Discount AI: Why Good Enough Really Is Good Enough
AI usage exploded in early 2026 as companies chased token spend as a productivity metric, then blew through budgets fast. Here's how model routing, open-weight models, and a hard look at "good enough" are turning things around, and why the savings aren't as simple as they look.
The Missing Rung on the Corporate Ladder
"AI fluency" risks becoming as meaningless as "proficient in Microsoft Office" has become. A look at where AI is genuinely narrowing the entry-level job market, where it isn't (accounting, healthcare, law, and the trades all tell a different story), and what actually helps someone climb up when the bottom rung is missing.
Who's Afraid of the Big Jobpocalypse?
Two years of AI jobpocalypse headlines, and the data tells a different story. Google's largest workplace study yet finds AI enhancing tasks, not replacing jobs, while nearly a third of companies that made AI layoffs have already rehired for those same roles.
Why Experts Still Matter When Information Is Everywhere
Anyone can find a recipe or a haircut tutorial online, so why do experts still charge a premium? A look at what separates information, which AI now gives away for free, from the hard-earned judgment that clients actually pay for, with lessons from a stylist, a chef, and a 200-year-old French leather company.
Mandates Without Training Are Just Wishful Thinking
76% of workers are using unsanctioned AI tools because their employers never gave them better options. Here's what the research says about why AI mandates without training backfire, what good implementation actually looks like, and what business leaders can do differently starting now.
AI Makes Your People MORE Valuable
Microsoft's CEO made waves this week with a post about AI and the workplace. The part worth paying attention to wasn't the warning about big tech — it was a quieter idea underneath it. Your people don't lose value as AI gets better. They gain it. But only if you do this right.
Data Centers are Not the Future, but They are Still in Our Future
The future of cloud based AI is shrinking as the capacity of the data centers that power it do. The future is small, focused and local.