Bradley Barkhurst grew up in Worthington, Ohio, and graduated from Thomas Worthington High School in 1995. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a BFA in Electronic Media. After graduating, he worked as a TV producer in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 2006, he has worked in digital forensics specializing in audio/video forensics. In 2020, he obtained an MSc in Digital Investigation and Forensic Computing from the University College of Dublin, Ireland. In 2023, he took a class on AI and business from MIT. This book resulted from Bradley's desire to create a product using AI.