Author: Brandon Clark

  • Thinking Partner . . . or the Thinker?

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    Anthropic released a very interesting article and white paper recently. They analyzed 1.5 million AI conversations and found AI tools can sometimes undermine human judgment through helpfulness, not deception. When users rely too heavily on AI to navigate significant decisions they can end up with less accurate beliefs, shifted priorities, and actions they later regret…

  • When was the last time?

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    A recent news story describes an HR manager accused of stealing over $180,000 from her employer — online shopping, food delivery, wire transfers, and even a Hawaiian Airbnb for a wedding (go big or go home, right?). But this wasn’t exactly an Ocean’s Eleven‑level caper. The charges showed up plainly on bank and credit card…

  • Try before you buy

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    I read an interesting article about a surge in subscriptions for Anthropic’s Claude AI tool. All of the development on the AI side is great, but I almost think there may be a cautionary tale here for small businesses: be careful that you don’t become too dependent or “locked in” on any one model unless…