The Sticker Shock of OpenAI’s AI Agents OpenAI recently announced that its specialized AI agents could cost $2,000 to $20,000 per month.¹ For businesses eager to adopt AI, this triggers immediate sticker shock. Spending up to a quarter-million dollars per year for a single AI agent seems excessive—especially when today’s AI still struggles with basic reasoning tasks. Naturally, many …
by Scott King 
Why AI Agents Are Like Teenagers and What That Means for Your Business The AI world is buzzing about “agents”—autonomous digital helpers that promise to operate across systems, orchestrate complex tasks, and deliver business outcomes with minimal supervision. Many agent demos showcase impressive capabilities, with AI agents navigating websites, filling out forms, processing documents, and handling …
by Scott King 
AI agents become more integrated into enterprise operations, the conversation around data security and privacy is shifting. Enterprises are moving beyond basic concerns about large language models (LLMs) and data leakage—now, they’re asking deeper questions about AI agents running autonomously within their systems. How secure are these agents? Do they introduce new risks, or can …
by Scott King 
The market is exploding with AI-powered automation tools and bots, known as “AI agents.” These agents streamline business tasks and reduce manual effort. However, the overwhelming volume of options—hundreds of agents targeting various tasks—creates a new challenge: navigating this crowded ecosystem to deploy AI effectively and avoid creating new problems that confuse employees and add to technical …
by Scott King 
You just have to be on the path to it. A year ago, we were marveling at AI’s potential. Today, we’re living it. The rapid pace of change has turned possibilities into realities, reshaping businesses, work, and innovation in ways we’re only beginning to understand. AI is no longer a buzzword or a far-off concept—it’s …
by Scott King 
AI tools have transformed how businesses and individuals approach tasks, but understanding how to use these tools effectively takes some practice. We reviewed three prompt engineering guides from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, focusing on their intended audiences and the skills needed to work with large language models (LLMs). Prompting is not just a skill but …
by Scott King 
AI adoption is no longer optional—it’s a competitive necessity. But deploying AI isn’t as simple as downloading pre-built models or subscribing to generic cloud services. Half the AI your business needs already exists in vendor solutions, but the other half is uniquely yours. Half of the AI you need must reflect your specific processes, data, …
by Scott King 
Agentic platforms are gaining attention, but there’s little clarity on what they actually are and why they matter. At their core, agentic platforms transform how organizations operate by empowering artificial intelligence agents to perform complex, autonomous tasks. These platforms don’t just automate repetitive tasks; they prioritize organizational outcomes, reducing the need for human intervention. This …
by Scott King 
Access to LLMs, like ChatGPT, make many believe that they are a complete automation solution. This belief, however, is misguided. Using these tools without full automation behind them keeps workflows slow and manual. Krista Chief Geek John Michelsen cautions, “If you’re still pasting documents and pulling answers manually, you are doing the work. Automation should …
by Scott King 
Your business needs answers fast, but traditional document processing methods like Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) struggle with unstructured data and unforeseen questions. In our recent podcast series, we explored how these technologies fall short in handling complex document understanding, particularly when the question or data format isn’t clear. In previous …
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