AI Didn't Invent Your Data Problem
Two AI data readiness studies both land on 7%, and they measure different things. The silo problem AI trips over is twenty years old, and readiness starts with one workflow.
One of My First Milky Way Attempts
A lone pine on the Grand Canyon rim under broken cloud, from one of my first attempts at capturing the Milky Way.
What You Lose in the Tunnel
A third of companies that made AI-led cuts have already rehired a quarter to half the roles. Outsourcing taught this lesson once, and the escape hatch is closing.
Sunrise over Reflection Canyon
Sunrise from the rim of Reflection Canyon after an overnight hike off Hole-in-the-Rock Road near Escalante, Utah.
Foto Friday: The Canyon in Winter
Sunrise from the south rim of the Grand Canyon in February, when the storm clouds show up and the whole sky lights.
What Would Make This Fail?
An automated check tells you one dimension passed. Everyone reads a green result as the work being fine, and that gap widens with every check you add.
Sunset Through Turret Arch
Turret Arch in the Windows section of Arches National Park, shot into the setting sun and converted to black and white.
The Novelty Problem: Why AI Ideas Don't Survive First Contact
Expert reviewers rated AI research ideas more novel than their own colleagues' work. Then 43 researchers spent 100 hours each building them, and the ideas fell apart. What that says about where judgment actually lives.
A Storm Over the Colorado River
A steel arch bridge over the Colorado River in a remote stretch of southern Utah, shot in black and white as a storm rolled through.
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