by John Macdonald | Feb 3, 2026 | AI, The250
The Peter Principle states that people are promoted to their level of incompetence. AI, especially Agentic AI and how it fits into the workforce, demands that you’re the boss. Whether you’re an individual contributor or already a boss, it’s time to move up... by John Macdonald | Feb 2, 2026 | AI, The250
If you were really good at starting fires, you were important to your village. But when matches and then lighters came along… If you were really good at remembering, you were important to your village. But when writing came along… If you were really good... by John Macdonald | Jan 30, 2026 | AI, The250
Evidence indicates that AI compresses the strata between workers’ skill sets. That means that AI is helping the bottom-level and middle-level skilled workers quite a lot to be better at what they do. But AI doesn’t help the top level very much. That... by John Macdonald | Jan 29, 2026 | AI, The250
We all have an internal timer connected to expected delay. That timer expiry depends on context. Waiting for the specialist appointment? Less than 6 weeks.Waiting for the interview callback? Less than a week.Waiting for approval on a mortgage? Less than a couple... by John Macdonald | Jan 27, 2026 | AI, The250
No one changes the world alone. AI models are rapidly learning to reason better, code faster, and take actions in the world with increasing autonomy. But for humans, progress happens when we understand one another, build trust, make connections, and work together.... by John Macdonald | Jan 25, 2026 | AI, The250
The AI debate that I see all over LinkedIn (in my world) is whether AI is better at programming than human. It comes in several forms. The first is straight up, “Is AI better at coding than humans?” But it also comes in sub-forms such as “Is AI better than senior...