by John Macdonald | Jul 1, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
AI today is even more than an intern. The event that brought me into today was an “Oh, shit” moment. I asked AI to do something, and not only did it do it, but it thought through the process, created the tools to do it, and then talked to me like a human. Today, I can... by John Macdonald | Jun 30, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
When ChatGPT first hit in November of 2023, I was on board. Here’s my first post about it. At that time, people didn’t really know the difference between an AI chatbot and Google. So searching for answers was one of its main use cases. However, ChatGPT didn’t have... by John Macdonald | Jun 29, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
It’s happening everywhere now. We’re increasingly using AI to evaluate humans. We do it with performance reviews. We do it with job descriptions, candidate screening, interviewing, and new hire 30/60/90 day plans. We allow the AI to pick the metrics, and then we ask... by John Macdonald | Jun 27, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
When a landscaper considers purchasing more equipment, like a skid loader or excavator, they typically analyze the cost versus return. And the return depends quite a bit on how many hours per week they can keep that equipment busy. They want to maximize the... by John Macdonald | Jun 24, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
I’m lucky with AI. AI thinks like me. AI, especially agentic AI, tries to solve all the problems with software. Its output is code. Its process is code. Everything it creates, it does so with code. Heck, these things even assume you know (or want you to know) git. I... by John Macdonald | Jun 22, 2026 | AI, Leadership, Technology, The250
GPT, Opus, or Gemini? Grok, DeepSeek, or Kimi? In some very real ways, it’s like Chevy or Ford. Maybe Mercedes or BMW. Possibly McLaren or Kia. They’ll all get you there if you know how to work them. Some maybe faster or more stylish than others. You might care. You...