Long-form, obsessively researched.
Essays, tutorials, and frameworks at the intersection of AI tools and systems thinking.
When AI Becomes a Crutch: The Mental Health Data No One Wants to Talk About
1.2M users/week discuss suicide with ChatGPT. MIT/OpenAI RCT shows AI use correlates with loneliness. A careful look at the evidence — without alarmism or dismissal.
The Deskilling Ledger: What You Lose Every Time You Let AI Think For You
CHI 2025 found 40% of AI-assisted tasks involved zero critical thinking. A framework for understanding cognitive offloading costs — and when the tradeoff is worth it.
The 5.5% Inconvenient Truth About Enterprise AI ROI
McKinsey found 88% of orgs use AI but only 5.5% achieve real business impact. A structural analysis of why most enterprise AI investment produces no measurable value.
The 19% Problem: Why Your AI-Assisted Code Is Slower Than You Think
METR's RCT found developers 19% slower with AI despite predicting 20% faster. A rigorous look at the 39-point perception gap and what it means for your workflow.
AI in 2026: A Clear-Eyed Map of Real Opportunities and Real Risks
A rigorous, evidence-grounded analysis of where AI creates genuine leverage and where it introduces real risk in 2026 — without the hype or the alarm. Decision frameworks for engineers, founders, and knowledge workers.
The Expanding Attack Surface: Security Risks When AI Agents Run Your Business
As AI agents gain autonomous tool access — browsing, writing, executing code — the attack surface expands dramatically. A rigorous breakdown of prompt injection, data exfiltration, and agentic risk for individuals and organizations.
10 Shifts in AI Operational Mindset You Need in 2025
Most teams use AI wrong—not bad tools, but bad mental models. Here are 10 operational mindset shifts separating teams capturing real value from those stuck
AI Fatigue Is Real — Here’s How to Beat It Before It Beats Your Team
AI fatigue is killing adoption in teams that should be thriving. Here's how to spot it, understand why it actually happens, and fix it before it becomes a
Superagency: What It Actually Means When AI Empowers Individuals, Not Just Companies
McKinsey's 'superagency' concept gets thrown around a lot. Here's what it actually means in practice — and why most organizations are completely missing th
The Digital Mindset Framework Leaders Actually Need (Not What HBR Tells Them)
HBR's digital mindset frameworks sound good in theory. Here's what they get right, what they miss entirely, and what a digital mindset actually requires in