-dollar tickets.

1. Authority Theater and Narrative Control

Most large AI events open with a parade of bios, titles, exits, valuations, and logos. Each presenter tells a version of their personal climb—how they became an “authority.”

• Former executives
• Startup founders with one good exit
• Influencers repackaged as “thought leaders”
• Consultants endorsed by other consultants

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: authority is often conflated with visibility, not depth.

Many of these speakers didn’t build AI systems end-to-end. They climbed ladders—corporate, social, or algorithmic—and that climb is what you’re really being sold. If you’ve spent years solving real problems, shipping systems, or adapting technology to changing realities, you could probably claim authority too.

2. “Free” Is the Bait, Not the Gift

No one rents conference centers, pays AV teams, flies speakers, and markets events for free out of generosity. Even small conference rooms cost money—so when admission is free, you are the product.

The real objective is downstream:

• Email list acquisition
• CRM ingestion
• Retargeting pixels
• Affiliate handoffs
• Tiered upsells and “limited-time offers”

This model is well-documented in marketing literature, SaaS growth playbooks, and conference sponsorship decks. (See: HubSpot event funnels, Salesforce Dreamforce marketing flows, and SaaStr conference monetization strategies.)

Weeks later, you’ll wonder why companies you’ve never heard of are emailing you daily—each claiming they’re the missing piece you didn’t know you needed.

3. Observation Without Participation

You’ll see demos. You’ll hear frameworks. You might even watch someone prompt an AI live on stage.

But the audience experience is passive:

• No personalization
• No live iteration based on your needs
• No time for real questions
• No adaptation to your life, business, or constraints

Mass audiences are easy to impress. They are much harder to teach.

Now Compare That to a Myrin New–Led AI Seminar ($39.95)

This is not a keynote. It’s not a hype reel. It’s a working session.

What You Actually Get

• A four-hour, live Zoom session
• Direct access to the instructor (me)
• Real-time use of generative AI tools
• Audience-driven scenarios
• Immediate application—not theory

Instead of talking about what AI could do, we use it—together.

Real Examples from Live Sessions

• Using ChatGPT to redesign meal plans based on changing health conditions and family dynamics
• Modeling career pivots using transferable skills instead of resumes
• Creating communication scripts for difficult personal or professional conversations
• Reframing life scenarios that didn’t apply to you then, but suddenly matter now

Generative AI becomes useful when it’s contextual. Most people have never been shown how to apply it to their actual lives.

No Spam. No Funnel Traps.

You won’t be handed off to ten vendors. You won’t be chased by sales reps.

I built MyNew Academy—a free learning and collaboration portal—so attendees can continue learning at their own pace, moderated by me. It exists to support understanding, not monetize distraction.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Free Conglomerate Seminar	Myrin New Seminar ($39.95)
Cost Transparency	Hidden (you pay later)	Clear, upfront
Audience Size	Hundreds to thousands	Small, focused
Participation	Minimal	Required and encouraged
Personalization	None	High
Sales Pressure	High	None
Instructor Access	Stage-only	Direct, live

Why There Is a Cost at All

Here’s the honest part.

Zoom isn’t free. AI platforms aren’t free. Authoring, testing, editing, and maintaining live material isn’t free.

And Myrin New isn’t a “solo hobbyist.” I’m the founder of MyNew Technologies, built on decades of professional technology work—long before AI was fashionable.

• 25+ years in technology
• Enterprise systems, not demos
• Hands-on problem solving
• Continuous reinvention

The fee isn’t about extracting money. It’s about filtering for intent.

I often say: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” I don’t want your money—I want your attention. The cost simply ensures the room is filled with people ready to use what they learn.

Final Thought

Free seminars sell dreams. Focused seminars build capability.

If you want spectacle, go free. If you want understanding, participation, and application—welcome.