Artificial Intelligence
AI just lowered the barrier to entry for marketing to zero. But it also raised the "Noise Floor." In a world of infinite, average content, the only way to scale is to take the risks that the algorithm tells you not to.
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Artificial Intelligence
The biggest barrier to using Gemini on an iPhone isn't the app; it's the wake word. If Google can convince Apple to allow "Hey Gemini," they don't just win a feature; they win the brand war for intelligence.
AI just lowered the barrier to entry for marketing to zero. But it also raised the "Noise Floor." In a world of infinite, average content, the only way to scale is to take the risks that the algorithm tells you not to.
He wasn't just a PE teacher. He was the first person who listened to me without judging. Jim Burnett taught me that true mentorship isn't about telling you what to do; it's about asking you who you are.
The biggest barrier to using Gemini on an iPhone isn't the app; it's the wake word. If Google can convince Apple to allow "Hey Gemini," they don't just win a feature; they win the brand war for intelligence.
OpenAI has the smartest chatbot. But Meta and Google have the smartest data. In the war for ad dollars, the company that knows who you are beats the company that just knows what you asked.
Email is crowded. SMS is spammy. WhatsApp is where your customers actually live. Meta is about to turn this chat app into the most powerful CRM on the planet.
The AI hype is focused on chatbots. But the real super-cycle is in Robotics. Amazon has quietly built the world's largest autonomous fleet, and they are about to automate the entire planet's supply chain.
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Flying has been a luxury for 100 years. That era is ending. With VTOLs removing the airport and synthetic fuels removing the oil dependency, we are about to re-wire the global map.
Satya Nadella is excited about Agentic Commerce. But excitement doesn't ship products. Google owns the Merchant Center—the database of every SKU on earth. In the AI shopping war, the one with the inventory wins.
OpenClaw proved that local AI agents are the future. But they are for developers. Apple and Google are about to bring that power to 2 billion regular people, and it will turn the iPhone into the most valuable AI hardware on earth.
If robots take all the jobs, who pays the taxes? The answer isn't income tax; it's a Robot Tax. We are moving to a world where the cost of AI is just the cost of energy, and that energy bill will fund society.
I missed the weddings. I missed the funerals. I missed the births. That is the price of being a Ronin. But in exchange, I got the world. Here is why the hardest path is the only one I could walk.
OpenAI has the smartest chatbot. But Meta and Google have the smartest data. In the war for ad dollars, the company that knows who you are beats the company that just knows what you asked.
GenAI dropped the cost of lying to zero. Mobile games are flooding Meta with "cozy" ads for "hardcore" games. It lowers the Cost Per Install, but it breaks the user's trust in the entire ecosystem.
Black Mirror used to be about the future. Now, it’s about next Tuesday. With the arrival of Generative AI, the show is no longer speculative fiction; it is a real-time commentary on the tools we just invented.
Email is crowded. SMS is spammy. WhatsApp is where your customers actually live. Meta is about to turn this chat app into the most powerful CRM on the planet.
We treat life like a spreadsheet to be solved. But optimization without a "Why" is just anxiety with a methodology. Are you optimizing your life, or just avoiding living it?
Rory Sutherland is on every podcast for a reason. He isn't just telling funny stories about trains; he is on a crusade to save Marketing from the Finance department.
The AI hype is focused on chatbots. But the real super-cycle is in Robotics. Amazon has quietly built the world's largest autonomous fleet, and they are about to automate the entire planet's supply chain.
