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Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world—from generative tools to enterprise strategy and ethical impact.

  1. A father and two children baking together in a warm kitchen, shaping identical pancakes side by side on a baking tray. by Ted Tschopp

    Making AI Boring on Purpose

    AI scales what organizations already are, not what they hope to be. By treating AI as standard work rather than a product rollout, leaders can achieve predictable costs, trustworthy outcomes, and real speed. The path forward is deliberately unglamorous: value first, quality next, speed last.

  2. Team members collaborate around a table reviewing documents, with planning boards covered in sticky notes visible in the background. by Ted Tschopp

    How to Communicate in a World of AI

    AI speeds up producing documents, but it doesn’t preserve the intent behind them. This post argues that specifications—clear goals, constraints, and success criteria—are the shared language that aligns people and AI. It explains how specs differ from prompts and evaluations, and offers a simple specification-first playbook for everyday work.

  3. Printed copies of the Financial Times newspaper stacked with front-page banners by Unknown

    2025 Reprint – Top Consultancies Freeze Pay as AI Reshapes Pyramid Model

    Reprint: AI is forcing leading consultancies to freeze starting salaries, slow graduate hiring and rethink the classic pyramid staffing model. Productivity gains mean fewer junior analysts are needed, while firms prioritise mid-career specialists to deliver technology and AI implementations. Alternative structures such as obelisk, hourglass and box models are emerging as firms experiment with leaner bases and heavier reliance on experienced judgment. The long-term balance between automation, new AI-focused roles and traditional graduate pipelines remains uncertain.

  4. Illustration of executives in a glass boardroom above a glowing data city, studying an inverted pyramid of light by Ted Tschopp

    Winning the Intelligence Inversion

    A strategic guide for CEOs and enterprise leaders on how compute, agents, and verification will reshape cost, risk, and trust in the first 1,000 days of AI.

  5. A misty valley at dusk with golden lights glowing from scattered houses, surrounded by dark rolling hills and distant mountains under a deep blue sky streaked with clouds. by Ted Tschopp

    When the Machines Don’t Sleep

    Ted Tschopp explores the dawn of AI-only enterprises—organizations that never sleep, never tire, and may soon redefine business itself. Through the lens of parenthood, stewardship, and strategy, he asks how humans can prepare wisely for a world where machines run 24/7 and value is measured in milliseconds.

  6. A warmly lit oil painting of a father and his two daughters studying together at a cluttered kitchen table, illuminated by a soft glow that contrasts with the surrounding shadows. by Ted Tschopp

    From Guesswork to Geometry: How We Measured the Mind

    A reflective essay on the AGI Definition Project’s CHC‑based evaluation that measures AI cognition in human terms. It interprets GPT‑5’s 58% AGI score, noting strengths in knowledge/reasoning and gaps in memory and recall, and argues for collaborative workflows that embrace uneven intelligence.

  7. A serene orchard scene with rows of bare trees covered in small buds, captured on a misty morning. The foreground shows frosted grass and a dirt path leading through the orchard, with soft sunlight filtering through the haze in the background. by Ted Tschopp

    The Orchard and the Algorithm

    A parable‑rich essay argues that enterprises overinvest in durable applications while underinvesting in the people who animate them. With AI blurring the line between software and labor, budgets move from headcount to heads‑of‑compute and apprenticeship ladders erode. The piece proposes five‑year team charters, skills‑renewal funds, redesigned apprenticeships, and governance that treats AI like a supply chain—paired with a human covenant.

  8. A tall lighthouse perched on a rocky coastal cliff shines its bright beam through heavy fog and storm clouds, illuminating the dark shoreline and turbulent sea below. by Ted Tschopp

    The Lighthouse and the New Lens

    A parable of a lighthouse keeper adopting a new lens illustrates why reskilling matters. The article connects this to current workforce shifts and offers a practical AI-powered prompt for consistent, fair RFP evaluations.

  9. AI achieves gold-medal performance at ICPC while GPT-5-Codex launches by Ted Tschopp

    Gold Medals & Paved Roads

    At the ICPC World Finals, OpenAI and DeepMind’s AI models rivaled human champions, while OpenAI launched GPT-5-Codex, an agentic coding system built to plan, execute, and review code across enterprise workflows. These dual signals highlight both breakthrough capabilities and the steady platform roadmaps shaping the future of software engineering.

  10. AI–energy flywheel concept at the grid edge by Ted Tschopp

    Guardrails & Gigawatts

    A utility‑focused synthesis of six signals from Sam Altman’s conversation with Vinod Khosla. It argues for agent‑driven workflows, the convergence of compute and electricity costs, and the moats that endure—unique data, real‑time integration, and culture. The piece emphasizes guardrails, governance, and new workforce roles to build an AI–energy flywheel at the grid edge.

  11. Diagram showing differences between model, chatbot, workflow, and agent by Ted Tschopp

    Model vs. Chatbot vs. Workflow vs. Agent: Draft

    A deep dive into the distinctions between AI models, chatbots, workflows, and agents. This post blends formal definitions with clear explanations, offering both a technical and intuitive understanding of these foundational terms.

  12. A woman stands before endless glowing shelves in a futuristic archive, weaving through streams of golden and blue light that resemble threads of a cosmic loom. by Ted Tschopp

    The Skill that Outgrows the Tool

    This article explores why relying on tool mastery is a risky career move in 2026. As AI begins to automate entire workflows, the most valuable skill will be translating business needs into AI solutions and understanding enterprise systems. Using historical analogies and the CLEAR framework, it argues that enterprise thinking, not tool memorization, will define future success.

  13. Guide for prompting GPT-5 with tools and optimizer by Ted Tschopp

    Prompting ChatGPT-5 Specifically

    GPT‑5 acts as a router model that can think, browse, code, write, and orchestrate tools. This guide distills six moves that reliably raise output quality: set the reasoning and verbosity dials, explicitly name tools and deliverables, enforce a private self‑review rubric, repair prompts with metaprompting, and finish with OpenAI’s prompt optimizer. It also includes copy‑paste blueprints for research briefs, production features, and brand kits, plus a one‑page prompt for doing it right.

  14. Transmission towers with a digital data overlay representing edge‑to‑cloud flow and context preservation. by Ted Tschopp

    From Industrial-Age Utility to AI-Centric Utility

    White paper for utility leaders on consolidating platforms, building an edge‑to‑cloud data fabric with preserved context, and redesigning the workforce for AI—measured by edge→decision latency, TTE, reliability, compliance velocity, and customer outcomes.

  15. A split-brain illustration with the left side featuring science and research symbols, and the right side containing technology and data icons, surrounded by interconnected lines, gears, and interface elements. by Ted Tschopp

    Practical On-Prem AI: What OpenAI’s GPT-OSS 20B & 120B Mean for Utilities

    How GPT-OSS 20B & 120B shift practical on-prem AI for utilities: capabilities, safety framing, infrastructure sizing, and concrete field automation patterns.

  16. Stylized family at bedtime with anxious expressions dad with beard mom with curly hair three kids one holding a toothbrush teal and warm-orange textured look by Ted Tschopp

    The Mentor in the Machine

    How ChatGPT 5 shifts from generic chatbot to trusted expert partner for Fortune 500 teams and utility field crews—expanding context, reasoning, vision, and reliability.

  17. Child carefully building a complex Lego Tuxedo Cat, symbolizing organizational resilience during AI integration by Ted Tschopp

    Building a Lego Cat

    Examining the transformative impact of AI on enterprise workforce roles and highlighting strategies to navigate this transition effectively.

  18. Deep-rooted tree weathering a storm, symbolizing enterprise resilience during AI transformation by Ted Tschopp

    Rooted in Resilience

    Exploring how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing enterprise SaaS and what utilities and large organizations must do to thrive in this new landscape of just-in-time software solutions.

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    Learning by Doing

    Exploring how the principles of Scout camp—personalized guidance, real-world practice, and adaptive learning—can transform how we approach AI training and integration in the workplace.

  20. Father and son navigating terrain during camping trip, symbolizing AI navigation in the workplace by Ted Tschopp

    Riding the AI Wave

    Exploring Mary Meeker's latest AI trends report through the lens of a father-son camping trip, examining how unprecedented AI adoption rates are transforming workplaces and what it means for employees across all industries.

  21. 2x2 matrix diagram showing WINS framework categories for AI workflow analysis by Ted Tschopp

    Details on the WINs Network

    A comprehensive guide to the WINS (Words, Images, Numbers, Sounds) framework for evaluating AI opportunities in organizational workflows, including practical categorization methods and strategic implementation guidance.

  22. Child holding a smooth stone on Hawaiian beach, symbolizing what humans hold that AI cannot by Ted Tschopp

    Beyond the Boundaries: Leading in a Post-AI Era

    A contemplative exploration of how AI's dissolution of traditional work boundaries between words, images, numbers, and sounds creates new opportunities for distinctly human leadership grounded in empathy, wisdom, and connection.

  23. A Young Girl Solves a Math Problem by herself by Ted Tschopp

    The Student Who Taught Herself

    Watching my daughter learn math reminded me of a breakthrough in AI—AZR, a self-teaching model that reasons and grows without external data. This post reflects on learning, AI, and grace.

  24. Nested boxes representing recursion concept, symbolizing AI simulation layers in corporate learning by Ted Tschopp

    Unlocking Corporate Learning with AI Simulations

    Explore how recursion principles guide the design of AI-driven corporate simulations, creating meaningful practice opportunities for essential business skills through thoughtful, iterative dialogue between learners and AI mentors.

  25. Cub Scouts around a campfire during Arrow of Light ceremony, representing AI-supported traditional values by Ted Tschopp

    Lighting the Trail

    A personal case study of using AI to develop and execute a complete Cub Scout Arrow of Light curriculum, demonstrating how artificial intelligence can support human leadership in training and ceremony design while maintaining cultural sensitivity and educational effectiveness.

  26. Family gathered around dinner table with perfectly cooked salmon, representing successful AI collaboration by Ted Tschopp

    The Salmon Made Me Do It

    A personal story about using AI to cook a family salmon dinner that reveals deeper insights about how enterprises can build employee trust in AI through small, safe experimentation rather than diving into high-stakes applications.

  27. Abstract visualization of transforming chaotic meeting notes into clear structured requirements by Ted Tschopp

    From Chaos to Clarity

    A practical demonstration of how AI prompt engineering can extract clear business requirements from cluttered meeting transcripts, showing how three carefully crafted prompts can transform chaos into clarity, empathy, and actionable insights.

  28. Construction metaphor showing the building blocks of effective AI prompting by Ted Tschopp

    Crucial Prompting

    A framework for AI prompting based on crucial conversation principles, teaching how to structure effective prompts using the 'building' metaphor with foundation, framework, and finishing layers for clearer, more useful AI interactions.

  29. Professional conversation between human architect and AI, representing structured prompt engineering by Ted Tschopp

    Crafting Conversations with AI

    A comprehensive guide to crafting effective AI prompts for enterprise architecture work, providing a structured framework for creating prompts that deliver technically accurate, business-aligned responses for IT reviews and architectural thinking.

  30. A Digital Hand and a human hand, holding a map of the world by Ted Tschopp

    The Human Edge

    Exploring the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on industries, employment, healthcare, and the human experience.

  31. Visual representation of the uncanny valley between human and AI voices by Ted Tschopp

    Bridging the Uncanny

    An exploration of the uncanny valley in AI voice technology, examining how nearly human AI voices challenge our understanding of authenticity and what makes us uniquely human in an age of advanced artificial intelligence.

  32. Modern office environment subtly transformed by AI integration by Ted Tschopp

    The Quiet Revolution

    An exploration of how GPT-4.5's advanced capabilities are quietly transforming modern workplace dynamics, reshaping roles while elevating uniquely human contributions of creativity, empathy, and strategic thinking.

  33. A team collaborating on software development with AI tools. by Ted Tschopp

    AI in Software Development - Breaking Myths and Building Teams

    AI in software development isn’t about replacing developers or making them code faster. It’s about transforming teams, fostering collaboration, and expanding who can contribute to software creation.

  34. Solar panels and wind turbines representing energy sector transformation by Ted Tschopp

    The 1% Catalyst

    An analysis of Sam Altman's insights on AI progress and their application to the energy sector, exploring how exponential innovation, cost transformation, and small changes can drive massive impact in utility operations and leadership.

  35. Diagram showing the five-step DeepSeek R1 training pipeline with dog training metaphors by Ted Tschopp

    Details on DeepSeek: Step 1 through 5

    A comprehensive technical breakdown of DeepSeek R1's revolutionary five-step training methodology, explaining how the first open-weight reasoning model was built from scratch using reinforcement learning, with accessible dog training metaphors to illustrate complex AI concepts.

  36. Project Stargate, the world’s largest AI data center by Ted Tschopp

    Project Stargate Unveiled: OpenAI’s $500 Billion Bet on an AI-Driven Future

    Explore the scale, ambition, and global impact of OpenAI’s Project Stargate, the $500 billion data center set to power the next generation of artificial intelligence.

  37. Leonardo Quote by Ted Tschopp

    Tell Me if Anything was Ever Done

    Explore how Leonardo da Vinci’s unfinished works and perfectionism offer timeless lessons for creators. Learn why shipping your ideas, even when imperfect, can inspire the world and leave a lasting legacy.

  38. AI superagents transforming various industries and workflows by Ted Tschopp

    Superagents: The Next Big Leap in Technology

    A comprehensive analysis of AI superagents from four key sources, exploring their technological capabilities, economic implications, and geopolitical significance as the next major leap in artificial intelligence.

  39. AI and cross-functional teams shaping the future of utilities by Etienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecourt

    Barrels, Ammunition, & the Future of AI in the Electric Utility Industry

    Explore how utilities can leverage AI by investing in cross-functional talent, modern infrastructure, and collaborative strategies.

  40. AI adapting to a user's communication style by Ted Tschopp

    Custom Communication Styles in AI

    Learn how to identify your unique communication style and use prompt engineering to make AI tools adapt to your preferences.

  41. AI learning and writing in a personal style by Ted Tschopp

    Custom Writing Styles in AI

    Learn how to capture your unique writing style and use AI to generate content that sounds like you.

  42. AI writing assistant learning personal style from text samples by Ted Tschopp

    Custom Writing Styles in Copilot

    A step-by-step guide to training Copilot to write in your personal voice by analyzing your past writing samples and creating reusable style prompts for consistent, authentic AI-generated content.

  43. Utility infrastructure enhanced with AI capabilities by Ted Tschopp

    What AI in 2024 Means for Us in 2025

    An analysis of how 2024's AI breakthroughs translate into practical opportunities and challenges for electric utilities and IT organizations in 2025, focusing on operational efficiency, customer experience, and strategic implementation.

  44. Visual representation of AI breakthroughs in 2024 by Ted Tschopp

    AI in 2024: A Year in Review

    A comprehensive review of AI advancements in 2024, including breakthrough models, dramatic cost reductions, accessibility improvements, and multimodal capabilities that are reshaping the industry landscape.

  45. Photo by Hannes Wolf on Unsplash by Hannes Wolf

    AI User Interfaces and Experiences in 2023

    An in-depth analysis of Google's response to the AI competition and its impact on the tech landscape. Exploring the shift from traditional search to AI-driven solutions, the article delves into the battle between Google, OpenAI, and other tech giants. It also reflects on the evolution of user interfaces, from printers to text boxes, and the fundamental role of search in our daily lives. With insights into Google's product strategies, the text questions if the company can reclaim its edge in the new era of AI-driven answers.

  46. Gamma World 1st Edition RPG Books and dice by Jim Wampler

    Getting an AI to Run Your Next TTRPG

    How I have used AI Chatbots to help generate content and ideas for Table Top Role Playing Games.