Thoughts on AI, engineering, and building
Practical writing on AI agents, automation, and the engineering behind them, for the people who run the business.
Enterprise Adoptiondeep-dive
A survey of 230+ logistics executives points to planning and rerouting for AI, with poor data the barrier. UPS ORION shows the long game.
· 4 min read
Enterprise Adoptionbrief
Battery Ventures' 2026 survey finds 53% of leaders see clear AI ROI somewhere, but only 6% track it with a consistent framework.
· 2 min read
Enterprise Adoptiondeep-dive
Deloitte's executive survey and IFR robot counts give a modest view of AI in factories: strong intent, early deployment, and a human-heavy floor.
· 3 min read
Enterprise Adoptionnews-analysis
Two June 2026 surveys put roughly half of organizations at agents in production. The more useful numbers are about cost control, tracing and evaluation.
· 3 min read
Enterprise Adoptionnews-analysis
Six months of sourced figures: spending, adoption, agent benchmarks, model pricing and the risks that came with them.
· 3 min read
Enterprise Adoptionbrief
Gallup's survey of 23,717 U.S. employees links frequent AI use to manager support, clear policies and tools that fit existing systems.
· 2 min read
Enterprise Adoptionbrief
Lock-in sits in several layers. A checklist of what to abstract (API layer, prompts, evals, embeddings, data) and what vendor docs say about switching.
· 2 min read
Enterprise Adoptionchecklist
A week-by-week checklist for the first month of an AI pilot: scope, baseline, simplest build, real-data testing, and a clear go or no-go.
· 2 min read
Enterprise Adoptiondeep-dive
Customer support is one of the better-studied uses of generative AI. What one large field study and a vendor's own numbers show, and how to design for retail.
· 4 min read
Enterprise Adoptionbrief
AI assistants now build and edit spreadsheet models directly. That speeds up the sheet, and sharpens the question of which processes should have outgrown it.
· 2 min read
Enterprise Adoptiondeep-dive
Prior authorization and claims paperwork are repetitive and measurable. Published figures show where non-clinical AI fits in healthcare administration.
· 3 min read
Enterprise Adoptiondeep-dive
What published surveys show about AI use among contractors and construction firms, where it pays off first, and where the evidence is thin.
· 4 min read