The AI conversation has been about capability for two years. Now a harder constraint is emerging: token efficiency. As agentic workflows replace simple chat interactions, token usage compounds from single prompts into thousands of tool calls and reasoning steps, breaking the economics of unlimited subscription pricing. The companies that win the next phase of AI […]
From AI Chat to AI That Acts: Why the Next Wave Will Feel Very Different
AI is crossing a critical line: from systems that talk to systems that act. Agentic AI can navigate tools, access data, trigger workflows, and make decisions across connected systems, all without waiting for a human to click the buttons. That shift changes the game from intelligence to control. The organizations that win next will not […]
Building an AI-Operated EV Intelligence Platform for Canada
Most Canadian EV information is scattered across news sites, manufacturer pages, and government rebate tables, with no single source tracking what actually changes about a specific vehicle. EVD2.ca is an AI-operated intelligence platform that monitors Canada’s EV market in real time, treating each vehicle as a living entity rather than a content topic. This post […]
Your AI Needs Performance Reviews Too
Most people use AI like a vending machine: prompt, response, move on. But high-quality work comes from review cycles. AI is unusually good at critiquing its own output, but only if you explicitly ask. The real leverage comes from closing the loop: run a structured review, extract improvements, update your instructions and memory, and add […]
I don’t need a CMS anymore (And Soon Neither will you)
After twenty years of building on content management systems, I’ve stopped reaching for one first. AI coding tools now let you describe what you want and generate the system directly, without installing a platform, stacking plugins, or wrestling with themes.
🇨🇦 Canada’s AI Problem Isn’t Intelligence. It’s Cost.
Hedder recently described AI’s coming “oil shock moment.” It’s a great framing. But it misses something important. This isn’t just about scarcity. It’s about discipline. Canada’s biggest AI challenge isn’t building smarter models. It’s deploying intelligence affordably at scale. Data sovereignty and domestic capability matter, but without cost discipline they become a tax on innovation. […]
What 81,000 People Told AI About AI
Anthropic just published what may be the largest qualitative research study in history. Not a survey. An interview study. 80,508 people. 159 countries. 70 languages. The previous record holder was the World Bank’s Voices of the Poor project at around 60,000 participants. The scale is wild. The methodology is wilder. Anthropic’s 81,000-person AI interview study […]
Your Computer, Your Agent, Your Risk?
AI just got a lot more powerful. And a lot more dangerous. Tools like Claude’s Cowork and Computer Use don’t just answer questions anymore. They click buttons. Open files. Send emails. Run commands. They act on your behalf, on your machine, while you’re doing something else. That’s genuinely useful. It’s also a security problem most […]
The Resume Is a Lie. Wealthsimple Just Proved It.
I’ve been a Wealthsimple customer for over 10 years. I refer them constantly. I’ve watched them go from a scrappy robo-advisor the old guard dismissed as a toy for millennials to a full-service financial platform managing $100 billion in assets for 3 million Canadians, three years ahead of their own targets. I think they’re one […]
Vibe Coding Is Amazing. It’s Also A Lot.
Vibe coding is a development approach where you run multiple AI agents simultaneously, each working on a different part of a problem, while you focus on steering, reviewing, and making architectural decisions. The productivity gains are real, but so is the cognitive intensity. This post covers what a real session looks like, how to structure […]
Which AI? Where do Ethics fit?
Choosing an AI model in 2026 is no longer just a technical decision. It’s a governance decision. The ownership structures, safety philosophies, political exposure, and moderation standards of AI providers are now material considerations, especially for organizations in finance, healthcare, education, and public service. This post makes the case for why AI model selection deserves […]
Are You Choosing the Right Tech Stack for the AI Era?
Earlier in my career, choosing a technology stack came down what you wanted to build and: what are universities teaching? If developers were learning it, you probably could hire them. Simple. Even myself, I ‘grew up’ building on Perl, PHP and the classic LAMP stack. It was practical, scrappy and wildly productive for its time. […]
When ALL resumes are perfect!
I stumbled across a couple of Tiktoks talking about this new research paper on the impact of LLMs or hiring. And after digging into it the paper (Making Talk Cheap: Generative AI and Labor Market Signaling) its clear that it just dropped a bomb on traditional hiring… and explains many of the conversations I’ve had […]
Can We Really Trust the Bots to Buy for Us?
t starts with something simple, I need new shoes. Its fall and my Hoka’s are failing fast I ask chat; Order the same running Hoka shoes I bought last spring — but get me the newer Clifton model and find the best price. Thirty minutes later, the order is done. Your AI has scanned the […]
Blocking Bots to Trusting Agents: The Next Big Shift in Commerce
For years, the internet’s ecommerce rule was simple: if it looks like a bot, block it. Every payment page, every login, every sales form was built to keep automation out. That made sense, bots tested stolen cards, scraped data, and caused chaos. So we fought back with CAPTCHAs, fraud filters, and endless security layers. But […]