AI & Society
What's Our Problem?
AI governance conversations focus on controlling intelligent systems. The deeper challenge is deciding which human capabilities we refuse to let atrophy as intelligence becomes ambient.
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I write about what happens when AI leaves the demo.
I'm Patrick Phillips. I lead technology, build working systems, and write about the messy, consequential stretch between a promising idea and the way work actually changes.
Based in Utah. Curious about the systems, choices, and people shaping the next era of work.
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AI Strategy
2026 Is the Year AI Gets Real (And That's Exciting)
Welcome to 2026, the year enterprise AI grows up and starts delivering. If 2023 through 2025 were the years of experimentation, wonder, and 'what if,' then 2026 is the year we answer the question: 'what now?'
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Bridging the Gap Between AI Potential and Organizational Reality
AI has firmly embedded itself in the daily operations of enterprises today. For countless leaders, however, this integration presents a perplexing contradiction. Adoption rates are surging, yet the tangible impact on enterprise value remains elusive.
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The New AI ROI Equation: Why Governance is Your Biggest Competitive Advantage
We have officially exited the 'Wild West' era of enterprise AI. The conversation isn't about adoption anymore; it's about value. Governance is not a compliance checklist. It is an operating system.
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The Synthetic Singularity
My attempt at a Strategic Letter to Business Leaders on the Generative AI Revolution 2022 to 2025 and the Agentic Future 2026 to 2028
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My career started with process, systems, and the stubborn details that make organizations run. Today I lead technology strategy as a CIO while continuing to build, test, and write.
This site is where those threads meet: experience from large organizations, experiments from my own workbench, and honest questions about where AI is taking us.
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