https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/index.htmlHot News!enen2026-04-22T23:20:53-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:24:43 -0400Random thoughts2026-04-22T23:20:53-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/dcd7d32c721214412eec36c46fac73e4-37.html#unique-entry-id-37https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/dcd7d32c721214412eec36c46fac73e4-37.html#unique-entry-id-37Random thoughts2026-04-02T23:18:00-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/174216d8fe6caf81453d6beb6902379c-36.html#unique-entry-id-36https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/174216d8fe6caf81453d6beb6902379c-36.html#unique-entry-id-36Random thoughts2026-01-29T11:50:52-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/7527573a9c6d7b2f54f0f550d10f0cb4-35.html#unique-entry-id-35https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/7527573a9c6d7b2f54f0f550d10f0cb4-35.html#unique-entry-id-35Random thoughts2026-01-14T09:30:56-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/a7967bb11680c44ee4acc0f09514cd06-34.html#unique-entry-id-34https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/a7967bb11680c44ee4acc0f09514cd06-34.html#unique-entry-id-34Random thoughts2026-01-13T07:51:39-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/453e8bfe7dbdbdfe2132127a16a804b5-33.html#unique-entry-id-33https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/453e8bfe7dbdbdfe2132127a16a804b5-33.html#unique-entry-id-33Random thoughts2025-12-30T11:19:24-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/e25f6c5aded0925f3f0d5335861198cf-32.html#unique-entry-id-32https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/e25f6c5aded0925f3f0d5335861198cf-32.html#unique-entry-id-32
Took an interesting "course" with Jeremy Utley - it reinforced my recent learning and thinking about AI: you need to work with it everyday. Not just as a tool but as a sounding board, an idea generator, a constructive critic (although it's so damn positive it's a bit weak at that). In other words as a partner.

I started a conversation yesterday with my AI (tweaked for what I think is important) about goals, personal and professional, for 2026. This conversation will continue all year I suspect… and it really is a conversation. To heck with typing - it's too artificial. People (at least me) talk! So, we're talking.

This begs the Turing test issue but that's for another day.

And for you project managers out there: I just responded to a PMI poll about what is my number one PM priority. There were five options. "Mastering AI tools for PM" is in first place with 64.7% of the vote… next closest is 11.8%… so, AI and PM is NOT going away in 2026!]]>Random thoughts2025-11-04T12:15:35-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/489319c396e1fdd5c7a4d4ab6d7b0e7b-31.html#unique-entry-id-31https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/489319c396e1fdd5c7a4d4ab6d7b0e7b-31.html#unique-entry-id-311. have been swamped and,
2. am not sure what to think about AI these days

Trying to keep up is almost a full time job… and yet, the changes, all breathlessly announced, don't seem to have really amounted to much in "real life". Is it just me? I use AI regularly but maybe need to up my game. There's much talk about using AI as a partner and not just a tool… perhaps this needs some practicing…]]>Random thoughts2025-10-18T16:25:18-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/48133d5cd3dad0061fb581c0ff5a4720-29.html#unique-entry-id-29https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/48133d5cd3dad0061fb581c0ff5a4720-29.html#unique-entry-id-29
ChatGPT is going to allow its software to participate in, and I quote, "erotica for verified adults".

This is fraught I think but also not a surprise in any way: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

Sex and computers go way back. Why would AI be any different? But this is different of course in that it's interactive in a way that wasn't possible before. People are already having less sex than in the past. I can't see an AI "partner" helping much.]]>Random thoughts2025-10-10T10:26:26-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/d2cf5301cb91ceecb0e499a59476f42c-28.html#unique-entry-id-28https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/d2cf5301cb91ceecb0e499a59476f42c-28.html#unique-entry-id-28Random thoughts2025-10-03T13:33:43-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/8e09951c1208d40c79c773f0faa6172e-27.html#unique-entry-id-27https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/8e09951c1208d40c79c773f0faa6172e-27.html#unique-entry-id-27Random thoughts2025-09-23T10:48:02-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/04542775b95119901cf679fba895c067-26.html#unique-entry-id-26https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/04542775b95119901cf679fba895c067-26.html#unique-entry-id-26OVER 40… it's mostly younger users who are doing the one prompt and then cut and paste thing. Honestly… who cares about age; let's just use tools as best we can so we move the planet forward.

I would call the creator of the ad to complain but it's likely past their bed time.]]>Random thoughts2025-09-11T10:32:53-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/5f8882c555d3e28a56b8c922c921d080-25.html#unique-entry-id-25https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/5f8882c555d3e28a56b8c922c921d080-25.html#unique-entry-id-25]]>Random thoughts2025-08-20T10:58:35-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/49dd2cf0912f7328ce52f9fa19c96875-24.html#unique-entry-id-24https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/49dd2cf0912f7328ce52f9fa19c96875-24.html#unique-entry-id-24Random thoughts2025-08-14T12:55:01-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/860c47c11896b65c2c3082a35b320e74-23.html#unique-entry-id-23https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/860c47c11896b65c2c3082a35b320e74-23.html#unique-entry-id-23Random thoughts2025-08-05T11:12:21-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/234f88a9d5351bdd7f18fc29c73bc34d-22.html#unique-entry-id-22https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/234f88a9d5351bdd7f18fc29c73bc34d-22.html#unique-entry-id-22Random thoughts2025-07-22T09:39:42-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/47ffba393877059f35c9df7b7d10c375-21.html#unique-entry-id-21https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/47ffba393877059f35c9df7b7d10c375-21.html#unique-entry-id-21
Remember the good old days (early July of this year) when it was commonly acknowledged that AI wasn't particularly good at math? Well, Google DeepMind just received gold level marks at the International Mathematical Olympiad. What's really interesting about this accomplishment is that the AI did NOT require that the problem to be solved was first translated into a programming language - it was all done using natural language… this is HUGE I think. And, clearly the AI is demonstrating high level reasoning and abstract thinking (should that be in quotes?) as well.

To go back to the quote; it seems increasingly fraught to argue that AI can't do something "human"… maybe not now but by next week? Perhaps. All swords are double sided… this sword is particularly sharp I think.]]>Random thoughts2025-07-14T10:31:12-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/5a6924d417a11893bb98b27dd11e4ef7-18.html#unique-entry-id-18https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/5a6924d417a11893bb98b27dd11e4ef7-18.html#unique-entry-id-18So, we're working on a new module about project management and AI. The goal of this particular module is to introduce project managers to the different use cases for AI: what CAN be done, what SHOULD be done, and where do you start? Seems straightforward enough but it is so easy to get caught up in the trap of always being current… keeping current in AI is like drinking from a firehose. And, if you ask ten people, or ten AIs for their recommendations you get a dozen answers it seems. Finding the "perfect" answer more and more feels like a rabbit hole. The trick seems to be making an informed decision and then taking action. I don't work for Nike but maybe they're right - Just Do It!]]>Random thoughts2025-07-09T10:23:30-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/422c54f067f7a72956c42253b27472be-17.html#unique-entry-id-17https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/422c54f067f7a72956c42253b27472be-17.html#unique-entry-id-17Why is my AI telling me what I want to hear?
I was chatting (odd choice of words I know but that's what it felt like) with "my" AI about music and it recommended two composers to me… oddly, two composers that I already listen to and my AI knew that because of an earlier interaction. I asked it if it was recommending those composers because it thought they were aligned with my interests and tastes OR because it knew I already listened to them… it was the latter. Which is disturbing to me - I DON'T want an AI telling me what it thinks I want to hear; that's worse than telling me nothing at all. I did a bit of digging and as you might have guessed there is a very active conversation going on about this issue. It's complicated I know… but if we keep getting pushed towards what the machine thinks we'd like, then how to we get exposed to new material? How do we start to think we might in fact be wrong about something?
]]>Random thoughts2025-06-11T10:11:02-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/72f7555b1865717e661dfd10115a3bd5-15.html#unique-entry-id-15https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/72f7555b1865717e661dfd10115a3bd5-15.html#unique-entry-id-15So, 2,200 km later I'm back and pondering AI - after a month away, things are… about the same. New versions of course, lots of hype of course and many business articles about the gazillions being spent. So, as I said, about the same. But things are progressing underneath the popular stories. Structure is being developed, for example, in academia. Schools are releasing guidelines about AI use, lots of chat about assessments and how to adjust to this new world and an overall acknowledgment that AI must be dealt with now… or at least now'ish. And perhaps this is more important than whether or not release X.2 is dramatically different than X.1. In the PM world there's increasingly an acceptance that AI is a tool unlike any other and to not use it is to court sub par performance. It appears that amongst many PM practitioners AI use is becoming the norm and not the exception.]]>Random thoughts2025-04-10T10:26:44-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/1eb7e5800658326ecda4d1e28d1ad895-14.html#unique-entry-id-14https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/1eb7e5800658326ecda4d1e28d1ad895-14.html#unique-entry-id-14Got an email from Futurepedia today stating that GPT 4.5 just passed the Turing test… So, naturally, I asked ChatGPT 4.5 if it could do so. Long story short, here's the summary it provided "Bottom line: ChatGPT-4.5 can convincingly pass the Turing test in many situations, but subtle cracks appear under deeper scrutiny."
BTW, this answer is more self aware than most people I know… makes me wonder if most people could pass the Turing test? So I asked that question too. (The AI was kind enough to tell me that "that's a surprisingly insightful question" which made me blush… but I digress.) Again, the summary - "So yes, most people comfortably pass the Turing test, but it’s a fascinating reminder that “human-like” isn’t always the same as “human,” and that even humans can sometimes sound a little robotic. Interesting thought, isn’t it?"

And yes, as a human, I DO find that an interesting thought!]]>Random thoughts2025-04-03T14:15:36-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/38a67390477ac1d31b3a73b70ef20f4f-13.html#unique-entry-id-13https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/38a67390477ac1d31b3a73b70ef20f4f-13.html#unique-entry-id-13Recently in an AI roundtable at the Polytechnic I work at… two of the attendees are just nicely back from a conference about AI in post secondary. I was really interested in hearing what other schools were doing because, naturally, I thought they'd be doing really weird and wonderful things. Well, not so much. As it turn out, our efforts, which I thought were quite rudimentary, are actually cutting edge. Makes you think… there's lots of excitement, noise and smoke out there. But, getting people to absorb ideas, try new things, fail and try again, isn't trivial and it takes time. Long story short - you haven't missed the AI bus. ]]>Random thoughts2025-04-01T10:39:09-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/d658c08608cc925bf4fc3c5ff8c09ae9-12.html#unique-entry-id-12https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/d658c08608cc925bf4fc3c5ff8c09ae9-12.html#unique-entry-id-12OK, I don't care who you are, $40B is a lot of money… the weeds of the deal are for others to worry about but a key issue is OpenAI's status - the deal requires OpenAI to become a for-profit entity. The AI space is swimming in money and competition… bet on seeing some very interesting things in the near term. Agentic AI here we come!
]]>Random thoughts2025-03-18T09:42:11-04:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/c906459314bf0686dbc7c9bb644fec88-11.html#unique-entry-id-11https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/c906459314bf0686dbc7c9bb644fec88-11.html#unique-entry-id-11This is a really interesting site - the MIT Risk Repository
It's not a trivial task to review this site but it's well worth a coffee's worth of time. The MIT taxonomy of risk is, all by itself, worth the price of admission… which is free by the way. As project managers we think about risk all the time but this site can help, I think, by making us consider sources of risk that we might not always think about. You have to love a good road map!
]]>Random thoughts2025-03-06T09:31:22-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/932cc5c0ec9a68b1ed95c83b3009f61f-10.html#unique-entry-id-10https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/932cc5c0ec9a68b1ed95c83b3009f61f-10.html#unique-entry-id-10ChatGPT 4.5 is out. Granted it's only for ChatGPT Pro users but still… and you know what? I can't get too excited. Maybe I'm just testy today but keeping track of available AI models isn't my job. AI is a tool that I use. And, if it gets better over time, great! But evaluating tools really can't be a daily or weekly occurrence… who's got time for that? So for now, all you AI developers - keep on keeping on and God Speed… I'd love to chat but really do have things to do.]]>Random thoughts2025-02-27T09:10:44-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/f955a3fd376f83727fec1e2968bed193-9.html#unique-entry-id-9https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/f955a3fd376f83727fec1e2968bed193-9.html#unique-entry-id-9I let my students use AI. It's a good tool and why wouldn't we want our students to learn how to use good tools? But, like all swords, this one is double edged. Some students use AI for generating ideas, studying for assessments and helping with assignments. Others use it to generate a document or a presentation and then hand it in 1. As their own work, and 2. Without even bothering to edit the work. Clearly these latter students are violating Academic Integrity guidelines. But what to do? The AI genie isn't going back into the bottle and banning its use is akin to schools attempting, back in the day, to ban calculators. I suspect the middle ground is teaching students to use AI properly, to cite their use and to make the resulting outcomes their own, AND to go back to old school type assessments - oral exams perhaps Proctored rooms? Authentic assessments are difficult to do and usually aren't scalable but the alternative is unpalatable.]]>Random thoughts2025-02-25T10:15:03-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/1d45f7d2374e472cb2b6ad2040d423f1-8.html#unique-entry-id-8https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/1d45f7d2374e472cb2b6ad2040d423f1-8.html#unique-entry-id-8When it comes to good prompting, context always helps - let the GPT know its role, audience, level of output, etc. In other words, set up the prompt for your environment. Well, why not set up the entire GPT that way? You can and it's very straightforward actually. We're playing with this now to determine how the output changes - try it yourself. If you use ChatGPT simply login and there's a link entitled "Explore GPTs". Click that and then click on "Create"… and poof, you're about to build a customized GPT for your specific requirements. If nothing else, you can casually drop this into cocktail party conversations and sound like you're cutting edge!]]>Random thoughts2025-02-21T10:19:49-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/8a76769548b1ce343d3a32ea6daef8cd-7.html#unique-entry-id-7https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/8a76769548b1ce343d3a32ea6daef8cd-7.html#unique-entry-id-7We're working on ten modules about AI and project management. There are LOTS of tools in this area. But increasingly AI is being embedded into existing tools and not just for project management. For example, we use Storyline and Rise to create our modules. Both tools now have AI built in - these tools can create, edit, summarize, etc. Granted, the output is a bit rough sometimes but the direction is clear. Copilot, Apple Intelligence and on and on and on - AI is built into more and more tools. Add in a personalized agent and it's a new world. We don't use AI for final products… but we most certainly do use it to start projects!]]>Random thoughts2025-02-20T10:00:03-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/d92a0d1ff71c7212a1b44c613bd093db-6.html#unique-entry-id-6https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/d92a0d1ff71c7212a1b44c613bd093db-6.html#unique-entry-id-6I'm on the Futurepedia site - I often pop in here to peek around and see what's new and exciting. It's a bit intimidating actually. At this point there are more than 500 AI lessons spread over more than 20 courses and more seem to appear every day. I filtered the AI products looking for "project management" and got 135 results; some familiar names and some that are brand new, at least to me. It seems like it'd be a full time job just to keep up - forget about finding time to actually do some project management work. Granted it's early days still and we need to go through the wild Wild West phase. But, I don't think it's to our (PM practitioners) benefit to be on the bleeding edge of AI. Find a tool that works and stick to it - after all, our goal is to get stuff done… AI is just one of many tools that can help.]]>Random thoughts2025-02-16T11:55:43-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/f58f7c8201dbae9c159a32ab20fb25bd-5.html#unique-entry-id-5https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/f58f7c8201dbae9c159a32ab20fb25bd-5.html#unique-entry-id-5There is LOTS of conversation "out there" about prompting. And there's a good reason why: better questions result in better answers! It's tempting to ask your AI of choice one question and see what you get back… tempting but not optimal it turns out. Chain of Thought (CoT) prompting is when you ask the AI to provide a rationale for intermediate steps taken to answer the question. By asking the AI to break the problem down into steps and explain each step, the quality of the response goes up. (Don't take my word for it; here's a key paper discussing the matter.)
But here's the thing: we need to provide the logic to the AI by using examples. OR you can use zero-shot prompting - rather than providing logical examples we simply ask the AI to think through the problem step-by-step. Why CoT works isn't completely clear but it does work. So, next time you're querying your AI, remember to ask it to solve the problem step-by-step; it certainly can't hurt and you'll likely get a better answer.]]>Random thoughts2025-02-12T16:13:00-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/fdd369c1b688cde460c9fd0c456c9fe7-4.html#unique-entry-id-4https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/fdd369c1b688cde460c9fd0c456c9fe7-4.html#unique-entry-id-4Listening to a podcast and the topic of agents just came up… so, what IS an agent?
Well, according to Anna Gutowska (Data Scientist, Developer Advocacy, IBM) "an AI agent refers to a system or program that is capable of autonomously performing tasks on behalf of a user or another system by designing its workflow and utilizing available tools."
So, an agent can run out and do something for you… that's the "performing tasks on behalf of a user or another system" part. So, my AI agent will be able to talk to airline AI agents and poof, my flight is booked and oh, look, a restaurant reservation is in place too. Mind you, I have to let the agent "know" some personal information… we're now into system design thinking: there are multiple components here and they need to interact. If I understand this correctly, we are now using compound AI systems controlled with some control logic, maybe by the user, but more likely defined by an LLM. And, unlike a non-agentic chatbot AI, an agentic AI will adapt to you over time and use tools to fill in information gaps. We're not in Kansas anymore Toto!
]]>Random thoughts2025-02-11T10:31:49-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/f7c212fc94d12147039f94f972e7757c-3.html#unique-entry-id-3https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/f7c212fc94d12147039f94f972e7757c-3.html#unique-entry-id-3This might be slightly off topic but it's important to think about: who owns AI? These tools are clearly new, powerful and growing in reach and application. AI models remember what we tell them and what we ask them. They're tools - just like a hammer is a tool. And, a hammer isn't bad, nor is it good - it's just a hammer. But, you can still hit yourself on the thumb with it and regardless of intent, it will hurt.]]>Random thoughts2025-02-06T14:38:13-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/8adc61526728611a3ee135ceb3333df3-2.html#unique-entry-id-2https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/8adc61526728611a3ee135ceb3333df3-2.html#unique-entry-id-2I teach at a Polytechnic in Toronto. We have a regular meeting, mostly with faculty, to chat about AI. It's a free ranging conversation, never dull and usually very action oriented… actionable advice. Today's chat was about prompting - you know, the new marketable, if you're not an expert you're obsolete, skill. Sarcasm aside, there IS a skill to good prompting. But nothing beats practice! That being said, there is lots of information out there about how best to prompt and you can always ask your favourite AI. Here's what ChatGPT recommended:
• Be Clear and Specific – Use precise language, define key terms, and include details like desired format, tone, or length to get the most relevant response.
• Provide Context – Give background information or explain the goal of your request to help the AI generate more accurate and useful results.
• Use Step-by-Step Instructions – If the task is complex, break it down into sequential steps or structured questions to guide the AI effectively.
• Set Constraints – Specify limits on word count, data sources, style, or perspective to refine the output to your needs.
• Experiment and Iterate – If the response isn’t quite right, adjust your prompt by rephrasing, adding details, or asking follow-up questions to improve accuracy.
And, remember, PMI's Infinity tool has a prompt library!]]>Random thoughts2025-01-31T09:50:04-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/bfa0cf496ae2d70b722b4db61f8d4caa-1.html#unique-entry-id-1https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/bfa0cf496ae2d70b722b4db61f8d4caa-1.html#unique-entry-id-1Just watched a recording of the subject seminar… 1,100 people signed up and there have been 200 recording views in the last week! Clearly lots of interest in this topic.

I won't recap the seminar but a few things did jump out at me: First, the idea that AI won't likely take your job, but not knowing how to use AI might cost you your job. I suspect this is true for now but all bets off going forward. It strikes me as foolhardy to think that AI will "never" be able to do this or that. The pace of change is simply fantastic at this point and the future, even the relatively near future, say three to five years, is unpredictable at best.

Secondly, PM practitioners are, mostly, using AI for simple tasks - freeing up time for more value added tasks that require human effort. Again, I suspect this is true and it supports point one - using AI will make you more effective and efficient and conversely make non AI users LESS effective and efficient. But, as AI capabilities continue to improve I think actual human project managers will need to focus increasingly on the interpersonal and communicative aspects of PM. AI's reach into PM will only increase over time and technical expertise will, I believe, decline in value… just like machines reduced the value of physical strength.

Finally, an interesting chat about prompting. Clearly writing effective prompts is a good thing but it was fascinating to hear about how the tone of our prompts will influence the tone of the response. Maybe we should all be saying please and thank you to our AI!]]>Random thoughts2025-01-30T12:24:29-05:00https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/f201fd80d9830787175bc57ed5b77772-0.html#unique-entry-id-0https://thewiredschoolhouse.com/public_html/blog/files/f201fd80d9830787175bc57ed5b77772-0.html#unique-entry-id-0So, it's 12:25pm… I have received multiple emails today about Deepseek AI, about PMI's Infinity 2.0 - it's Infinity's first birthday - congratulations!, about linking AI models to my Moodle installation, and about agents… what are they and why are they? This is all fun and good but how does one keep up? I feel like I'm drinking from a firehose! So, I asked ChatGPT - it wasn't particularly helpful but it did agree with me that it's a challenge.

I think the solution is to keep an eye on the overall structure of change, not the specific details. For most of us, AI is a tool to be used in our work - it ISN'T our work. So, from a structural perspective, it's good to know the history of AI as that will provide a better idea as to where it's going… but, a 5,000 foot view is probably fine. We can let the developers figure out the details. We need to understand things like agents but again, from OUR perspective: how will they enhance our use of AI? Will they?

There's an old saying about forests and trees… it's applicable here I think.]]>