In 2018, Kai-Fu Lee — a computer scientist who once ran Google’s operations in China and later wrote the influential book AI Superpowers — made a prediction that sounded almost like science fiction at the time: within fifteen years, artificial intelligence would be capable of displacing roughly 40 to 50 percent of all human jobs. … Read more
Imagine planning a beach weekend with friends without anyone actually doing the planning. A software system quietly tracks surf forecasts for Bali, and the moment conditions look ideal, it searches flights, checks accommodation, and packages everything into a single proposal for the group. Once everyone taps “approve,” the same system finishes the booking on its … Read more
Somewhere between the AI hype and the AI backlash sits a much more interesting story: a growing number of companies are spending real money on artificial intelligence and getting almost nothing back for it. That gap between investment and results isn’t a technology problem. It’s a business design problem — and business design problems are … Read more