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The Completeness Trap: Why 85% Accurate AI Isn't Good Enough (And Why 100% Is Impossible)
Organizations that are experimenting with agentic AI are hitting an interesting wall.
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The Comfort Trap: Why AI That Agrees With You Might Be Reinforcing Your Blind Spots
Over the summer, I shared an experience where Copilot did its best to aggressively box me into a communication style that wasn’t at all authentic to me…
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Why AI Bias Can't Be Fixed (And How to Navigate It Anyway)
You know that vague unease you sometimes feel using AI?
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Why 'Use AI or You're Fired' Is Making Adoption Worse
When I read in a recent WSJ article that companies are firing employees who aren’t adopting AI fast enough, something in me recoiled.
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Middle Managers: The Translation Layer That Makes Transformation Possible
Picture this scene playing out somewhere in your organization right now: A senior leader stops by an engineer’s desk with a simple question: “How’s the…
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Transformation IS the Journey (And You Can't Travel Alone)
When we’re learning a new board game, my husband and I have different roles.
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You're Not Wrong: Why AI Adoption Is So Uncomfortable
Everyone talks about AI adoption like it’s a technical skill: learn to prompt, get better outputs, boost productivity.
 • Jennifer Arndt
Systems & Signals by Jennifer Arndt
Systems & Signals by Jennifer Arndt
Explore the hidden patterns that shape our world and our workplaces. Let's make complex systems accessible with concrete examples and early signal detection. From AI to organizational dynamics to game mechanics, let's see what's lurking under the surface!
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