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Note : This article is also published on the KEI Network at www.keinetwork.net . If you’re reading it elsewhere, the original version lives here. The Fork in the Road It’s only three years since the launch of ChatGPT sparked the AI revolution we’ve been living through. The utility of GenAI has been established, the uptake and investment have been unprecedented, and productivity gains across industries are materializing. But now, we’re entering a new phase: GenAI is augmenting (and sometimes...

One trillion of anything is a lot. But we can’t wrap our brain around large numbers like this. So we have to find analogies to help us to grasp the scale. Relationships to time or money or space can help. An example that’s stuck with me expresses the scale of one trillion in terms of something we can all relate to – one second in time and one dollar. We each understand intuitively what spending one dollar feels like. We understand what 10 seconds feels like; what holding our breath for 30...

Solving the “Chief Everything Officer” Problem I talk to business owners across Alberta every week. Whether they are in construction, retail, or consulting, they all suffer from the same “structural paradox.” We (yes, we  - I’m a small business too) are the bedrock of the economy. 87% of all businesses in Alberta have fewer than 5 employees , yet we are stretched thinner than ever. If you own a small business or run a nonprofit, you know the feeling. You are the “Chief Everything Officer”....