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Inside GPT‐5: OpenAI’s Mark Chen on Reasoning, Synthetic Data, and the Future of General Intelligence
The Head of Research opens up about GPT‐5’s architecture, the role of synthetic data, and what comes next for OpenAI.
Nick Wentz, Matthew Berman · AUG 19, 2025


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Agentic DevOps: A Deep-Dive Into the AI-Native SDLC
AI-powered agents revolutionize DevOps by automating SDLC stages, boosting speed, and enhancing developer creativity.
Shashi Jagtap · AUG 17, 2025


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Trust Disconnect: When Employees Turn to AI Instead of Leaders
Why employees secretly turn to AI, what leaders miss, and how trust can bridge the growing workplace divide.
Mike Hostetler · AUG 15, 2025


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The $2.7 Trillion Question: How AI Unicorns Are Rewriting the Rules of Wealth Creation
Nearly 500 AI startups have reached billion-dollar valuations in what experts call the fastest wealth accumulation in a century—but most of that money exists only on paper.
Nick Wentz · AUG 14, 2025


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The Human Advantage: Thriving in the Age of AI
"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come." — Victor Hugo
Lani Refiti · AUG 12, 2025


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Logan Kilpatrick on Google DeepMind, Vibe Coding, and the Future of AI Interfaces
The DeepMind product leader breaks down model evolution, AI-first UIs, and why he’s betting on a future with more engineers—not fewer.
Nick Wentz, Matthew Berman · AUG 12, 2025


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AI Implementation: From Technical Problem to Language Challenge
Why mastering language, not just technology, is key to successful AI implementation across organizations.
Christopher Watts · AUG 10, 2025


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The $70 Million Bet: How Rillet's AI-Native Accounting Could Upend a Trillion-Dollar Market
Silicon Valley's hottest fintech startup just raised Series B funding in record time—and it's targeting the most boring corner of enterprise software
Nick Wentz · AUG 7, 2025


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Context Engineering & Multi-Agent Strategy
When to Orchestrate—and When to Stay Solo
Shashi Jagtap · AUG 6, 2025


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Aaron Levie on AI Agents, the Collapse of SaaS, and Why Work Is Being Rewritten
Box CEO Aaron Levie explores AI agents, enterprise shifts, and why managing AI, not doing the work, is the future.
Nick Wentz, Matthew Berman · AUG 1, 2025


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Market Pulse: Ramp’s AI‐Driven Finance Platform Surges to $22.5 Billion Valuation
The fintech unicorn's leap to $22.5B valuation in 45 days reveals why investors are betting big on autonomous financial agents
Nick Wentz · JUL 31, 2025


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Teaching in the Age of AI Personalization
Personalized tools risk breaking the social fabric of learning unless we design for dialogue.
Mandy McLean · JUL 30, 2025