Dear CEO – Effective leaders make fewer decisions in the AI era
It sounds like an abdication of power, but in an agentic world, it is the only way to expand. We are shifting from predictive models to autonomous actors. When systems start acting on their own, the leader’s job changes from...
Dear CEO – You are paying an intelligence tax for a moat that is evaporating
The intelligence tax is crashing. The cost of intelligence is decoupling from the value of the model provider. Nvidia is moving from being a pure supplier to a direct competitor. Their six billion dollar deal to license Poolside...
Dear CEO – The data center warehouse defense is a lie that invites local hostility
You cannot build a digital empire on a foundation of physical resentment. Alberta's technology minister recently faced jeers from citizens at a town hall regarding new AI data centers. The government's defense was that these...
Dear CEO – High accuracy does not guarantee high value
An elite machine learning model that nobody uses is just an expensive math experiment. The focus must shift from technical excellence to business impact. Leaders often mistake model sophistication for strategic readiness. The...
Dear CEO – Your workforce is becoming an unpaid R&D department for Big Tech
It sounds like an extreme claim. It is exactly what is happening with the latest wave of agentic AI. OpenAI recently revealed a Computer History feature for their desktop app. The tool tracks every click and keystroke so the AI...
Dear CEO – Your AI strategy is no longer yours; it belongs to the US State Department
Dear CEO: Your AI strategy is no longer yours; it belongs to the US State Department. The choice is no longer between models. Reuters reported on Friday that the US is preparing a mandate for the 35 signatories of its AI...
Dear CEO – AI is not a leveling tool – It is a wedge
Most leaders believe AI will bridge the gap between industry giants and everyone else. They are mistaken. Recent research from OpenAI and Columbia University shows a different pattern. The most intensive adopters are not the...
Dear CEO – The Death of the Job Title
The organizational pyramid is collapsing into a diamond. Leaders often believe they are augmenting employees when they are actually dismantling the structures those employees inhabit. Gartner research suggests that by 2027,...
Dear CEO – Most CEOs simply polish the deck chairs
A recent Gartner webinar highlighted a dangerous divide. Most firms use AI for first order effects like productivity and cost reduction, while only 19 percent are actually using it for business model improvements. This is the...