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AI, Alchemy and Strategy.

AI, Alchemy and Strategy.

For a long time, the technologists who built AI have deserved the attention. So too, perhaps more accurately, have the investors who funded them, often drawn from industries that were themselves built on extracting value from earlier digital platforms. That helps explain why so many people still expect AI to
Richard Merrick 03 Aug 2026
The Assay

The Assay

Richard Merrick 07 Jul 2026
The Journey So Far. Part 3.

The Journey So Far. Part 3.

Richard Merrick 29 Jun 2026
The Journey So Far, part two.

The Journey So Far, part two.

Richard Merrick 22 Jun 2026
The Journey so Far - Part One

The Journey so Far - Part One

Richard Merrick 15 Jun 2026
The Craft of Distillation

The Craft of Distillation

Richard Merrick 22 May 2026
Prima Materia

Prima Materia

Richard Merrick 27 Apr 2026
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Experiment #1

Experiment #1

Communication spans six registers from informational to artistic, on a spectrum from information to presence. At one end, AI excels. At the other, where value lies in the human behind the words, it fails. Wisdom is knowing where you stand.
Richard Merrick 24 Feb 2026
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