Opinion

Editorial and opinion pieces

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When AI Becomes the New Baseline

As applied AI literacy quickly becomes a baseline skill, organizations and individuals must rethink what it means to be...

FireInTheCircuit•January 11, 2026•4 min

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A Brave New AI World: Decoding the Frontier of 2026

Explore the key AI breakthroughs, emerging challenges, and evolving human-AI relationships that are reshaping the techno...

FireInTheCircuit•January 6, 2026•5 min

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How AI is Reshaping the LinkedIn Experience

Discover how AI is transforming LinkedIn, from personalized content to intelligent job matching. Explore the impact on p...

FireInTheCircuit•December 31, 2025•4 min

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AI Governance for Decision-Support Systems: How to Keep Humans Accountable Without Slowing Decisions

One of the key challenges in AI governance is the inherent complexity of modern machine learning models. The so-called "...

FireInTheCircuit•December 23, 2025•4 min

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Why Smart People Are Getting Tired of “Productivity AI”

Explore the paradox where tools meant to save time quietly increase mental load, context switching, and self-monitoring,...

FireInTheCircuit•December 19, 2025•4 min

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When Agentic AI Becomes the New Factory Floor

As AI systems become agentic—capable of acting, deciding, and coordinating—the real challenge shifts from capability to...

FireInTheCircuit•December 15, 2025•4 min

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The Hidden Cost of 'Helpful' AI: When Convenience Rewrites Responsibility

AI rarely fails loudly. More often, it succeeds quietly—so quietly that responsibility begins to slip out of view.

FireInTheCircuit•December 12, 2025•4 min

When AI Hits the Wall of Human Acceptance

Explore why public resistance is emerging against AI systems, not because the technology is weak, but because the human,...

FireInTheCircuit•December 8, 2025•3 min

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When AI Becomes a Luxury Good

As access to advanced AI capabilities becomes a privilege of the wealthy, poorer nations and populations are increasingl...

FireInTheCircuit•December 2, 2025•5 min

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When Apprenticeships Quietly Start to Shrink

AI is poised to disrupt traditional training models and compress a 4-year apprenticeship into 18 months, driving the nee...

FireInTheCircuit•November 30, 2025•4 min

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LLMs as Interfaces, Not Minds: Why the Real Breakthrough Is in the System Around the Model

Large language models are powerful tools, but the real work lies in building governed, refusal-first systems where model...

FireInTheCircuit•November 25, 2025•2 min

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When 'Good Enough' Becomes the New Standard

Explore how small deviations from ideal workflows or product requirements gradually become the norm, often going unnotic...

FireInTheCircuit•November 23, 2025•3 min

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Elevating Human Expertise: How AI Is Redefining Reasoning and Decision-Making in the Enterprise

Explore how leading enterprises are using AI to amplify human critical thinking, not replace it. Discover the cultural s...

FireInTheCircuit•November 19, 2025•4 min

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The Economics of "AI Slop": Why Low-Quality Content Wins the Attention Game

Explore the surprising reasons why "AI slop" - low-quality, machine-generated content - often succeeds, even when it's n...

FireInTheCircuit•November 12, 2025•4 min

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Beyond Money: A Star Trek Vision for a Values-Driven Future

Star Trek imagined a world without money, where ethics and service defined value. As AI pushes us to confront this parad...

FireInTheCircuit•November 10, 2025•5 min

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Unleashing AI's Creative Potential: Roles and Training Opportunities

Discover how AI is transforming the creative landscape and the exciting career paths emerging at the intersection of AI...

FireInTheCircuit•November 9, 2025•4 min

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Title: Striking the Balance: Designing Workflows that Harness AI's Power while Preserving Human Judgment Excerpt: As...

FireInTheCircuit•November 8, 2025•5 min

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AI's Code Works. But Is It Maintainable?

AI has coding habits, just like any developer. And if you don't catch them early, you'll pay for it later.

Kevin Wainwright•October 26, 2025•2 min

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Why We Keep Going When We Should Stop

It’s not always about ego. Sometimes it’s momentum. We told ourselves we’d finish, so we keep going, even when it no lon...

Kevin Wainwright•October 23, 2025•2 min

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Sometimes AI’s Job Is to Keep Us Honest

When we think about AI’s potential, let’s remember that its real power often lies in the ways it helps us do things bett...

Kevin Wainwright•October 9, 2025•1 min