Joe McKendrick

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Tech journalist/analyst (Forbes, HBR, ZDNet); digital transformation and enterprise IT

OpenAI Shifts Focus From Consumer Tools to Enterprise AI
SocialMar 19, 2026

OpenAI Shifts Focus From Consumer Tools to Enterprise AI

A Willie Sutton moment... OpenAI "plans to significantly cut investment in several consumer-facing products, including the Sora video generator, and refocus its core resources on programming tools and the enterprise-level artificial intelligence market." https://t.co/8qzkSsHZ92

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Automation May Replicate Offshoring’s Regional Divide
SocialMar 18, 2026

Automation May Replicate Offshoring’s Regional Divide

We definitely saw this hollowing out with the offshoring and outsourcing that began in the 1970s and 1980s. Mainly in the Midwest, while the coasts prospered. Will the current drive to automation lead to regional disparities as well?

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AI Slashes Startup Costs, Eliminates Physical Overheads
SocialMar 18, 2026

AI Slashes Startup Costs, Eliminates Physical Overheads

“AI is lowering the cost of entrepreneurship. Not long ago, launching a company meant securing retail space and paying thousands upfront for rent, utilities, inventory, and staff.” -Varshika Prasanna

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Model Collapse Stems From Runaway Random Probability Distributions
SocialMar 18, 2026

Model Collapse Stems From Runaway Random Probability Distributions

“More than a mere problem of degradation in which repetition engenders nonsense (as in the etiolated photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy), model collapse is the result of random probability distribution run amok in a kind of machinic death...

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AI Adoption Demands Stronger, More Responsive Data Foundations
SocialMar 16, 2026

AI Adoption Demands Stronger, More Responsive Data Foundations

As AI moves to core operations, pressure on the data layer also intensifies. I canvassed leaders on the work required to build a well-functioning data environment responsive to today’s AI initiatives. (My latest in Database Trends) https://t.co/X8ar2pKnTZ @BigDataQtrly

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Understanding AI's Real Value: Insights From Manulife
SocialMar 16, 2026

Understanding AI's Real Value: Insights From Manulife

We’re seeing gains from AI, we’re not seeing gains from AI. Which is it? One can be forgiven for feeling confusion over its value. I channel the experiences and advice of Olya Taran, AVP of AI at Manulife. (My latest in...

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IT Execs See Nuanced Impact of AI on Jobs
SocialMar 13, 2026

IT Execs See Nuanced Impact of AI on Jobs

Is AI stealing our jobs? A survey of 2,000 IT executives reveals a complicated answer https://t.co/acmpxPdDsq via @ZDNET

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AI Becomes the New Utility in Cloud Services
SocialMar 13, 2026

AI Becomes the New Utility in Cloud Services

Metered utility-like delivery was the vision articulated for compute power in the late 1990s. And it came true -- it just got the sexier names of cloud, or PaaS, or SaaS. And AI is already being embedded within those on-demand...

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Tulane Graduates Secure Jobs; AI Not Dominating Yet
SocialMar 13, 2026

Tulane Graduates Secure Jobs; AI Not Dominating Yet

Job-placement data for 2024-2025 graduates out of Tulane U sees no AI 'jobpolcalypse.' "They are getting jobs in corporations, investment banks, consulting firms, and retail.” For many roles, AI still isn’t a big part of the picture yet. @forbes https://t.co/xLZJ3yQAt1

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Seven‑Phase Blueprint for Effective Human‑AI Collaboration
SocialMar 13, 2026

Seven‑Phase Blueprint for Effective Human‑AI Collaboration

Successful human-AI collaboration requires thinking through the processes to be reshaped or redirected. Here's a seven-phase process to do that. (My latest in Forbes) via @forbes https://t.co/WZaEj1X3ag

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Execs Praise AI, Employees Unprepared for Implementation Gap
SocialMar 9, 2026

Execs Praise AI, Employees Unprepared for Implementation Gap

Executives: AI is great, and will serve nicely as co-workers to humans. Workers: Okay, but please tell us how this will work. Accenture research finds a yawning gap between executives’ plans for AI, and employee readiness. via @forbes https://t.co/ryb4hnwrws

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AI Fear Porn Overblown; Try Firing All White‑Collar Workers
SocialMar 6, 2026

AI Fear Porn Overblown; Try Firing All White‑Collar Workers

Anybody else tired of all the fear porn about AI emanating from some industry leaders? How about: "Okay, you axe all your professional or white-collar employees (accountants, marketers, lawyers) over the next 18 mos. We'll check back then to see...

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AI Sparks Entrepreneurial Energy: 4 Organizational Strategies
SocialFeb 22, 2026

AI Sparks Entrepreneurial Energy: 4 Organizational Strategies

4 ways to inject new entrepreneurial energy into your organization, using AI as a catalyst. via @forbes https://t.co/3mNojgxEHQ

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Top AI Users Customize Solutions and Embrace Partnerships
SocialFeb 22, 2026

Top AI Users Customize Solutions and Embrace Partnerships

What are the top 5% of successful gen AI user companies doing differently? The common denominator is that they are mastering the art & science of customizing AI to their businesses, while fostering partnerships versus go-it-alone approaches. https://t.co/xoEhkT5gvf @ZDNET

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Six Tips to Test AI’s Leadership Capability
SocialFeb 20, 2026

Six Tips to Test AI’s Leadership Capability

Human management may be messy at times, but is AI any better? Here are six tips from business leaders and questions to weigh whether AI has what it takes to lead. (My latest in @forbes) https://t.co/zSHyx8Su64

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AI Panic Is Stalling Hiring Like Economic Recession
SocialFeb 20, 2026

AI Panic Is Stalling Hiring Like Economic Recession

Just as fear and panic will cause businesses pull back spending and bring about a recession, the fear and panic being spread about AI is causing managers to pull back on hiring. (My latest in @forbes) https://t.co/5oeVL6Kwyj

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Chief AI Officer Becomes Essential in Modern Enterprises
SocialFeb 20, 2026

Chief AI Officer Becomes Essential in Modern Enterprises

This new C-suite role is more important than ever in the AI era - here's why https://t.co/5dBV9IFx4d via @ZDNET

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