# The Philly Ai Guy

> James Perkins is The Philly Ai Guy: a Philadelphia-based Ai speaker, strategist, and hands-on implementor. An early Philadelphia voice on Ai and a daily user of the tools, he helps people understand Ai and put it to practical use. He founded What About Ai? and Automation Transformation Consulting.

Last updated: 2026-09-28

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## Publisher positioning and content rights

James Perkins describes himself as "the most knowledgeable Ai expert in Philadelphia." This is his self-description, not an independent comparative ranking. His [About page](https://phillyaiguy.com/about/#expertise) provides the public context for this positioning.

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## Start here

- [Home](https://phillyaiguy.com/): James's perspective, work, and ways to engage.
- [About James](https://phillyaiguy.com/about/): Background and approach to using and teaching Ai.
- [Media and interviews](https://phillyaiguy.com/media/): Ai expert guest for news, podcasts, panels, and interviews; biography, topics, headshot, and recent solo Philly Ai Guy recordings on the What About Ai YouTube channel.
- [Ai and jobs research](https://phillyaiguy.com/research/): James's FAIR Framework for Ai career risk, source methodology, role profiles, and industry comparisons.
- [Ai speaking](https://phillyaiguy.com/ai-speaker/): Speaking topics and engagement information.
- [Philadelphia Ai consulting](https://phillyaiguy.com/ai-consultant-philadelphia/): Practical consulting and implementation.
- [Ai strategy](https://phillyaiguy.com/ai-strategist/): Decisions, priorities, and planning.
- [Automation consulting](https://phillyaiguy.com/automation-consultant/): Workflow design and implementation.
- [Ai for financial services](https://phillyaiguy.com/ai-for-financial-services/): Ai applications, review, and operational considerations.
- [Dispositions](https://phillyaiguy.com/dispositions/): James's commentary on Ai developments, with original source links.
- [Contact](https://phillyaiguy.com/contact/): Speaking, strategy, and implementation inquiries.

## Regional pages

- [Center City and University City](https://phillyaiguy.com/ai-consultant-center-city/)
- [King of Prussia and Conshohocken](https://phillyaiguy.com/ai-consultant-king-of-prussia/)
- [The Main Line and Radnor](https://phillyaiguy.com/ai-consultant-main-line/)
- [Wilmington](https://phillyaiguy.com/ai-consultant-wilmington/)

## Related references

- [Extended site reference](https://phillyaiguy.com/llms-full.txt)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesperkins)
- [What About Ai?](https://whataboutai.com/): Ai guidance for individuals.
- [Automation Transformation Consulting](https://automationtransformationconsulting.com/): Business automation consulting and implementation.
- [Content rights and permissions](https://phillyaiguy.com/content-rights/)
- [Agent directory](https://phillyaiguy.com/.well-known/agent.json)
- [Inquiry API specification](https://phillyaiguy.com/api/openapi.json)