• 03 February 2026
    February 3, 2026
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Adaptive and Humanoid Robots

AI
As The recent CES provided a powerful showcase for humanoid and other adaptive robots. The demonstrations served as an important reminder that embodied AI is the next AI frontier. Beyond the technology challenges that remain before conquering this frontier, how should we view embodied AI? Will it be the cause […]
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Three AI Factory Types

AI
As 2025 drew to a close, the narrative surrounding enterprise AI began to shift. We moved from 2025 being the “Year of Experimentation” to 2026 shaping as the “Year of Deployment.” Under such a mandate, enterprises must develop and deploy their AI applications scalably, efficiently, and economically. For the large […]
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  • 25 September 2025
    September 25, 2025
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Preparing the AI-First Enterprise Workforce for the Age of Agents

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As AI agents become more capable, how should the roles and responsibilities of the AI-first enterprise employees evolve? Which skills will matter at each level? How will technical and business teams collaborate to effectively leverage agents and agent-based systems? As the capabilities of agents advance, employees will move from executing […]
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Evolving the AI Agent Spectrum: From Software to Embodied AI

AI
In the piece Agents in the AI-First Company I introduced a five-level spectrum for understanding software agents. The piece generated a strong response and valuable comments, for both of which I’m incredibly grateful. Some readers questioned the original progression of the spectrum. They noted that developing agents that can collaborate […]
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Agents In the AI-First Company

AI
AI agents are an important component of the transformation to become an AI-first company. Corporations undertaking this transformation must understand where and how to incorporate agents and which agent types to utilize in the AI-centric processes they establish and the organizational structures they adopt. The article presents AI agent types, […]
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Revisiting Insight Generation in the Age of Generative AI

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Ten years ago, I explored the process of insight generation. I presented its key stages and emphasized the characteristics distinguishing true data-driven insights from mere correlations. While the foundations of insight generation remain relevant, since the publication of my original article, the methods, tools, and implications have expanded dramatically. Generative […]
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Navigating the AI Adoption Journey: Strategies for Enterprise Success

AI
AI, generative or otherwise, holds immense promise for enterprises looking to improve efficiency, enhance decision-making, and unlock new business opportunities. Yet, despite the enthusiasm, many companies struggle to transition from pilot projects to large-scale AI deployments. The path to effective AI adoption is not as straightforward as acquiring technology or […]
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  • 30 December 2024
    December 30, 2024
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Yearend Thoughts on Enterprise AI

AI
In my second yearend post, I write about enterprise AI from two perspectives. As a venture capital investor with an all-AI startup portfolio. As a corporate advisor helping enterprises apply discriminative and generative AI. The biggest venture financing rounds during 2024 involved AI companies. About $30 billion was invested in […]
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  • 10 September 2024
    September 10, 2024
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Mobility Intelligence and Neurosymbolic Systems

AI
Many of you know our firm for its investments in early-stage AI software startups and as a trusted AI advisor to corporations. However, fewer are aware of the AI systems we’ve been developing and how we deploy them with our corporate clients or in the startups we create. In recent […]
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The Struggles Enterprises Face with Generative AI

Big Data
A few days ago I attended the strategy meeting of a portfolio company. Like all of our Synapse Partners portfolio companies, this one provides AI solutions to enterprise customers. Their initial success is in the medical devices industry. While reviewing the company’s sales pipeline and the progress of delivering the […]
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