The person behind the studio

Curious by nature.
Practical by default.

I’m Kris York. I work in IT operations and build with AI. York Studio is where I show people how to do more with it than chat.

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Why York Studio exists

Build useful things.
Share what works.

Most people meet AI through a chat box. They ask it questions, get answers, and wonder what the fuss is about. The interesting part comes after that: AI that runs a task on its own, works with your documents and tools, or helps you build something you couldn’t before.

I spend my days keeping technology running, so I care about the unglamorous questions. What does it cost? What happens when a step fails? Where should a person check the work?

York Studio is for anyone ready to go further: employees, freelancers and business owners. You don’t need to be technical, just curious.

Find me on LinkedIn

What guides the work

Useful. Understandable.
Honest about limits.

Show the whole build.

The setup, the cost, the parts that failed and the decisions that still need a person. Not just the polished result.

Keep it honest.

Real tests are labelled as real tests. Vendor claims are labelled as claims. Nothing is presented as working until it has worked.

Teach the thinking.

Explain why the pieces fit together, so you can adapt a system to your own work rather than copy it step by step.

Where this is going

Start with videos.
Grow from there.

Now

YouTube.

Practical videos and written guides, free to watch and read.

Next

A community.

A place to learn together and get help with your own builds, once there are enough people asking for one.

Later

Help for companies.

Working with businesses to understand, set up and use AI in their own work.

Only the first of these exists today. The community and company work will be announced when they’re ready, not before.

Help shape the channel

What should
I build next?

A task you wish AI could take off your hands. A tool you want explained. Something you tried that didn’t work.

Suggest a video.