Words We Write.

Actionable AI to lead smarter, build better, & think bigger. Delivered to you inbox every Friday.

AI Just Got a Lot Better at Breaking Into Things
Elijah Szasz Elijah Szasz

AI Just Got a Lot Better at Breaking Into Things

The model is called Claude Mythos Preview, and it's so capable that Anthropic decided not to release it to the public. That's a sentence worth sitting with. A company built an AI they were too nervous to ship.

Read More
The Skill You're Quietly Losing to AI
Elijah Szasz Elijah Szasz

The Skill You're Quietly Losing to AI

It's what happens when pilots trust the autopilot so much they stop monitoring the instruments themselves. Their manual flying skills erode. Their situational awareness dulls. And when something goes wrong - when the system fails or hits a scenario it wasn't built for - the human in the seat isn't ready.

Read More
The Quiet Pay Gap Nobody Is Talking About Yet
Elijah Szasz Elijah Szasz

The Quiet Pay Gap Nobody Is Talking About Yet

Workers with AI skills now earn 56% more than peers in identical roles—a premium that more than doubled in just 12 months. Here’s what that gap means for your org’s comp strategy, and how to get ahead of it before the window closes.

Read More
The Junk Drawer Problem
Elijah Szasz Elijah Szasz

The Junk Drawer Problem

According to Torii's 2026 SaaS Benchmark Report, the average enterprise now runs over 830 applications. More than 61% of them operate outside formal IT oversight.

Read More
Why Most AI Projects Never See Daylight
Elijah Szasz Elijah Szasz

Why Most AI Projects Never See Daylight

Meanwhile, worldwide AI spending is expected to hit $2.5 trillion in 2026, according to Gartner. Budgets are climbing. NVIDIA's latest State of AI survey found 86% of companies plan to increase AI spending this year. And yet, most of that money will fund projects that never make it out of pilot.

Read More