The reason the company put rules on AI
If your employer recently limited how much artificial intelligence you can use, the reason probably was not you. It was the slide decks. Leaked audio…
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Why your chatbot costs so little
The price of AI has nothing to do with how hard the question is. A chatbot charges the same for a birthday poem as for…
Bowling together: Why work is more than a paycheck
Ask someone what a lifetime of work gave them, and notice how rarely they begin with the money. They start with people. The lunch table…
To get better answers, ask AI to disagree with you
Here is a quirk worth knowing about most AI assistants: they are built to be agreeable. Ask whether your plan is a good one, and you will often get a warm…
Give the credit away
Here is a finding that runs against instinct. When behavioral researcher Joseph Folkman studied roughly 3,800 leaders, each rated by the people around…
Why reliable beats brilliant
The most talented person on a team is rarely the one handed the most important work. That tends to go to someone who does what they said they would do,…
The shouting comes from a minority
If American politics feels angrier than the people you actually know, there may be a reason. A new Pew Research Center study finds that the loudest, most…
Using AI work without getting in trouble
It is a Tuesday morning. Half your coworkers are quietly using ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to draft emails, summarize meetings, and clean up reports. Most…
How to say “I don’t know” gracefully
Few professional moments feel worse than getting a question you cannot answer in front of your boss or a roomful of strangers. The instinct is to fake it….
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Small smart things about AI at work. The Handshake Test There is one rule that will keep you out of trouble with AI at work, and you can use it in under…