The "Canaries in the Coal Mine" study by Stanford researchers is putting data around early warnings on what AI is doing to jobs. Payroll records from millions of workers shows that overall employment remains strong, but AI may be quietly reshaping who gets hired.

GPT-5 is here. The headline isn’t a flashy feature list. It’s a quieter shift that removes complexity so more people can actually use AI. GPT-5 chooses the right reasoning for you, remembers across sessions, and boosts speed and accuracy. Power users get model choice back soon, but the real win is adoption at scale. Consistency builds trust. Trust drives use. That’s how productivity spreads.

Everyone's debating whether AI will hurt young workers or experienced ones, but what if the "AI generational gap" is a complete distraction? The real problem isn't your people; it's that you've accidentally created terrible incentives around AI adoption. Your experienced employees see a threat, while your junior staff lack strategic context. Fix the incentive problem, and the adoption problem solves itself.

Many organizations invest in powerful AI tools only to find their teams frustrated. The common assumption is that the AI isn't smart enough, but the real issue is often a lack of context. Just as you wouldn't expect a new teammate to instantly understand your company without an onboarding process, AI needs context to be truly effective. Mastering the technology is straightforward; the more valuable work is in changing our behavior to provide AI with the information it needs to be a truly effective partner.

Your company has invested in AI tools, but your team isn't using them. Sound familiar? You're not alone. Many organizations make critical mistakes in driving AI adoption, treating it like a technology problem instead of a behavior issue. Discover the "Four Horsemen of the AI Adoption Apocalypse" and learn what actually works to integrate AI seamlessly into your workflow.

Is AI taking your job? The real question: How is AI changing your business? Discover how to identify vulnerable areas and focus on irreplaceable human skills to thrive in the AI age.

While AI threatens to eliminate 50% of entry-level jobs within five years, most people are missing the massive opportunity hidden in this disruption. The real challenge isn't technological—it's behavioral. Companies and professionals who master AI collaboration today, using existing tools, will dominate tomorrow's workplace while competitors are still waiting for better technology.

This week was FULL of crazy announcements. But they also felt VERY different. 

Consider the announcments coming out of Google I/O. Microsoft Build. The OpenAI + Jony Ive device announcement.

To me, there wasn't the whole WHOA LOOK WHAT IT CAN DO!! Followed by people spitting out their cereal. This was more of a recognition that the WOW moments aren't moving the needle for you, for me, for enterprise.

Not everyone’s going to like this newsletter. That’s okay. Ready? We need to talk about AI as a tool for emotional processing. Which, let’s be real, is another way of asking if AI can be your friend. First, let’s acknowledge what we’re dealing with. Our society faces a mental health crisis unlike anything we’ve seen before. Loneliness has reached epidemic levels. Access to mental health resources remains limited. And anxiety and depression rates continue to climb.

Most AI tools out there are like those late-night infomercial gadgets collecting dust in your attic—promising miracles, but just sitting there unused. Claude, however, is different. It's the AI tool that makes your jaw hit the floor and actually changes how you work. Built by Anthropic (a group of former OpenAI employees), Claude isn’t just another tool—it's a paradigm shift.