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2024 Wrapped: Our top 3 insights from a year of covering AI use cases
We added over 30,000 subscribers to our AI Strategy Brief community in 2024. We also spoke with more than 50 experts about how they’re getting value from AI. So this week, we analyzed the data from our 50+ posts this year to see what resonated most with you.

How AI is shaping Section in 2025
There’s 0 doubt that the lid blew off AI in 2024. So what do we do with all these new capabilities? Our CEO, Greg Shove, is giving you his man-on-the-ground take of where companies are at now, and how that’s shaped our 2025 roadmap.

Why shadow AI is probably happening in your company
We surveyed over 5,000 knowledge workers in the second half of 2024 on AI knowledge, skill, and usage. One of the most troubling takeaways: AI use is happening, whether your company sanctions it or not, and the implications are huge.

ChatGPT Canvas: OpenAI's Trojan Horse for Enterprise Domination
If you missed the launch of ChatGPT's Canvas feature, don’t be surprised – its launch didn't generate the usual hype. But Canvas offers an interesting glimpse into the future of OpenAI's strategic direction.

How to Build a Business with AI
Getting a new business off the ground comes with a lot of moving pieces – and AI can automate a bunch of them. Here's how Ashley Gross built an online community with one person and $400 a month using AI.

How to build custom GPTs that can do your grunt work
AI-powered products are the future. But for those who don’t have the time or resources to build something in-house, custom GPTs are a good low-fi solution. Here's how to build one.

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.

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.