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AI Adoption
Evidence-based learning from organizations that got
AI adoption right — and expensively wrong — plus the specific
questions executives and directors should be asking before, during,
and after AI deployment. The pattern that holds up: AI rewards organizational
discipline, not just technology spend.


How to Think About AI
Is AI good or bad? I have come to see that as the wrong question. AI is an amplifier - of human intelligence and creativity, but also of bias, greed, surveillance and institutional power.
Jim Crocker
2 days ago3 min read


You Don’t Need AI Glasses to Have an AI Glasses Problem
AI glasses, meeting notetakers, Zoom recordings, and AI scribes create privacy and consent risks when organizations use them without governance oversight.
Jim Crocker
Jun 254 min read


AI Adoption Lessons: What Early Movers Got Right and Wrong
The first wave of serious enterprise AI adoption is behind us. The results are in. McKinsey found 88% of companies use AI — but only 39% see earnings impact. Four lessons emerge from companies like JPMorgan, Walmart, Bank of America, and Klarna. None of the lessons are about the technology itself. They're about leadership accountability, problem definition, data readiness, and knowing where AI adds value versus where it doesn't.
Jim Crocker
Jun 812 min read


What Questions Should Directors Be Asking About AI?
A practical governance toolkit for board directors — six specific questions to ask management about how AI is being deployed, managed, and overseen.
Jim Crocker
Jun 23 min read


Fire All the Coders? What I Got Wrong After Building Five AI Apps
I built five AI apps in weeks — and discovered the real board-level risk isn't fewer developers. It's whether your organization can safely absorb AI-accelerated output.
Jim Crocker
May 253 min read


Reputational Risk: Spotting AI-Written Executive Content
A guide for boards and senior leaders: how to spot AI-written executive content, why it quietly erodes credibility, and how to use AI well in your own writing.
Jim Crocker
May 214 min read


The most dangerous AI output is the one that sounds believable.
AI doesn't retrieve facts — it predicts words. And it delivers fabricated statistics, sources and conclusions with complete confidence. Learn why AI risk governance is now a boardroom issue, and what organizations must do to stop it.
Jim Crocker
May 83 min read


Six Ways Boards Can Use AI For Strategic Analysis
Most organizations already have more data than they can effectively process. Market reports, competitor announcements, customer feedback, regulatory updates, economic trends, operational metrics, industry commentary and internal reports are arriving constantly. The challenge is no longer access to information. The challenge is turning information into insight quickly enough to support better strategic decisions. This is where AI can become extremely valuable for Boards and se
Jim Crocker
May 63 min read
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