Over eight years ago, I founded Netek, an affective computing startup exploring how to measure human emotion through technology. This was before “AI” dominated every conference keynote and LinkedIn bio.
Tag Archives: Artificial intelligence
The AI Paradox: Why ‘Democratization’ Is Creating a New Elite
There’s a comforting narrative making the rounds in boardrooms and LinkedIn posts: “AI will democratize excellence. Everyone will perform like the best.”
It’s a nice story. It’s also dangerously wrong.
Why AI-First Companies Fail Without People-First Culture
Here’s what most leaders get wrong about AI transformation: they think it’s a technology problem. It’s not. It’s a human problem that technology can solve, but only if you build around people, not despite them.
AI Isn’t an Add-On. It’s a Reinvention Mandate.
I was talking with a collaborator last week who kept framing AI as something we’d “layer into” existing processes. Make the workflow faster. Reduce some costs. Optimize what we already have.
The Productivity Trap That’s Making You Replaceable
Robert Redford died yesterday. He was a great actor, the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and a fierce activist for storytelling itself.
Stop Letting AI Think for You
We’re witnessing something unprecedented: the outsourcing of human intelligence at scale.
ChatGPT writes our emails; Claude crafts our strategies; AI generates our creative briefs. We tell ourselves we’re being efficient. But here’s what’s actually happening: we’re systematically weakening the very cognitive muscles that built our careers.
The research is in, and it’s sobering.
Stop Fighting AI. Start Multiplying With It
The wrong conversation is dominating every boardroom, coffee shop, and LinkedIn feed. Everyone’s asking: “Will AI replace me?” Here’s what they should be asking instead: “How do I become exponentially more capable?”