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Richard Ewing Richard Ewing
Updated on September 10, 2026

Who’s Actually Responsible for Your AI Agents?

None of the existing roles in a business are equipped to handle AI agents in production. You need a systems governor.

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Richard D. Johnson Richard D. Johnson
Updated on September 10, 2026

AI Was Supposed to Take Your Job. What Happened?

The broad arrival of AI in the workplace was greeted with fears of a labor disaster, but the reality is far more nuanced. Understanding why jobs didn’t vanish tells us a lot about the future of AI.

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Friddy Hoegener Friddy Hoegener
Updated on September 10, 2026

How to Land an Entry-Level Job When Every Role Wants 3 Years of Experience

Employers are expecting more from young professionals than ever. Here’s how to make your resume stand out.

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Ilman Shazhaev Ilman Shazhaev
Updated on September 10, 2026

There’s an AI Power Plant in Your Bedroom

AI infrastructure is still treated as a data-center story, but billions of underused GPUs already sit much closer to users. The next infrastructure boom relies on putting them to good use.

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Richard D. Johnson Richard D. Johnson
Updated on September 10, 2026

AI Is Everywhere. So Where Are the Productivity Gains?

AI usage is surging, but we haven’t seen a productivity boost in macro-level economic data. Are the benefits just a mirage?

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Liat Ben-Zur Liat Ben-Zur
Updated on September 10, 2026

The Model War Is Over. The Infrastructure War Has Begun.

The AI race is no longer about models. It’s about who controls the bottlenecks.

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Kyle Elliott Kyle Elliott
Updated on September 09, 2026

How Do You Look for a Job While Your Company Is Conducting Layoffs?

Your company just announced cuts, but you still have a job. Here’s how to search for your next opportunity without damaging your reputation, your performance or your unvested equity.

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Terence Kwok Terence Kwok
Updated on September 09, 2026

Turns Out ‘Stop Hiring Humans’ Was Terrible Advice

Businesses buying enterprise AI still can’t prove whose judgment they are buying.

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Richard Ewing Richard Ewing
Updated on September 09, 2026

What Is a Frontier Model?

A frontier model is an AI system operating at the current leading edge of capability. The category isn’t fixed: as newer systems solve harder problems, what was considered frontier can quickly become ordinary software.

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Kate Niederhoffer Kate Niederhoffer
Updated on August 27, 2026

Your AI Metrics Are Measuring Activity, Not Impact. Here’s What to Measure Instead.

Measuring AI usage is a classic example of Goodhart’s Law in action. Put simply, just because people are using AI doesn’t mean it’s accomplishing anything.

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