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How to find AI workflows that actually translate to ROI

AI is pointing out a big point of weakness in a lot of organizations: too few can actually name the value-generating processes that drive revenue. So Machine & Partners’ Ed Ortega is giving you his 5 step framework for doing just that.

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ROI
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Losing Our Minds To AI

Let’s have the hard conversation: Yes, AI reliance will atrophy your brain. But knowing that ahead of time can help you get ahead of it – before it impacts your job.

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Ex-OpenAI exec: Leaders lack AI conviction

ICs get a lot of the blame for stalling or failing AI deployments. But former OpenAI executive,  Zack Kass, says they could very well be the scapegoats for scrambling leadership.

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Leadership
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What you really need to know about ChatGPT-5

ICYMI, OpenAI launched ChatGPT-5 . If your head is still spinning from the other 6 models they’ve released this year, here’s our guide on what’s different and what you actually need to pay attention to.

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ChatGPT
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How to drive AI adoption at scale

If you missed Olya Taran’s session at The AI Strategy Summit, you missed one of the most practical frameworks of the day on one of the biggest problems leaders still face: Getting widespread AI adoption. We’re laying it out for you.

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Adoption
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You're bad at using AI because you're bad at managing people

Managing people and managing AI are the same skill. So if you can’t get a good output from AI, slow down and treat it like a direct report.

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Personal Math
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The 4 priority strategies for every marketer in Q1

This week, we heard from 8 marketing experts from companies like Estee Lauder, HubSpot, and Zapier on THE AI strategies that need to be in every CMO’s 2026 plan. Our own Head of Marketing, Rachel Fields, is sharing the 4 tactics on her own to-do list.

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Marketing
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85% of workers don’t use AI for business value

Our latest AI proficiency research was released this week – and if you’re leading a team through AI transformation, you’re going to want to keep reading.

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Research
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How I learned to stop note-taking and let AI work for me

We have a new Head of Engineering! Say hi to Chad and read on to learn how he’s leveraging Claude Code to keep all the facts of a new role straight.

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Claude
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Personal AI use cases are good for business

Here's a slightly controversial take from AI researcher Marc Zao-Sanders: Don’t worry that no one is using AI for work yet – personal use comes first, but enterprise ROI follows.

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Use cases
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The 4 AI investments finance leaders need to make in 2026

The opportunities for AI in finance are huge – if CFOs set the right strategy. Glenn Hopper, our AI for Finance instructor, is sharing the 4 AI investments finance leaders should make in 2026.

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Finance
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The 5 AI investments sales leaders should make in 2026

If you’re a sales leader and your AI strategy sounds like “buying an AI-powered outbound tool”, put the company card down until you’ve read this.

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Sales
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Your team doesn’t know what to use AI for

Change management is likely not the biggest bottleneck to your AI deployment anymore: Our latest AI Proficiency Report shows that people want to use it, but they can’t figure out what it should be used for.

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SMB leaders have an AI adoption problem

In public, they’re touting AI proficiency. In private, they’re not sure what generative AI even is.

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SMB
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How to use AI microapps without compromising security

AI can now code you a custom ready-to-deploy application in sub-10 minutes, just by prompting it. Machine & Partners’ Edmundo Ortega walked us through the huge opportunity of these microapps – and the huge risks.

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Microapps
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Leaking our own AI manifesto

We’ve been all in on AI for a while – but this week we made it official. In this week’s newsletter, Greg is sharing his newest thinking on AI, and why we changed our domain to sectionai.com.

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Manifesto
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Warmly CEO: “Do 30% more with AI, or you’re underperforming”

We’ve seen a lot of bold announcements and leaked AI manifestos recently painting a future of clear, AI-first leadership. We sat down with Warmly’s CEO, Max Greenwald, to talk about his own AI mandate: 30% growth from every employee by the end of the year.

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Is Deep Research worth $200 a month?

With new AI tools coming out all the time, it’s hard to know which ones are worth investing in. So here’s our lead AI consultant’s framework for whether you should shell out for Deep Research or not.

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Deep Research
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