In the past decade, investors worried that software companies would “take over the world.” With the rise of cloud services, those concerns only intensified. Companies invested billions of dollars in work automation, and businesses paid for tools that reduced the time spent on document processing. The enthusiasm was evident, and...
The next phase of AI value creation will be driven by narrow, deeply embedded systems that understand how specific industries actually operate. This is why I see vertical AI emerging as one of the most investable niches as we’re heading into 2026.
Why I’m cautious about horizontal AI...
You wouldn’t hire a mechanical engineer who only uses AI-generated blueprints. You wouldn’t trust a doctor who only uses ChatGPT for diagnosis. Yet when it comes to hiring AI partners, most companies don’t know what questions to ask.
This matters more than teams realize, as the...
An AI confidently declares that Nikola Tesla was Serbian. Prompt the same model in Croatian, and Tesla becomes Croatian. Both answers arrive with perfect grammar. Neither comes with any doubt.
This is not a bug. It is a feature of how large language models work: they absorb cultural heritage the...
Today, the narrative around high-risk AI systems is taking a new turn. Since the EU AI Act is set to come into full force on 2 August 2026, by that moment, companies will be obliged to back their AI decisions with evidence. Superficial explanations won’t work anymore. Even...
AI Is Boosting Agency Revenue, and Undermining It at the Same Time
For a while, generative AI felt like magic. Click, click, prompt, prompt — et voilà: a social media post. A blog article outline. A campaign idea. For agencies built on knowledge work, it looked like a productivity miracle waiting...
