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“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less. The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things’. The question is, said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.” Quotes from Lewis Carroll I have found that words derive their meaning from experience. For those who lack experience, words have no meaning. People hear what they want to hear, don’t

I have been using a made-up word that I created for years now. Or at least that's what I thought, until today when for grins I googled "my" word, "Simplexity". Apparently someone else came up with it before me, although they have a different definition. Therefore I actually only came up with a new definition, not a new word Wikipedia had an alternate definition which can be found at the end of this post. Here is my definition: The process of transforming difficult or complex

Growth begins when we step into unfamiliar territory, through the open door, out into the universe. Whether it's relocating, starting a new role, or exploring a new field—progress comes from gaining knowledge though the exercise of curiosity and courage. Nowhere is this truer than with artificial intelligence. AI can feel overwhelming—complex, fast-moving, and limitless. Some will use that fear to manipulate or confuse. But we have another option: to engage, to learn, and to

In Edgar Allen Poes short story “The system of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” , in 1845, “Believe nothing you hear, and only one half of what you see”. Today in 2025, I will add, as a distant relative, “And absolutely nothing that shows up unsolicited in your inbox or on your cell phone”. These days, if an email looks too real to be fake, or the timing of a phone call seems right, it might be AI doing its best impersonation of someone or some company you trust. No matter h

Imagine a towering sequoia—majestic, ancient, and powerful. Its roots run deep, its canopy stretches wide, and its strength sustains life beneath it. Through photosynthesis, it gives oxygen to the world, a quiet, constant act of creation. AI, in many ways, is our modern sequoia. Properly cultivated, it fuels progress, amplifies human intelligence, and generates extraordinary value. But like the tree planted too close to a foundation, unmanaged growth can shift the ground bene

Most people would never pick up a power tool without reading the instructions or getting the right training. We intuitively understand that high-energy tools can be dangerous if we don’t know what we’re doing. That’s why the manuals and warning labels are packed with disclaimers about proper use, risks to life and limb, and the responsibility of the operator. Yet we are now embracing one of the most powerful tools of our time—AI—with almost no equivalent caution. AI can accel

People often assume that if something appears simple at its core, it must be simple in practice. But simplicity at the foundation does not eliminate complexity at the surface. Every digital system we use—storage, computing, networking, communication—ultimately reduces to the most basic binary symbols: 1 and 0. The entire modern world is constructed on that foundation. Yet the meaning, usefulness, and intelligence of these systems come from the layers of interpretation built o

In traditional business systems, decisions are deterministic: a + b = c , Given the same inputs and same process produces the same outcome, every time. It can be counted on, reused, validated and verified. Generative AI does not work that way.  With GenAI, the same question (a), using the same data (b), can produce different answers (c). That variability is what makes AI so creative and useful—but it also introduces risk when decisions are material, regulated, or irreversible