The Attachment Science Behind AI Companions
New Harvard research offers a clear framework for understanding how chatbots create deep emotional bonds. Attachment science AI companions.
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The AI Race Goes Global
What China’s “diffusion-forward” strategy reveals about technology, production, and who wins in the AI economy; AI Race China Diffusion Strategy
The Real AI Divide Isn’t Who Uses It Most
Research shows that giving AI to everyone doesn’t help everyone; AI Divide Colleagues Research
The OpenClaw Phenomenon (And Why Dispatch Is the Version Built for Business Professionals)
Since late 2025, the open-source AI agent called OpenClaw has become the fastest-growing project in GitHub history, crossing 302,000 stars by early April. It showed what a persistent AI assistant could do: remember preferences, schedule tasks, control your computer, and coordinate across email, calendar, and messaging. However, for most business leaders, its risks outweigh its benefits.
The AI Content Problem
How generative AI is reshaping the quantity and quality of expert analysis; AI Content Problem
Is AI Making Your Team Lazy?
Exploring the hidden cost of human disengagement from AI; AI cost human team lazy
The Hidden Economics of Workplace AI
As AI learns directly from how people work, a new tension is emerging about expertise, power, and governance.
Back to the Beginnings of AI at Work
What a Landmark AI Study Tells Us About When to Trust, and When Not to Trust, AI.
Everyone Has AI. Which Firms are Going to Win?
New research shows that access to AI is not the same as knowing where to use it.
Claude Is Becoming the AI Coworker Business Leaders Have Been Waiting For
If you’re a business owner or senior leader, the most important shift this month is that AI is now capable of doing real work.