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The Measurement Gap

Why AI ROI Remains Mostly a Matter of Belief

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The Governance Lag
AI becomes infrastructure before boards notice
Apr 30
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The Voluntary Brake
What happens when the most safety-conscious lab cannot afford to stay stopped.
Mar 11
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The Defeat Device Problem
AI models that game their own safety evaluations, and why the automotive industry already has a word for this
Feb 13
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From Safety to Impact
A name change at the global AI summit follows a pattern every safety-critical industry has learned to regret.
Jan 28
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The August Problem
The EU AI Act's high-risk deadline arrives in six months. The industries that actually know how to do safety engineering are not ready. And not for the…
Jan 14
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The Architecture of Control
The organizations that survive the collision with AI will not be the ones with the sharpest tools. They will be the ones with the steadiest hands.
Jun 17, 2025

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Shadow AI Is Not a Risk. It's a Signal.
Why Prohibition Fails and What Smart Organizations Do Instead
Jun 6, 2025
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The Long-Term Societal Impacts of AI
Knowledge used to be leverage. It is now a utility.
Feb 8, 2025
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The Regulation Paradox
We Are Governing AI the Way We Governed Cars. AI Is Not a Car.
Dec 31, 2024
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The Geopolitics of AI
The race for artificial intelligence is not about algorithms. It is about control.
Dec 10, 2024
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The Task-Job Distinction
Why AI Changes Work Without Ending It
Nov 19, 2024
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The Great Unbundling of Creative Work
What automation makes cheap—and what it makes priceless
Nov 12, 2024
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