Posts by Michael Earls
We Defunded the Road, Then Blamed People for the Detour
Shadow AI isn’t a discipline problem. Companies cut IT modernization to fund AI, so the approved path got slower exactly as the workaround got better.
Read MoreThe Three Laws Were Never Written for the Robots
AI agent guardrails aren’t about trusting the model. A BGP outage I caused taught me the real question: what can it reach, and who can drop the traffic?
Read MoreThe Company You Keep: On My First Book Making Tim Hughes’ Executive Bookshelf
When one of the most respected voices in modern leadership names your first book to his Executive Bookshelf alongside Charlene Li and a former Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Joint Chiefs — that is a moment worth stopping for.
Read MoreYou Can’t Expedite a Person
We model power, water and GPUs. The data center workforce shortage is the constraint nobody forecasts — and it has the longest lead time of them all.
Read MoreLook Up: Twenty-Five Years Since the Sky Went Quiet
My daughter was six weeks old on 9/11. Twenty-five years later, my 9/11 memories: the second plane, an empty sky, and why these stories must be told.
Read MoreWhen Losing the Signal Helps You Find What Matters
A first visit to Norris Lake with old friends reminds us to unplug, make time for friendship, and enjoy the moments that matter. Be Human First.
Read MoreFifteen Feet: What a Plane Crash Taught Me About Being Human
Three people survived a plane crash 15 feet from my home. Three years later, it remains a powerful reminder of human judgment, training and instinct in the age of AI.
Read MoreWhere Is the Human When the AI Agent Goes Rogue?
Who is accountable when an AI agent goes rogue. It raises an issue that will become increasingly important as organizations move from AI that answers questions to AI that can actually take action.
Read MoreThe Biggest Risk of AI May Be That Humans Stop Thinking for Themselves
As AI becomes more persuasive, human judgment matters more. Michael Earls explores why we must question AI, trust our intuition, and think for ourselves.
Read MoreWhere Is Your Beach? Finding Your North Star Before the Noise Takes Over
Finding your North Star starts with creating space to be human. Discover why leaders need their own “beach” to slow down, reconnect, and find direction.
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