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AI for Executives: A Plain-Language Guide

What AI actually is, what it can do, and where it creates value for leaders who don't code. The start-here primer in the FutureInSites series, written for executives and board members.

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History of Generative AI: How LLMs Got Here

Generative AI is not a sudden breakthrough. It is the scaling of six decades of stacked advances in data science and machine learning. A short history of how today's LLMs got here, and what comes next.

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What Are AI Agents and Are They Dangerous?

An AI agent is a software program with exactly one AI part inside it. A plain-language primer on the six parts of an agent, and how to tell an agent from everything else in the stack.

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Building AI Agents: An 8-Step Framework

A production AI agent rests on eight discrete decisions: scope, prompt design, model choice, tools, memory, orchestration, interface, and evaluation. A short executive walkthrough of each step.

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