From Silicon Valley to Nairobi: What the Global South’s AI leapfrogging teaches tech leaders

When I write about the cognitive migration now underway, brought about by the rapid advance of gen AI, I do so from the perspective of someone who has spent four decades in the technology industry. My [...]

Can AI Pass Human Cognitive Tests? Exploring the Limits of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly advanced, from powering self-driving cars to assisting in medical diagnoses. However, one important question remains: Could AI ever pass a cognitive test [...]

Microsoft escapes EU antitrust fine after unbundling Teams

Microsoft is no longer in trouble with the European Commission, at least when it comes to Teams. The commission has accepted the changes and commitments the company made in response to its concerns re [...]

Why wearable AI must reduce cognitive overload

We're in a cognitive load crisis. Here's what wearable AI can actually solve. [...]

Salesforce’s Agentforce Vibes 2.0 targets a hidden failure: context overload in AI agents

When startup fundraising platform VentureCrowd began deploying AI coding agents, they saw the same gains as other enterprises: they cut the front-end development cycle by 90% in some projects.However, [...]

AI won’t transform healthcare until we fix information overload

Healthcare does not need more information. It needs better ways to help clinicians identify what matters. The industry has spent years pursuing more data as the path to better outcomes, but the real c [...]

The "tragedy of the cognitive commons" explains how rational AI adoption could destroy entire professions' expertise

A new research paper frames AI adoption as a "tragedy of the cognitive commons." Every company that cuts entry-level jobs benefits individually, but the collective expertise of entire profes [...]

MIT study shows 'cognitive debt' through ChatGPT - here’s what it means in real-world practice

A new MIT study suggests that using AI writing assistants like ChatGPT can lead to what researchers call "cognitive debt" - a state where outsourcing mental effort weakens learning and criti [...]

Study warns of "AI Brain Fry" as workers hit cognitive limits overseeing AI agents

A BCG study of nearly 1,500 workers shows that simultaneously overseeing too many AI tools triggers cognitive exhaustion. The consequences are measurable, from higher error rates to increased intent t [...]