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The Second Half of 2025: What Can We Expect in the Area of AI?
From assistants to autonomous agents: how AI's evolving capabilities could reshape work and compliance by 2026.
Kim Isenberg · MAY 9, 2025

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The Second Half of 2025: What Can We Expect in the Area of AI?
From assistants to autonomous agents: how AI's evolving capabilities could reshape work and compliance by 2026.
Kim Isenberg · MAY 9, 2025

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Google's NotebookLM Gets a Major Upgrade: What Business Leaders Need to Know
NotebookLM Just Got an IQ Upgrade, and Now It's Smarter Than Your Strategy Team (Don't Tell Them). Warning: May cause existential crisis in middle managers.
Steve Smith · MAY 6, 2025

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Inference vs. Training: What's the difference?
Discover the critical difference between AI training and inference—and how this split drives innovation and scale.
Kim Isenberg · MAY 5, 2025

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The Different Concepts of AGI: OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in Comparison and When AGI Is Achieved
How top AI labs differ on defining AGI, their goals, and why timelines range from 2026 to decades away.
Kim Isenberg · APR 29, 2025

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AI, Automation, and the Urgent Case for Universal Basic Income (Part 2): Critiques, Implementation, and the Future
Scott Santens addresses UBI critiques, funding solutions, and why it's essential for an AI-driven future economy.
Nick Wentz · APR 28, 2025

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AI, Automation, and the Urgent Case for Universal Basic Income (Part 1): A Conversation with Scott Santens
Scott Santens explores how AI-driven change makes Universal Basic Income essential for economic security.
Nick Wentz · APR 28, 2025

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o3 Is a Milestone Moment: Tool Usage Changes Everything
Explore how OpenAI's o3 model uses agentic AI to autonomously solve complex tasks with powerful tool integration.
Kim Isenberg · APR 23, 2025

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File Compatibility Across Leading AI Models: A Practical Guide
Stop guessing which files your AI can handle—see how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok compare in 2024.
Steve Smith · APR 15, 2025

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How To Max GPT-4o Native Image Generation
Explore practical strategies, prompt tips, and creative trends to harness the full power of GPT-4o image generation.
Kim Isenberg · APR 9, 2025

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The Battle of the Giants: Open Source vs. Closed Source in the World of AI
Open-source AI is rapidly closing the gap with closed models—who will dominate the future of artificial intelligence?
Kim Isenberg · APR 3, 2025

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AI in the Boardroom: Trusting Algorithms for Big Decisions
How executives are leveraging AI for smarter decision-making while ensuring trust, transparency, and accountability.
Steve Smith · APR 2, 2025