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Claude’s Philosophical Warning to Humanity

Claude’s Philosophical Warning to Humanity

Before you read another word, press play on the reel below. Seriously. It is not every day an AI volunteers to help write the chapter warning about AI dependency. Yet that is exactly what happened to Professor Grant Schofield during episode #37, The Cost of Progress: From Hunter-Gatherers to AI.

By Ben Hoogenboom 27 Mar 2026
The Day we Built a Game for 7 y/o Ayden

The Day we Built a Game for 7 y/o Ayden

Today I built a video game for a seven-year-old. It took me an afternoon. I am not a game developer. This afternoon I was catching up with my best friend over a glass of wine. Her kids were glued to YouTube, watching Among Us gameplay videos (the excitement, the strategy,

By Ben Hoogenboom 15 Mar 2026
The December Deadline: 5 Strategic Traps in the 2024 Privacy Act Reforms

The December Deadline: 5 Strategic Traps in the 2024 Privacy Act Reforms

If your AI strategy assumes privacy regulation is a "future problem," your timeline just got a reality check. The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) has set 10 December 2026 as the commencement date for new transparency obligations regarding automated decisions. For APP entities, this is

By Ben Hoogenboom 11 Mar 2026
The Great Data Lockdown: Bill Gurley on the Battle for Enterprise Intelligence

The Great Data Lockdown: Bill Gurley on the Battle for Enterprise Intelligence

Bill Gurley, the prominent venture capitalist and General Partner at Benchmark who is renowned for his early investments in companies like Uber, recently highlighted a disturbing trend in enterprise software. Vendors are forcing changes to their terms of service, explicitly stating that customers cannot train AI models on the data

By Ben Hoogenboom 04 Mar 2026
The $30 Billion Mistake: 7 Lessons from the Day the Consultant Moat Evaporated

The $30 Billion Mistake: 7 Lessons from the Day the Consultant Moat Evaporated

On Monday 23 February 2026, IBM recorded its sharpest single-day decline since October 2000. Shares plunged 13.2%, wiping more than $31 billion in market value in a single session. The stock has now fallen 27% in February alone; its worst monthly performance since at least 1968, according to Bloomberg

By Ben Hoogenboom 25 Feb 2026
Why is No One Talking About Google Workspace Studio? (Oh wait, we are!)

Why is No One Talking About Google Workspace Studio? (Oh wait, we are!)

In an ocean of AI news, the best tools we've been waiting for are getting drowned out in the noise. The ones you'll actually use each day to quickly automate the most boring and mundane tasks of daily work-life. We've come to the conclusion

By Ben Hoogenboom 18 Feb 2026
From Duct-Tape to Production-Grade Finance Processing in 3 Days: The Expense Automation We Had to Build Ourselves

From Duct-Tape to Production-Grade Finance Processing in 3 Days: The Expense Automation We Had to Build Ourselves

In the last week, our inbox has staged a coup. Picture this: we're an AI adoption consultancy. We teach Fortune-500 boards how to deploy Copilot, Gemini, and Claude like it's 2025 (because it is). We run 120-day implementation programs that make grown CFOs cry with joy.

By Ben Hoogenboom 15 Nov 2025
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