Mastery Series

Mastering Reasoning Models [Generative AI Mastery Series]

Mike Kaput
Recorded June 2025
Duration: 52 minutes
Reasoning models are a different breed of AI model within ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude that don't just predict text, but actually think through problems and handle work that used to demand hours of expert brainpower.

In this GenAI Mastery Session, Marketing AI Institute’s Mike Kaput explains and then shows exactly how these models work. In this session you will:

- Meet the reasoning models powering ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others.

- Understand where these tools shine — and where they don’t.

- Watch a demo on exactly how ChatGPT’s o3 model works.

- Understand how to prompt these models to get better results

You’ll leave with a clear playbook for when and how to put reasoning models to work so you can start going even further with AI today.
Meet Your Instructor

Mike Kaput

Mike Kaput is the Chief Content Officer at SmarterX and a leading voice on the application of AI in marketing. He is the co-author of Marketing Artificial Intelligence and co-host of The Artificial Intelligence Show podcast.

Chief Content Officer, SmarterX