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enterprise
AI Pilot Purgatory Is an Orchestration Failure
Most AI initiatives don’t die in the model. They die in the seams between teams.
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
No SOP, No AI Use Case
It’s simple: no documented workflow, no AI use case.
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
evals
Golden Evaluation Sets: Enterprise AI’s Missing Feedback Loop
AI moves fastest in software engineering for a structural reason: the model tests its own output instantly. Write code, run it, see if it breaks, iterate in ...
No SOP, No AI Use Case
It’s simple: no documented workflow, no AI use case.
Evaluation-driven multi model/tool path to 5-10x gains
An AI tool was producing subpar results. We flipped the script, achieving a 5x accuracy lift and a 10x productivity gain.
Test AI On Your Terms, Not Theirs
The New York Times reports that AI is getting more powerful, but its hallucinations are getting worse. It turns out that non-reasoning models are improving, ...
Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard
Hallucination leaderboard for top 25 LLMs providing factually consistent answers based on short text RAG extraction.
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
How to Construct Domain Specific LLM Evaluation Systems: Hamel Husain and Emil Sedgh
Success with LLM systems takes work. Very helpful short video on the experience implementing evals at Rechat.com.
ROI
AI Is Graduating from Pilots to Production — and the Data Shows What Separates Leaders
Bain’s longitudinal AI executive survey found that 80% of generative AI use cases met or exceeded expectations — yet only 23% of companies can tie those init...
When Killing an AI Project Is the Right Call
A client recently killed an AI initiative targeting invoice processing. It was a good decision.
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
The Chief AI Officer Advantage: Deconstructing the 36% ROI Lift
With CAIOs in centralized models doubling AI production rates and achieving a 36% higher ROI, it’s clear why the role’s adoption has doubled to 26% in the la...
How to Strategically Curate AI Use Cases
We started with 30+ AI use cases. The best 5 made the cut. Here’s how a curated approach sets up better outcomes.
OpenAI
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Evaluation-driven multi model/tool path to 5-10x gains
An AI tool was producing subpar results. We flipped the script, achieving a 5x accuracy lift and a 10x productivity gain.
Insights on why OpenAI’s 4o Image Generation is a BIG deal
“Our servers are melting”, Sam Altman. Insights on why OpenAI’s 4o Image Generation is a BIG deal and a hack to get coax images out of OpenAI.
McKinsey
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
AI shows promise reading and analyzing arcane contracts to unlock savings. McKinsey
The complexity of matching and analyzing contracts and invoices lends itself to AI. McKinsey covers the impact they are seeing.
Seven ways generative AI drives B2B sales growth. McKinsey
McKinsey’s B2B sales case studies show how targeted AI deployment can transform relationship-focused “farmers” into proactive “hunters” while delivering meas...
agents
AI Pilot Purgatory Is an Orchestration Failure
Most AI initiatives don’t die in the model. They die in the seams between teams.
AI Is Graduating from Pilots to Production — and the Data Shows What Separates Leaders
Bain’s longitudinal AI executive survey found that 80% of generative AI use cases met or exceeded expectations — yet only 23% of companies can tie those init...
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Bain
AI Is Graduating from Pilots to Production — and the Data Shows What Separates Leaders
Bain’s longitudinal AI executive survey found that 80% of generative AI use cases met or exceeded expectations — yet only 23% of companies can tie those init...
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
Workflow Automation 2.0: Marrying Hard-Coded Logic with Adaptive AI
In a recent AI brainstorming workshop with a client, one set of opportunities leapt out: automating complex, multi-step workflows. Nearly three-quarters (72 ...
9 enterprise takeaways from NVIDIA’s 2025 GTC. Bain & Co
NVIDIA’s GTC conference revealed how organizations are fundamentally transforming their operations through AI. Bain’s analysis highlights that leading firms ...
Anthropic
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Will the new Anthropic and Databricks agent-based partnership meet enterprise needs?
Will the new Anthropic and Databricks agent-based partnership meet enterprise needs?
AI use cases
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
AI serving the digitally neglected
“I’m just thrilled that someone is paying attention to my department.”
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
How to Strategically Curate AI Use Cases
We started with 30+ AI use cases. The best 5 made the cut. Here’s how a curated approach sets up better outcomes.
Leading companies apply portfolio theory to AI investments
Most companies form business strategy around a portfolio of investments and activities. Executives strive to grow consistently by maximizing existing busines...
workflow
Golden Evaluation Sets: Enterprise AI’s Missing Feedback Loop
AI moves fastest in software engineering for a structural reason: the model tests its own output instantly. Write code, run it, see if it breaks, iterate in ...
No SOP, No AI Use Case
It’s simple: no documented workflow, no AI use case.
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
Evaluation-driven multi model/tool path to 5-10x gains
An AI tool was producing subpar results. We flipped the script, achieving a 5x accuracy lift and a 10x productivity gain.
CAIO
AI Is Graduating from Pilots to Production — and the Data Shows What Separates Leaders
Bain’s longitudinal AI executive survey found that 80% of generative AI use cases met or exceeded expectations — yet only 23% of companies can tie those init...
AI serving the digitally neglected
“I’m just thrilled that someone is paying attention to my department.”
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
The Chief AI Officer Advantage: Deconstructing the 36% ROI Lift
With CAIOs in centralized models doubling AI production rates and achieving a 36% higher ROI, it’s clear why the role’s adoption has doubled to 26% in the la...
adoption
AI Is Graduating from Pilots to Production — and the Data Shows What Separates Leaders
Bain’s longitudinal AI executive survey found that 80% of generative AI use cases met or exceeded expectations — yet only 23% of companies can tie those init...
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
infrastructure
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
productivity
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
BCG
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
April 2025 Newsletter: The Blooming of AI-Enabled Business Ventures
From Accountants to Agents
Gemini
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Evaluation-driven multi model/tool path to 5-10x gains
An AI tool was producing subpar results. We flipped the script, achieving a 5x accuracy lift and a 10x productivity gain.
security
AI Is Graduating from Pilots to Production — and the Data Shows What Separates Leaders
Bain’s longitudinal AI executive survey found that 80% of generative AI use cases met or exceeded expectations — yet only 23% of companies can tie those init...
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
implementation
AI Pilot Purgatory Is an Orchestration Failure
Most AI initiatives don’t die in the model. They die in the seams between teams.
Golden Evaluation Sets: Enterprise AI’s Missing Feedback Loop
AI moves fastest in software engineering for a structural reason: the model tests its own output instantly. Write code, run it, see if it breaks, iterate in ...
No SOP, No AI Use Case
It’s simple: no documented workflow, no AI use case.
When Killing an AI Project Is the Right Call
A client recently killed an AI initiative targeting invoice processing. It was a good decision.
leadership
AI Pilot Purgatory Is an Orchestration Failure
Most AI initiatives don’t die in the model. They die in the seams between teams.
No SOP, No AI Use Case
It’s simple: no documented workflow, no AI use case.
When Killing an AI Project Is the Right Call
A client recently killed an AI initiative targeting invoice processing. It was a good decision.
strategic bets
The Enterprise AI Pyramid
The Enterprise AI Pyramid
Strategic AI investments reveal industry-specific paths to competitive advantage. Accenture
Leading companies are aggressively pushing beyond basic LLM integration, making calculated investments in AI that sharpen their competitive edge. These strat...
Simon Willison
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
Test AI On Your Terms, Not Theirs
The New York Times reports that AI is getting more powerful, but its hallucinations are getting worse. It turns out that non-reasoning models are improving, ...
AI State of the World. Simon Willison
If you’re tracking LLMs and AI developments, check out this punchy, state-of-the-world presentation from AI and technology insider Simon Willison at NICAR 20...
Apple
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
The Hypothesis-Driven Approach to AI Development
“You can’t roadmap what hasn’t yet been discovered,” - @Bryan Bischof. Apple’s recent retrenchment from its ambitious AI strategy is a case in point.
Microsoft
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Andreessen Horowitz
Menlo Ventures
governance
AI Is Graduating from Pilots to Production — and the Data Shows What Separates Leaders
Bain’s longitudinal AI executive survey found that 80% of generative AI use cases met or exceeded expectations — yet only 23% of companies can tie those init...
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
image generation
Seeing is believing: examples of how new imaging LLMs change the game for better and worse
Use cases for AI have felt elusive at times. Not so for the new autoregressive image making from OpenAI and Google. Getting specific imagery, including corre...
Insights on why OpenAI’s 4o Image Generation is a BIG deal
“Our servers are melting”, Sam Altman. Insights on why OpenAI’s 4o Image Generation is a BIG deal and a hack to get coax images out of OpenAI.
April 2025 Newsletter: The Blooming of AI-Enabled Business Ventures
From Accountants to Agents
J&J
Is AI project abandonment bad?
Klarna recently announced that their effort to deliver customer support mostly via AI went too far, and they are hiring human support staff to augment AI’s s...
Leading companies apply portfolio theory to AI investments
Most companies form business strategy around a portfolio of investments and activities. Executives strive to grow consistently by maximizing existing busines...
fine-tuning
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI — they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI—they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone.
How to Construct Domain Specific LLM Evaluation Systems: Hamel Husain and Emil Sedgh
Success with LLM systems takes work. Very helpful short video on the experience implementing evals at Rechat.com.
Vectara
Test AI On Your Terms, Not Theirs
The New York Times reports that AI is getting more powerful, but its hallucinations are getting worse. It turns out that non-reasoning models are improving, ...
Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard
Hallucination leaderboard for top 25 LLMs providing factually consistent answers based on short text RAG extraction.
Meta
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI — they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI—they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone.
rules-based
Workflow Automation 2.0: Marrying Hard-Coded Logic with Adaptive AI
In a recent AI brainstorming workshop with a client, one set of opportunities leapt out: automating complex, multi-step workflows. Nearly three-quarters (72 ...
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI — they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI—they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone.
open source
economics
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
risk
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
Procter & Gamble
April 2025 Newsletter: The Blooming of AI-Enabled Business Ventures
From Accountants to Agents
Deloitte
April 2025 Newsletter: The Blooming of AI-Enabled Business Ventures
From Accountants to Agents
A harbinger of companies expanding in the age of AI? Deloitte deploys its finance and accounting expertise and leverages NVIDIA’s ecosystem to enter the AI agent space
A harbinger of companies expanding in the age of AI? Deloitte deploys its finance and accounting expertise and leverages NVIDIA’s ecosystem to enter the AI a...
NVIDIA
9 enterprise takeaways from NVIDIA’s 2025 GTC. Bain & Co
NVIDIA’s GTC conference revealed how organizations are fundamentally transforming their operations through AI. Bain’s analysis highlights that leading firms ...
A harbinger of companies expanding in the age of AI? Deloitte deploys its finance and accounting expertise and leverages NVIDIA’s ecosystem to enter the AI agent space
A harbinger of companies expanding in the age of AI? Deloitte deploys its finance and accounting expertise and leverages NVIDIA’s ecosystem to enter the AI a...
hiring
April 2025 Newsletter: The Blooming of AI-Enabled Business Ventures
From Accountants to Agents
Hamel Husain
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
How to Construct Domain Specific LLM Evaluation Systems: Hamel Husain and Emil Sedgh
Success with LLM systems takes work. Very helpful short video on the experience implementing evals at Rechat.com.
Emil Sedgh
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
How to Construct Domain Specific LLM Evaluation Systems: Hamel Husain and Emil Sedgh
Success with LLM systems takes work. Very helpful short video on the experience implementing evals at Rechat.com.
Rechat.com
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
How to Construct Domain Specific LLM Evaluation Systems: Hamel Husain and Emil Sedgh
Success with LLM systems takes work. Very helpful short video on the experience implementing evals at Rechat.com.
domain-specific
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI — they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI—they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone.
How to Construct Domain Specific LLM Evaluation Systems: Hamel Husain and Emil Sedgh
Success with LLM systems takes work. Very helpful short video on the experience implementing evals at Rechat.com.
Rechat
Is AI project abandonment bad?
Klarna recently announced that their effort to deliver customer support mostly via AI went too far, and they are hiring human support staff to augment AI’s s...
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
ClassPass
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
performance
Evaluation-driven multi model/tool path to 5-10x gains
An AI tool was producing subpar results. We flipped the script, achieving a 5x accuracy lift and a 10x productivity gain.
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
hallucination
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard
Hallucination leaderboard for top 25 LLMs providing factually consistent answers based on short text RAG extraction.
Nathan Lambert
Test AI On Your Terms, Not Theirs
The New York Times reports that AI is getting more powerful, but its hallucinations are getting worse. It turns out that non-reasoning models are improving, ...
Aitomatic
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI — they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI—they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone.
Klarna
Is AI project abandonment bad?
Klarna recently announced that their effort to deliver customer support mostly via AI went too far, and they are hiring human support staff to augment AI’s s...
IBM
The Chief AI Officer Advantage: Deconstructing the 36% ROI Lift
With CAIOs in centralized models doubling AI production rates and achieving a 36% higher ROI, it’s clear why the role’s adoption has doubled to 26% in the la...
Forrester
S4 Capital
marketing
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Bryan Bischof
The Hypothesis-Driven Approach to AI Development
“You can’t roadmap what hasn’t yet been discovered,” - @Bryan Bischof. Apple’s recent retrenchment from its ambitious AI strategy is a case in point.
data
evaluation
Golden Evaluation Sets: Enterprise AI’s Missing Feedback Loop
AI moves fastest in software engineering for a structural reason: the model tests its own output instantly. Write code, run it, see if it breaks, iterate in ...
labor
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
retail
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
GEO
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
cloud services
search
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
SaaS
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Benedict Evans
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
hyperscalers
Harvard Business School
Back to Top ↑Accenture
Strategic AI investments reveal industry-specific paths to competitive advantage. Accenture
Leading companies are aggressively pushing beyond basic LLM integration, making calculated investments in AI that sharpen their competitive edge. These strat...
Databricks
Will the new Anthropic and Databricks agent-based partnership meet enterprise needs?
Will the new Anthropic and Databricks agent-based partnership meet enterprise needs?
AI-benefits
April 2025 Newsletter: The Blooming of AI-Enabled Business Ventures
From Accountants to Agents
Zora
April 2025 Newsletter: The Blooming of AI-Enabled Business Ventures
From Accountants to Agents
gpt-4o
Insights on why OpenAI’s 4o Image Generation is a BIG deal
“Our servers are melting”, Sam Altman. Insights on why OpenAI’s 4o Image Generation is a BIG deal and a hack to get coax images out of OpenAI.
GPT-4o
Seeing is believing: examples of how new imaging LLMs change the game for better and worse
Use cases for AI have felt elusive at times. Not so for the new autoregressive image making from OpenAI and Google. Getting specific imagery, including corre...
Shopify
What gets measured, gets done: Shopify makes AI usage mandatory
What gets measured, gets done: Shopify makes AI usage mandatory
b2cb2b
Seven ways generative AI drives B2B sales growth. McKinsey
McKinsey’s B2B sales case studies show how targeted AI deployment can transform relationship-focused “farmers” into proactive “hunters” while delivering meas...
sales
Seven ways generative AI drives B2B sales growth. McKinsey
McKinsey’s B2B sales case studies show how targeted AI deployment can transform relationship-focused “farmers” into proactive “hunters” while delivering meas...
Google Cloud
How data and AI create competitive advantage
Leading organizations are transforming their market positions by strategically deploying artificial intelligence against unique data assets.
banking
Wells Fargo demonstrates enterprise AI success
Wells Fargo demonstrates enterprise AI success with 245 million secure customer interactions in 2024.
b2c
Wells Fargo demonstrates enterprise AI success
Wells Fargo demonstrates enterprise AI success with 245 million secure customer interactions in 2024.
customer-support
Wells Fargo demonstrates enterprise AI success
Wells Fargo demonstrates enterprise AI success with 245 million secure customer interactions in 2024.
website
How I built this GitHub pages site using Codespace
How I built this site using GitHub Pages and Jekyll
codespaces
How I built this GitHub pages site using Codespace
How I built this site using GitHub Pages and Jekyll
github
How I built this GitHub pages site using Codespace
How I built this site using GitHub Pages and Jekyll
jekyll
How I built this GitHub pages site using Codespace
How I built this site using GitHub Pages and Jekyll
KPMG
KPMG Q1 2025 AI Pulse Permalink
93% of leaders agree that investments to-date in GenAI have allowed their company to enhance its competitive position and long-term strategic performance.
state-of-ai
KPMG Q1 2025 AI Pulse Permalink
93% of leaders agree that investments to-date in GenAI have allowed their company to enhance its competitive position and long-term strategic performance.
Stanford HAI
Stanford HAI — 2025 Artificial Intelligence Index Report Permalink
Comprehensive 456 page report on the state of AI.
procurement
AI shows promise reading and analyzing arcane contracts to unlock savings. McKinsey
The complexity of matching and analyzing contracts and invoices lends itself to AI. McKinsey covers the impact they are seeing.
AI market map
Distillation of the 50 ‘top’ AI vendors? Forbes, Sequoia, Meritech
The AI vendor world has exploded with options and is perplexing. It’s hard to understand who is a leading provider and will survive.
Sequoia
Distillation of the 50 ‘top’ AI vendors? Forbes, Sequoia, Meritech
The AI vendor world has exploded with options and is perplexing. It’s hard to understand who is a leading provider and will survive.
Forbes
Distillation of the 50 ‘top’ AI vendors? Forbes, Sequoia, Meritech
The AI vendor world has exploded with options and is perplexing. It’s hard to understand who is a leading provider and will survive.
Meritech Capital
Distillation of the 50 ‘top’ AI vendors? Forbes, Sequoia, Meritech
The AI vendor world has exploded with options and is perplexing. It’s hard to understand who is a leading provider and will survive.
Ritchie Bros.
How to achieve strong AI performance — diligence
At Ritchie Bros, a $ 4 B+ equipment auctioneer, we built an ML system “Algo” to automatically value assets from a few dollars to $ 100 K+ (think Zillow for e...
Ritchie Bros
Back to Top ↑pdf extraction
TWIX: Reconstructing Structured Data from Templatized Documents. UC Berkeley EPIC Lab
Extracting good data out of complex PDFs is a fundamental challenge and will take multiple approaches. This UC Berkeley team turned the problem upside down, ...
UC Berkeley EPIC Lab
TWIX: Reconstructing Structured Data from Templatized Documents. UC Berkeley EPIC Lab
Extracting good data out of complex PDFs is a fundamental challenge and will take multiple approaches. This UC Berkeley team turned the problem upside down, ...
1800Accountant
Organizations pursuing artificial intelligence face a stark reality. WSJ
While AI experimentation abounds, achieving enterprise-wide results demands methodical implementation and systematic scaling. Despite 78% of companies using ...
United Health
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI — they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI—they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone.
deterministic
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI — they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone
Leading enterprises aren’t scrapping their proven systems for AI—they’re creating powerful hybrids that outperform either approach alone.
S&P Global
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The Hypothesis-Driven Approach to AI Development
“You can’t roadmap what hasn’t yet been discovered,” - @Bryan Bischof. Apple’s recent retrenchment from its ambitious AI strategy is a case in point.
Harvard
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Workflow Automation 2.0: Marrying Hard-Coded Logic with Adaptive AI
In a recent AI brainstorming workshop with a client, one set of opportunities leapt out: automating complex, multi-step workflows. Nearly three-quarters (72 ...
Stanford
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How to Strategically Curate AI Use Cases
We started with 30+ AI use cases. The best 5 made the cut. Here’s how a curated approach sets up better outcomes.
ai
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Evaluation-driven multi model/tool path to 5-10x gains
An AI tool was producing subpar results. We flipped the script, achieving a 5x accuracy lift and a 10x productivity gain.
model-selection
Evaluation-driven multi model/tool path to 5-10x gains
An AI tool was producing subpar results. We flipped the script, achieving a 5x accuracy lift and a 10x productivity gain.
AI
November 2025 Newsletter: AI boosts GDP through infrastructure spend, not yet productivity
AI is lifting GDP, but not the way you expected
business needs
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
how to
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
The first rule of AI use case discovery? Don’t talk about AI.
digitally underserved
AI serving the digitally neglected
“I’m just thrilled that someone is paying attention to my department.”
long tail
AI serving the digitally neglected
“I’m just thrilled that someone is paying attention to my department.”
RAG
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February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Workday
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
vibe coding
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
Colgate-Palmolive
February 2026 Newsletter: Getting AI over the line in 2026
You can’t pilot your way to profitability
project-governance
When Killing an AI Project Is the Right Call
A client recently killed an AI initiative targeting invoice processing. It was a good decision.
SOP
No SOP, No AI Use Case
It’s simple: no documented workflow, no AI use case.
podcasts
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
resources
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
learning
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
curation
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
Stratechery
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
Ethan Mollick
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
Andrew Ng
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
HBS
How I Stay on Top of AI: My Curated Podcast and Newsletter Sources
I get asked how I stay on top of AI developments. Here’s my 3-step system for tracking AI insights, plus my full curated list of top podcasts and newsletters.
orchestration
AI Pilot Purgatory Is an Orchestration Failure
Most AI initiatives don’t die in the model. They die in the seams between teams.
program-management
AI Pilot Purgatory Is an Orchestration Failure
Most AI initiatives don’t die in the model. They die in the seams between teams.