The easy story is rockets… Mars… Elon Musk becoming the world’s first trillionaire. Now that SpaceX is public (and it
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The Most Human Thing About Artificial Intelligence
I’m starting to wonder if the massive disconnect in terms of understanding artificial intelligence comes from the media narrative, the
Continue readingAI Companions May Be Both A Miracle And A Terrible Mistake
How do you deal with feeling lonely? I was out for my morning walk listening to an episode of The
Continue readingIs Google The New Internet?
That sounds like a ridiculous question… until you see what Google just announced at I/O 2026 and realize the company
Continue readingThe Value Of Uncertainty With Simone Stolzoff – This Week’s Thinking With Mitch Joel Conversation
Episode #1037 of Thinking With Mitch Joel is now live. This conversation with Simone Stolzoff gets into something that feels
Continue readingThe Value Of Uncertainty With Simone Stolzoff – TWMJ #1037
Welcome to episode #1037 of Thinking With Mitch Joel (formerly Six Pixels of Separation). At a moment when certainty has
Continue readingWhat Comes After Disruption?
I first met Brett Hurt years ago through many speaking events for the National Retail Federation. At the time, Brett
Continue readingFrom AI Hype To AI Hate?
The AI backlash has arrived… much faster than expected? And honestly… how could anyone be surprised? For the better part
Continue readingThe Future Of Work Is Not Human Versus Machine
I spent a full day with marketing agency owners trying to navigate this age of AI. I understand the panic…
Continue readingCulture Does Not Need More Content
Does AI music suck? If you found out a song was made with AI, how would you feel about it?
Continue readingRetail’s AI Moment Is Missing The Point
The best retail is both an experience and a system. So when you read a headline like, ‘We visited San
Continue readingThe 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
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