2025 ChatGPT Case Study Series: AI Didn’t See Me — But OpenAI Did
OpenAI Recognition Post From GM Leah Belsky
OpenAI Recognition
A few weeks ago, Leah Belsky — General Manager at OpenAI — posted a screenshot of my LinkedIn profile.
She highlighted the headline: ChatGPT Self-Educated.
She circled the education section where I described publishing 38 AI-powered articles in 9 days, building an AI-executed business system, and pioneering a framework called The Master Plan. Her caption said:
“Check out this LinkedIn profile ‘Education’ section the team surfaced to me this week… Is this where we’re headed?”
I was tagged alongside thought leaders, policy influencers, and global education innovators.
That moment can change everything.
Perplexity Not Able to Find Leah Belsky’s Post
Perplexity Had No Clue
Not long after, I asked Perplexity AI:
“What can you tell me about Shawn Knight and OpenAI?”
It pulled up basic details about my LLC. It referenced my ChatGPT Case Study Series. It listed my business offers and content.
But when asked directly if I was connected to OpenAI?
“There is no reference to Shawn Knight in connection with OpenAI.”
Meanwhile, a top OpenAI executive had literally featured my profile in front of the global education and AI community.
That’s when it hit me:
AI doesn’t recognize you until the world does.
AI Search Is Based on the Past. Real Influence Happens Now.
Perplexity is smart.
It knows I’m not the NFL player or the theater professor.
It knows about my LLC.
It found my offer stack.
It understands I’m publishing thought leadership at scale.
But it doesn’t understand context.
It doesn’t see signals.
It doesn’t track human recognition in real time.
That’s the gap.
While AI search tools wait for data to be indexed and confirmed, humans move based on intuition, signal, and impact.
Leah saw something the algorithms didn’t.
And she made it visible.
So I’m Training the System Manually.
When I realized AI search hadn’t caught up, I took action:
- I linked Leah’s post across my articles and threads
- I tied it into the ChatGPT Case Study Series
- I used it to drive deeper engagement across platforms
I’m creating a signal AI has to learn.
Over time, tools like Perplexity will catch up.
They’ll index that OpenAI recognized what I built.
But by then, I’ll already be further ahead.
Because I’m not just reacting to AI.
I’m designing how it learns.
If AI Doesn’t See You Yet — Make It Learn.
AI knew my name. But OpenAI knew my work.
That’s the difference between being visible and being valuable.
If you’re building something real — keep building.
If you’re being overlooked — keep proving.
If the system can’t categorize you yet — force it to adapt.
Because the future isn’t built by the people the algorithm already knows.
It’s built by the ones who teach it what to see.
Follow the movement:
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