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  • When Companies Forget They Need Permission

    When Companies Forget They Need Permission

    Your business has a legal license, but does it have permission to operate? Wells Fargo and Boeing learned the difference the hard way, costing them billions. This isn’t just theory; it’s a repeatable pattern of collapse. Here’s how to spot the gap between license and permission before it’s too late.​

  • Nvidia’s AI Boom Reveals Widening Economic Divide

    Nvidia’s AI Boom Reveals Widening Economic Divide

    Nvidia posted $26.4 billion in quarterly profit as American families face record debt and housing costs. When profits and hardship rise side by side, it’s worth asking: who really benefits from the AI boom, and what’s at stake when innovation outpaces shared prosperity?

  • Understanding Threshold Moments in Human-AI Trust

    Understanding Threshold Moments in Human-AI Trust

    We’re facing a psychological precipice where life-defining decisions shift from human hands to artificial intelligence—surgical procedures, financial choices, legal judgments. These threshold moments demand immediate trust in systems we barely understand. Research reveals a troubling paradox: we resist AI most when accuracy matters most.

  • Navigating Group Drift with the Community Compass

    Navigating Group Drift with the Community Compass

    Most of us can spot obvious cult dynamics, but the same control mechanisms operate across a much broader spectrum—from corporate cultures demanding total loyalty to online communities that punish dissent. Here’s what I’ve learned: harmful group influence rarely starts at the extreme end. It escalates gradually through seven distinct levels.