by John Macdonald | Jun 5, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
We all know buzzwords when we hear them. Each profession and each level has its favorite buzzwords that make you roll your eyes. Each time you hear one, you lose a little respect for the person who used it. LLMs are buzzword factories. They spew buzzwords and build... by John Macdonald | Jun 1, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
AI agents excel at doing what they’re told. It’s basically what they’re built for. But you? Is that what you’re built for? You can, and maybe that will provide the status or the safety that you’re looking for. But is that how you’ll make a difference? Let the AI... by John Macdonald | May 31, 2026 | AI, Human, The250
Do the requirements need to be captured? Do the meeting notes need to be captured? Does this picture of your dog cocking its head need to be captured? Does a video of the band from 100 rows back need to be captured? Sometimes the answer is definitely “Yes!”... by John Macdonald | May 30, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, The250
An interesting paper from the Wharton School at UPenn defines the term “Cognitive Surrender.” It means adopting AI outputs with little to no scrutiny, and in so doing, bypassing human intuition and deliberation. Nailed it. We’re living in a time of cognitive... by John Macdonald | May 26, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
AI agents overshare. They create more documents, more paragraphs, more explanations, and more words. And if they’re writing code, they create more code, more comments, more tests, and more review items. More, more, more. So much so that you can’t help but say, to... by John Macdonald | May 24, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
The models, they are a-changin’. Therefore, I’ve updated the ”How to Talk to AI” page. Some terminology: The term “frontier model” is just fancy AI-speak for “the latest model.” The one’s that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google announce in the press. Enjoy. Share this:...