China is not out of the frontier AI race. Its open-weight models (models whose parameters are publicly released, allowing anyone to run or adapt them) remain genuinely competitive, and the overall capability lead has changed hands more than once since early 2025. But the more consequential story for anyone building on top of these modelsContinue reading “China’s AI Strengths Are Real. So Are the Structural Drags Behind Them.”
Author Archives: Ben Lorica
The Missing Layer: Why Your AI Agent Fails — and What Actually Fixes It
As organizations move autonomous AI agents from experimental sandboxes into live production, a critical bottleneck has emerged. Foundation models are remarkably capable but structurally unsuited to complex, multi-step work on their own. They have no persistent memory, no built-in sense of what is allowed, and no reliable way to stay on track across a longContinue reading “The Missing Layer: Why Your AI Agent Fails — and What Actually Fixes It”
Stop tweaking your AI models. Do this instead.
Subscribe • Previous Issues The Missing Layer: Why Your AI Agent Fails — and What Actually Fixes It As organizations move autonomous AI agents from experimental sandboxes into live production, a critical bottleneck has emerged. Foundation models are remarkably capable but structurally unsuited to complex, multi-step work on their own. They have no persistent memory, no built-inContinue reading “Stop tweaking your AI models. Do this instead.”
What Is An AI Delegate?
OpenClaw arrived with little fanfare and quickly became the fastest growing open source AI project on record. At its core, OpenClaw is a personal autonomous agent framework. It is software that connects a large language model to your email, calendar, file system, messaging apps, and external APIs, then acts on your behalf across all ofContinue reading “What Is An AI Delegate?”
Shadow IT is back, and this time it has admin access
Subscribe • Previous Issues What Is An AI Delegate? OpenClaw arrived with little fanfare and quickly became the fastest growing open source AI project on record. At its core, OpenClaw is a personal autonomous agent framework. It is software that connects a large language model to your email, calendar, file system, messaging apps, and external APIs, thenContinue reading “Shadow IT is back, and this time it has admin access”
The AI Visibility Playbook: Surviving the Shift from Search to Synthesis
More people are turning to AI chatbots instead of traditional search engines to find information online. Even Google now displays an AI Overview at the top of many search results to summarize answers directly. When search engines ruled the internet, search engine optimization (SEO) served as the primary tool for companies to manage their brandContinue reading “The AI Visibility Playbook: Surviving the Shift from Search to Synthesis”
AI is describing your competitors better than you. Here’s why.
Subscribe • Previous Issues The AI Visibility Playbook: Surviving the Shift from Search to Synthesis More people are turning to AI chatbots instead of traditional search engines to find information online. Even Google now displays an AI Overview at the top of many search results to summarize answers directly. When search engines ruled the internet, search engineContinue reading “AI is describing your competitors better than you. Here’s why.”
Why People Say “MCP Sucks”: Which Critiques Matter Most
The practical takeaway is straightforward. The strongest objections to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) are not ideological. They are operational. They center on token cost, security, cloud deployment, and enterprise controls. The weaker objections tend to be broader complaints that MCP is unnecessary or too closely tied to Anthropic. For teams building AI products, theContinue reading “Why People Say “MCP Sucks”: Which Critiques Matter Most”
How to Stay Employable When AI Is Coming for Your Job
Over the past few weeks, I have had a lot of conversations with people who are genuinely worried about what AI means for their careers. Not just developers, but marketers, analysts, lawyers, and others who are starting to wonder how much of their job will exist in 2-3 years. The anxiety is real and notContinue reading “How to Stay Employable When AI Is Coming for Your Job”
Why the heaviest AI users actually produce worse results 🤯
Subscribe • Previous Issues How to Stay Employable When AI Is Coming for Your Job Over the past few weeks, I have had a lot of conversations with people who are genuinely worried about what AI means for their careers. Not just developers, but marketers, analysts, lawyers, and others who are starting to wonder how much ofContinue reading “Why the heaviest AI users actually produce worse results 🤯”