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Backwards Trend: Intentional Imperfection

Marketing has a new strategy for sounding human: manufacture the imperfection. It is worth paying attention to, not because it works, but because of what it says about where we […]

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They Called It Predicting, We Used to Call It Gambling

Imagine watching a car speed down a road and from a distance you can see clearly that further ahead there is no road, just a cliff. You stand there wondering […]

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Why Companies Must Invest in Employees Beyond Salary and Benefits

I read an article about BNY giving workers $6,500 toward a down payment on a home, specifically for first-time buyers making under $100,000. In a previous blog I spoke about […]

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The New Phishing Is a Prompt: The Cost of Replacing Human Judgment

Corporate leaders are cutting staff and replacing human roles with AI agents. Tech vendors are selling the dream: faster workflows, lower costs, fewer people, more output. Here is the problem, […]

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The Hidden Cost of Nepotism and Cronyism in the Workplace

Nepotism and cronyism in the workplace occur when hiring decisions are based on personal relationships rather than qualifications. Whether it is a family connection or a long-time friend they both […]

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In the Age of AI, Due Diligence Is No Longer Optional

For the last four years we have heard how Artificial intelligence is supposed to save time and make us efficient; in many ways, it does. It helps people draft faster, […]

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AI in the Workplace: Why Productivity Gains Are Leading to More Stress

A lot of people are not using AI to get breathing room but to keep up with a workload that got bigger the minute they proved they could move faster. […]

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Warning: 17% would publish AI output with no human review

Connext Global Solutions recently released a 2026 AI Oversight Survey. The polled 1000 adults who used AI at work in the U.S. They found 17% of U.S. adults believe workplace […]

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How AI Changed Marketing

AI changed the game because you are now allowed to create content quickly. Before that, the name of the game was getting your brand out public-facing, whether it was your […]

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AI Memory Shortages May Raise Prices and Cut Electronics Choices

Supply and demand is not only about what consumers want but also about who gets priority when a critical component becomes scarce. Right now, AI is pulling memory into data […]