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AI Agents Explained: The clear, no-hype definition

“Agents” have become one of the biggest hyped and most misused terms in AI. So here’s the real definition from someone who builds AI solutions for a living.

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Agents
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There’s plenty of AI ROI - if you’re willing to work for it

A theme emerged in the chat of this year's AI:ROI Conference: 11 experts shared their value-adding AI strategies but people were just looking for magic formulas. Here were the biggest insights we think they overlooked.

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The AI:ROI Conference
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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.

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Coding
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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.

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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.

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AI Proficiency Report
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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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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.

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Strategy Brief
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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.

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How I use AI to help my boss prepare for board meetings

We’re not shy about sharing our favorite AI use case: Leveraging it as a thought partner. But not all LLMs are created equally – so Section’s Chief of Staff to the COO, Ana, is sharing how they rank as thought partners for one of her most strategic use cases: Preparing the quarterly board deck.

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Thought Partner
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How we used AI to improve course quality by 20%

One common misperception about AI is that it’s only good for making processes quicker. Education Product Lead, Kyra Atekwana, shared how it also improved our content quality by 20%.

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Custom GPT
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How a Bayer CFO is thinking about AI ROI

Your CFO will want to see your plan for proving ROI before they greenlight your AI initiatives. But what we learned from Bayer CFO, Florian Zirnstein, is that not all CFOs need to see hard numbers to measure success.

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Benchmarking Section’s AI Proficiency

We've talked a lot about the AI proficiency of the broader workforce - but is Section even walking the walk? We ran our own AI Proficiency Survey internally - here's how we did it, what we learned, and how we're measuring ROI.

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AI Proficiency
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2026 was the year of the agent. 2027 is the year of computer use.

Get ready for the era of AI that uses your computer just like you do.

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Computer use
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How to evaluate a new model release (and why the benchmarks can't do it for you)

Should you be using the latest and greatest AI model? And if so, what for?

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Models
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You want AI ROI? Know what drives your business

Getting AI ROI starts with understanding your key business drivers and how AI could accelerate them.

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Being good at prompting isn’t enough

Your team needs to move from AI prompting to redesigning workflows with agents. Here's how.

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5 questions every AI leader will need to answer in 2027

The questions for Heads of AI will get harder in 2027. Here's how to prepare as you set your 2027 AI strategy.

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Head of AI jobs
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What Should Be in Your AI Budget for 2027

Budget season is coming. Here's everything that should be in your AI transformation budget in 2027.

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From org-wide impact to department-level use cases, Section HQ gives every leader the insights they need to drive progress.

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How to build, deploy, and govern AI agents in enterprise organizations

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