by John Macdonald | Oct 10, 2025 | AI, The250
A while back, I wrote a little story about you, Mr. Fancy Pants, and how AI can take your innovative fishing rig idea and turn it into a full-blown business. AI can’t yet do everything in that story, but now the framework is in place. That framework is... by John Macdonald | Oct 2, 2025 | AI, The250
From Accenture’s CEO Julie Sweet: “We’re trying to—in a very compressed timeline where we don’t have a viable path for skilling—sort of exiting people, so we can get more of the skills we need.” Two crazy phrases in this one — “viable path for skilling” and... by John Macdonald | Sep 27, 2025 | AI, The250
Co-Pilot.Co-Intelligence.Co-Writer.Co-Coder.Co-Creator.Co-Marketer.Co-Strategist.Co-Advisor.Co-Researcher.Co-Planner.Co-Worker. Just remember: it’s not here to replace you. It’s here to be your “Co-” If you know how to lead it. Share this: Share on Facebook... by John Macdonald | Sep 14, 2025 | AI, The250
Everyone’s using AI now. We use it to draft emails, frame out contracts, identify plants, translate to English, tailor resumes, develop code, write marketing copy, analyze data, TL;DR stuff, plan dinners, build spreadsheets, and find analogies. Or, at least, that’s... by John Macdonald | Sep 1, 2025 | AI, The250
Less than 100 years ago, nearly every phone call in the world passed through the hands of a human. There was a central office. A physical place. There, the switchboard operator sat. Waiting for that little blinky light. When you picked up your receiver, bingo!... by John Macdonald | Aug 30, 2025 | AI, The250
The internet, although not explicitly created for it, promised freedom. At least in one aspect. No gatekeepers or tollbooths. No rigid categories. Anonymity. You could be anyone, say anything, and build something new. I’m an engineer in the traditional sense (a...