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Eric D. Brown, D.Sc.

AI and data insights from someone still in the weeds. What I'm seeing, what's working, and what's overhyped.

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Weekly Intel - 2026-01-11

Jan 11, 2026

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7 min read

Weekly Intel - 2026-01-11

Reality checks for executives navigating AI, tech, and the gap between what's promised and what's actually happening.

Eric Brown
Eric Brown
The Danger of "Everyone Knows"

Jan 8, 2026

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10 min read

The Danger of "Everyone Knows"

Cloud migrations, CDO hiring sprees, and AI pilots all followed the same pattern: unanimous agreement followed by expensive reversals. When everyone agrees on a technology direction, that's the moment to ask harder questions.

Eric Brown
Eric Brown

Data

The Dashboard Delusion

Jan 2, 2026

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10 min read

The Dashboard Delusion

Most analytics projects fail because organizations build dashboards before defining what decisions they'd make differently. The technology works fine. The decision framework doesn't exist.

Eric Brown
Eric Brown

Artificial Intelligence

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Competent or Just Confident?

Dec 17, 2025

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9 min read

Competent or Just Confident?

A polished sales team doesn't mean a competent delivery team. Here's how to tell the difference before you sign.

Eric Brown
Eric Brown

Weekly Intel

Weekly Intel: 2025-12-14

Dec 14, 2025

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7 min read

Weekly Intel: 2025-12-14

Consolidation moves in media and enterprise tech signal the established giants are repositioning for 2025. Meanwhile, courts and regulators on two continents are forcing Apple and Google to loosen their grip on app ecosystems.

Eric Brown
Eric Brown

Artificial Intelligence

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The Disconnect

Dec 10, 2025

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9 min read

The Disconnect

Technical teams know what AI can do. Operations teams know what problems cost money. They're rarely in the same conversation

Eric Brown
Eric Brown
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