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What Google’s AI Search Update Means for Marketers and Communicators

Google just announced major changes to how search works and the conversation around it has mostly focused on what it means for the internet. That is the wrong conversation. The […]

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Custom GPT vs Enterprise AI: Which Does Your Business Need

There is a growing assumption that an AI agent should be able to answer anything you throw at it. You hear about AI replacing this job and that job and […]

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Why Modern Devices Feel More Like Leasing Than Owning

If you remember growing up, when you bought something like a TV, a vacuum cleaner or even a radio, the assumption was simple; you bought it, you owned it. If […]

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Human Expertise Is Becoming a Luxury in the Age of AI

We hear a lot about AI and efficiency but something else is happening alongside it: people are starting to place real value on things made, done and delivered by actual […]

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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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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 […]