The best retail is both an experience and a system. So when you read a headline like, ‘We visited San
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The Abundance Trap
I don’t think the AI conversation is really about AI anymore. At least not the part that keeps getting sold
Continue reading“Too Dangerous To Release” Is Becoming The New AI Marketing Strategy
“Too dangerous to release.” We’ve heard it before… but it’s happening much more often these days.Does anyone else remember when
Continue readingApple’s Next 50 Years Will Be About Courage… Not Execution
Apple turns 50 and for some of us it’s both cause for celebration and this sinking feeling of… “wow… I
Continue readingEveryone Is Building The Same AI… Now What?
Battles for categories in business are always interesting. For those who are old enough to remember…VHS versus Betamax.iPhone versus BlackBerry.Mac
Continue readingAI, Creativity And What We Actually Value
How much do you care about who created something versus whether that content moved you? Do you remember (or did
Continue readingAI Glasses And The Near-Sighted Future We’re Not Seeing
Multiple waves of disruption are coming so quickly that we barely have time to process one before the next one
Continue readingThe Three Powers Colliding In The AI Era
I think there’s a bigger story about the hierarchy of power that no one seems to be talking about. Usually
Continue readingAI, Tragedy And The Big Surveillance Question
When something horrific happens, the instinct is simple… prevent the next one. The reporting that OpenAI employees flagged troubling conversations
Continue readingIP, AI And The Pandora’s Box We Just Opened
There’s another flashpoint in the AI wars (and it seems like we’re getting these almost daily). The Walt Disney Company
Continue readingThe Hyper Growth Of Polymarket And Prediction Markets
Have you tinkered around on Polymarket or another prediction market? I was (almost) too quick to dismiss it… then something
Continue readingBot-On-Bot Action Is Not Hot
A new social network… not for people… but for AI agents. That’s the big news of the past week in
Continue readingIf AI Is So Powerful… Why Aren’t The Business Numbers There?
Something isn’t adding up. Every boardroom conversation tells us AI is an imperative.Every earnings call suggests transformation is underway and
Continue readingShould We Stop Being Polite To Chatbots?
There was a moment this week that made me feel uncomfortable… and it’s a little embarrassing. Sergey Brin (Google, Alphabet,
Continue readingAI Safety Isn’t About Free Speech
The conversation around AI keeps getting framed the wrong way. Safety versus free speech.As if those are the only two
Continue readingWhat If Readers Like AI Writing More Than Ours?
There’s a fair fear rippling through writing circles right now… and not just there… it’s spreading across every creative field.
Continue readingWhen Your Work Spouse Is An Algorithm
Do you have a work wife… a work husband… a work spouse… The person you text the most.The one you
Continue readingThe Future Of AI Isn’t Conversational… It’s Invisible
There’s a story that’s been told so many times in tech lore: Startup rises… massive incumbent falls… the scrappy startup
Continue readingWhat Happens When AI Is Better At Your Job Than Your Job Description?
The latest MIT study didn’t whisper… it shouted. According to researchers using a new labor-simulation model called the Iceberg Index,
Continue readingSurveillance Pricing: The Future Of Commerce Or The End Of Trust?
We’re entering a potentially scary world where the price doesn’t just update… it decides based on who you are. Some
Continue readingAI Toys Don’t Just Talk to Kids… They Shape Them
I’m going to come right out and say it: Don’t buy your kids any toys with AI in them this
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