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Is AI good enough to lay off your engineers?

Is AI good enough to lay off your engineers?
Are AI coding tools good enough to replace humans? Here’s the verdict from a founder who had to make that choice.

How to hire AI power users
If you want an AI-first team, you need to hire AI-first people. But, like critical thinking, this is not a skill you can suss out with scenario-based questions – you need to see it in action. Here’s how we do it at Section.

AI’s progress may be holding your team back
On paper, the rapid release of new AI models and features looks like a win for knowledge workers. In reality, teams are drowning in AI overwhelm. Here’s how leaders can help them scale an ever-steeper learning curve.

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.

Why did HBO Max rebrand to Max? 4 insights
The internet responded to the HBO Max rebrand with an overwhelming, "Why?" So we dug in to find out the strategy behind their confusing move.

How Cascade took on its biggest competitor: the sink
Want to attack your real competition instead of the company down the road no one knows about? Learn how Cascade depositioned their number one competitor: the sink.

Build, Buy, or Wait: The Leader’s Guide to AI Adoption
Edmundo Ortega spends all day rethinking a company’s core workflows with AI. So we asked him when companies should build custom AI solutions and when they should buy off-the-shelf. That’s when he introduced a third option – neither.

EY's Global Head of AI: Don’t rush to prove AI ROI
If you feel like you’re falling behind because you haven’t figured out how to make a bulletproof investment in AI, read on for John Thompson’s take on why you actually need to slow down and stop sweating the ROI.