The World Before and After AGI: Are We Ready? Something is coming that will change nearly everything and most of us are going about our days as if it isn’t. Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, is the point at which a machine can reason, learn, and solve...
Building in Economic Development AI “Fallout Shelter” In eighth grade, I built a fallout shelter in my parents’ basement. (Yes, I really did.) I stockpiled my mom’s canned peaches and tomatoes and felt strangely proud of the 30 gallons of “drinkable water”...
AI for Seniors: A Pilot Program In the rush to educate business leaders, government officials, educators, and entrepreneurs about artificial intelligence, one important group is often overlooked: senior citizens. You know the group. We gather at senior centers not...
Gemini 3 vs. ChatGPT 5 (GPT-5.2): Two “Frontier” Models, Two Different Operating Philosophies If you are evaluating AI for real work—research, analysis, writing, deal support, code, marketing, or internal operations—the most useful question is not “Which model is...
The Exponential Shift: What Will Change Fastest in 2026 2026 is shaping up to be the year when technology—especially AI—stops feeling incremental and starts feeling exponential. Several forces are converging and accelerating at once, and together they will reshape how...