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Past the Hype Cycle: What AI Is Quietly Good At in 2026

Past the Hype Cycle: What AI Is Quietly Good At in 2026

Past the Hype Cycle: What AI Is Quietly Good At in 2026Drew Donaldson
Published on: 10/07/2026

An anti-hype, anti-doom field report on AI hype vs reality in 2026: where AI quietly earns its keep, where the loud use cases stall, and how to tell them apart.

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Turning Your Company's Documents Into a Brain an Agent Can Use

Turning Your Company's Documents Into a Brain an Agent Can Use

Turning Your Company's Documents Into a Brain an Agent Can UseDrew Donaldson
Published on: 09/07/2026

How to build a knowledge base for AI from the documents you already own: what to ingest, how to structure it for retrieval, and how to keep it fresh.

Data & Intelligence
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