Artificial Intelligence

How AI is changing the way ordinary people relate to money, work, and financial decisions. The human side of the machine.

Private equity AI deployment.

Private Equity AI Deployment: Why OpenAI and Anthropic Skipped the Companies and Went to Their Owners

OpenAI and Anthropic both chose private equity to deploy AI on May 4. Here is why PE ownership is now the mechanism that decides when AI enters your workplace.

The real numbers behind AI layoffs.

4.5%: What the Real AI Layoff Number Means for Every Profession

AI was cited as the direct cause of just 4.5% of US tech layoffs in 2025. A data analysis of what is actually driving displacement, and who is actually at risk.

The developer paradox: how AI created a shortage of the humans it was supposed to replace.

The Developer Paradox: How AI Created a Shortage of the Humans It Was Supposed to Replace

Over 900,000 tech workers laid off since 2022. IBM is tripling developer hiring in 2026. A data analysis of what AI is actually doing to the human workforce.

China AI firing ruling - Hangzhou court decides who pays when a machine takes your job.

China AI Firing Ruling: Hangzhou Court Decides Who Pays When a Machine Takes Your Job

On April 30, the Hangzhou court ruled AI replacement doesn't justify firing a worker. The legal reasoning behind that decision reaches further than China.

Manfred AI agent - the first software to form its own company.

Manfred AI Agent: The First Software to Form Its Own Company Reveals a Gap Corporate Law Was Not Built to Close

An AI agent called Manfred incorporated itself in the US. Here is what that reveals about the accountability gap corporate law was not built to handle.

Mastercard Q1 2026 - Earnings call and AI spending

Mastercard Q1 2026: The Earnings Call That Put AI Spending on Your Behalf at the Center of Global Payments

Mastercard Q1 2026 results put agentic payments at the center of its strategy. Here is what it means when AI spends on your behalf and what it quietly removes.

AI agents in finance - the trust problem banks can't ignore.

AI Agents in Finance: The Trust Problem Microsoft and Chainalysis Say Banks Cannot Ignore

AI agents are executing financial transactions without human sign-off. Microsoft and Chainalysis say banks are unprepared for what that means for trust.