
On AI and Writing
AI shouldn’t replace writing’s role as externalized thinking: true writing emerges from your unique voice, not a flattened, consensus-driven model.
We like to write. We believe writing is a powerful tool for thought and it's much harder to fake your way through paragraphs than it is through a conversation.

AI shouldn’t replace writing’s role as externalized thinking: true writing emerges from your unique voice, not a flattened, consensus-driven model.

In the 2026 edition of Things I Think I Think About AI, I revisit AI harnesses, top models like Fable, and agent-first workflows reshaping the field.

Marketing’s three-body problem: how to navigate when customers, channels and craft are all changing at once

AI's future demands both cathedral-style labs to push frontiers and bazaar-style open models to spread advances, boosting innovation and growth.

The most important person in an enterprise AI deal may not be the budget owner, user, technical reviewer, or internal champion. It is the Expert Buyer, whose domain expertise determines whether an AI system becomes differentiated or merely average.

People may fear AI and data centers not from ignorance but from lack of trust. Marketing must make the real costs and benefits clear to earn public buy-in.