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Brian Brown

New York, NY

20 years merging code, design, and storytelling for global brands. Writes about AI, emerging tech, and the culture around both before the consensus forms.

Workers Are Burning Out on AI-as-a-Crutch, Not AI-as-a-Tool

Workers Are Burning Out on AI-as-a-Crutch, Not AI-as-a-Tool

A UX designer posts to r/UXDesign and the title is three words: "I'm over AI." The thread fills up fast. Not with the usual AI skeptic talking points about job displacement or hallucinations or the environment. With something quieter

OpenAI Bleeds Billions While Workers Reject AI Theater

OpenAI Bleeds Billions While Workers Reject AI Theater

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The $34 Billion Lesson Nobody Wants to Learn

The $34 Billion Lesson Nobody Wants to Learn

There's a particular kind of corporate announcement that functions as a tell. Not a press release about bad news, but the opposite: a confident, well-designed launch page for something called a "Partner Network," complete with a $150 million investment commitment and a list of enterprise logos. It

The Productivity Miracle That Isn't Showing Up in the Numbers

The Productivity Miracle That Isn't Showing Up in the Numbers

There's a specific kind of corporate theater that happens when a technology gets expensive enough to justify. The press releases come first, then the earnings call mentions, then the case studies with suspiciously round numbers. Everyone agrees the thing is transformative. Nobody can quite show you

OpenAI Bleeds Billions While Workers Ditch AI Theater

The Trump administration is using national security claims to shield xAI's unpermitted data center from environmental lawsuits—establishing a replicable template that will force competitors into a prisoner's dilemma: comply with regulations or build first and lobby for retroactive exemptions.

SpaceX Bets Big on Coding While OpenAI Bleeds Cash

Iran nuclear deal floods oil markets with supply within weeks, crushing crude below $80 and forcing a collision between OPEC+ price defense and US shale economics.

SpaceX Drops $60B on Coding While OpenAI Bleeds Billions

SpaceX Drops $60B on Coding While OpenAI Bleeds Billions

SpaceX's $60B Cursor acquisition signals that AI coding tools are now critical infrastructure—but federal regulators just discovered the model class has fundamental safety gaps in routine tasks, not just exotic attacks.