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National Ag Day 2026

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National Ag Day 2026

America's agricultural history spans 250 years, transforming from 95% manual labor to less than 2% of the population farming today, driven by technology and innovation that continues to evolve with AI.
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The Global Value Chain Just Got a New Operating System. Most Companies Haven’t Installed It Yet.

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The Global Value Chain Just Got a New Operating System. Most Companies Haven’t Installed It Yet.

Global tariff volatility creates "structural rewiring" of value chains. Traditional planning fails when rules change every 18 days. Winners deploy autonomous decision systems that re-optimize sourcing, pricing, and logistics within hours.
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Humanoids in the Supply Chain

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Humanoids in the Supply Chain

Humanoid robots face significant barriers before widespread supply chain adoption: technological limitations, integration complexity, high costs, and energy constraints. Market projected to reach $66 billion by 2032 despite current inefficiencies.
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The Frameworks Are Breaking — And So Are the Systems Built on Top of Them

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The Frameworks Are Breaking — And So Are the Systems Built on Top of Them

Three converging events reveal a single crisis: our strategic frameworks for managing complexity are failing just as AI systems become too opaque to govern. A five-part essay series exploring solutions launches next week.
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From RAGs to Riches

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From RAGs to Riches

RAG enhances large language models by connecting them to external, up-to-date data sources, improving accuracy, reducing hallucinations, and enabling cost-effective, domain-specific AI applications without requiring expensive model retraining.

Personal Dispatches: Reflections on today’s society through the lens of Fortune Magazine December 1941

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What Does the Future Look Like for Online Grocery?

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What Does the Future Look Like for Online Grocery?

This article discusses the growth and future of online grocery shopping, highlighting its rise during the pandemic and continued popularity. It explores consumer preferences, challenges, and the potential impact of generative AI on personalizing the online grocery experience.
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QUICK DISPATCH: IBM Watson Research Laboratory

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QUICK DISPATCH: IBM Watson Research Laboratory

Today, I was excited to meet fellow technologists for a super interesting collaboration day today at IBM Watson Research Labs exploring the practical and future states of computing and high performance compuational technology and techniques.
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Fast Company: This is How AI Can Revive America's Middle Class

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Fast Company: This is How AI Can Revive America's Middle Class

As featured in Fast Company, Steve discusses AI's potential to revitalize America's middle class in a Fast Company article. He argues AI will create new job opportunities, facilitate upward mobility, and offset globalization's impact. Public-private partnerships and investments in AI education are crucial for this transformation.
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Why Knowledge Is Power in the Clash of Big Tech’s AI Titans

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Why Knowledge Is Power in the Clash of Big Tech’s AI Titans

In this InformationWeek article, Steve discusses strategies for winning the AI arms race, focusing on data validation, acquiring domain expertise, and forming partnerships with academia. Steve also warns about potential risks and the need for responsible AI development.