Greg Coquillo

Product Leader @AWS | Startup Investor | 2X Linkedin Top Voice for AI, Data Science, Tech, and Innovation | Quantum Computing & Web 3.0 | I build software that scales AI/ML Network infrastructure

Product leader with a passion for solving business use cases such as Growth, Go-to-Market, and Price Optimization. I owned P&L for commodity-based products, and leveraged AI to increase the average customer contract values across business industries. As a Product Leader at Amazon, I own a roadmap that drives the adoption of AI products through the Media Automation charter, which supports Private Brands’ YOY growth. I work with Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Business Intelligence Engineers to leverage Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics to design predictive models that enhance business decision-making and performance to accelerate growth, reduce Time to Market of products, monitor cross-geo compliance and import requirements, and ensure customer safety.

I am always curious and eager to learn how new technology affects our daily lives, and I love to support communities on their quest to adopt Artificial Intelligence across industries. Feel free to contact me if you have Data Science projects that you’d like to be showcased on this platform for visibility.

🌐I am a Global Business Leader with 12 years of experience and skills including Product Management, P&L management, Global Networking, EBITDA Optimization, Pricing Management, Margin Management, Product Management, Program Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement.

🧘🏽‍♂️Soft Skills include: Communication, Collaboration, Lateral Thinking, Adaptability, Inspiration, Innovation, Empathy, Listening, Diplomacy, Organization, Responsibility, Leadership...

🎬🎥🎞 I really enjoy watching movies, and if I could redo it all over, I’d be a Sci-Fi script writer so I can be bounded by the limits of imagination.

(Opinions are my own)

Product Management, Media Automation

Owner of the AI vision and roadmap for Private Brand’s Compliance Division. Driving adoption of new technology, allowing my customers to scale their processes and increase productivity. Core responsibilities include:

-Building cross-functional teams consisting of Data Scientists, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Product Managers and Program Managers, to plan and implement sophisticated AI projects
-Manage the New Initiative Intake Process
-Gather Business requirement artifacts
-Communicate roadmap definition and prioritization
-Coordinate User Acceptance Testing
-Manage Launch Announcements
-Prepare and communicate annual planning artifacts

AI Agent vs Agentic AI

Most people use the terms AI Agent and Agentic AI like they mean the same thing.

They don’t.

The difference isn’t just semantic.
It’s architectural.

Here’s how the tech stack evolves from AI Agent → Agentic AI 👇

1. Intelligence models
- AI Agent typically relies on a single LLM with prompt → response workflows.
- Agentic AI moves toward multi-model reasoning, planner–executor setups, and hybrid inference across systems.

2. Architecture & frameworks
- AI Agent often follows a single-agent, linear execution flow.
- Agentic AI introduces multi-agent systems, goal-driven workflows, and orchestration frameworks like LangGraph, CrewAI, or AutoGen.

3. Memory systems
- AI Agent works with session memory, short-term embeddings, and basic caches.
- Agentic AI adds long-term memory layers, episodic + semantic memory, knowledge graphs, and vector databases.

4. Tool usage & actions
- AI Agent uses predefined tools and function calling triggered by users.
- Agentic AI autonomously selects tools, plans multi-step executions, interacts with environments, and uses structured tool registries.

5. Knowledge & retrieval
- AI Agent typically uses basic RAG pipelines with static retrieval.
- Agentic AI evolves into adaptive RAG, context prioritization, hybrid search, and continuously updated knowledge graphs.

6. Orchestration & workflows
- AI Agent runs sequential flows and simple backend automation.
- Agentic AI uses orchestration engines, planning loops, event-driven workflows, and reflection cycles.

7. Decision making
- AI Agent is reactive and prompt-driven.
- Agentic AI is goal-oriented, with planning, self-evaluation, and iterative reasoning loops.

8. Deployment
- AI Agent is often deployed as chatbots, copilots, or API-based assistants.
- Agentic AI becomes autonomous platforms, digital workforce agents, and persistent execution systems.

9. Monitoring & observability
- Both need logs, monitoring, and error tracking but Agentic AI requires deeper analytics, response monitoring, and system-level feedback loops.

10. Learning & improvement
- AI Agent improves through prompt iteration and occasional fine-tuning.
- Agentic AI evolves through continuous feedback pipelines, performance adaptation, and evaluation frameworks.

AI Agent = intelligent responder.
Agentic AI = autonomous system with goals, memory, tools, and orchestration.

One answers questions.
The other executes objectives.

Are you building smarter responses or autonomous systems?

Anthropic made Learning AI easier.

They’ve released a complete set of FREE courses designed to help you understand Claude, AI agents, APIs, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - the foundation behind modern AI applications and agent systems.

This learning path covers everything from beginner concepts to advanced agent development workflows.

Here’s what you can learn:

• Claude 101 - Understand core features and everyday AI workflows
• Claude Code in Action - Use Claude to accelerate development tasks
• AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations - Learn how to work effectively with AI
• Building with the Claude API - Develop real AI-powered applications
• Introduction to Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Connect AI with tools and data
• MCP Advanced Topics - Deep dive into advanced implementations
• Claude with Amazon Bedrock - Deploy Claude in AWS environments
• Claude with Google Cloud Vertex AI - Production AI workflows on GCP
• Introduction to Agent Skills - Build reusable AI agent capabilities

These courses are especially useful if you want to learn:
AI Agents • MCP • LLM Applications • AI Automation • Developer Workflows

No fluff.
No paywall.
Just practical AI education directly from the company building Claude.

Get all the courses here:
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If you’re serious about understanding how modern AI systems actually work, this is one of the best free starting points available right now.

Save this for later - you’ll want to come back to it.

Claude vs ChatGPT ?

It’s not a rivalry, It's a toolkit decision.
Both are powerful. Both have blind spots.

The smartest operators aren't loyal to one - they know exactly when to use which.

Here's the breakdown : 

Long Documents & Research
Claude → Analyzing contracts, reviewing large codebases, multi-document reasoning, structured research synthesis.

ChatGPT → Summarizing quickly, extracting highlights, generating reports, visualizing insights.
Need depth? Claude. Need speed? ChatGPT.

Coding & Development
Claude → Architecture reviews, refactoring complex logic, explaining systems deeply, debugging reasoning-heavy code.

ChatGPT → Rapid prototyping, boilerplate generation, built-in Python and browser tools, building agents with APIs.
Need to understand the code? Claude. Need to ship fast? ChatGPT.

AI Agents & Automation
Claude → Safety-critical tasks, high-stakes reasoning, enterprise deployments, controlled tool execution.

ChatGPT → Production agents, function calling, quick API integrations, leveraging ecosystem tools.
Need control and safety? Claude. Need speed and ecosystem? ChatGPT.

Business & Strategy
Claude → Policy documents, governance frameworks, risk analysis, strategic breakdowns.

ChatGPT → Market research synthesis, presentation drafts, data analysis with tools, growth strategy ideation.
Need structured thinking? Claude. Need fast outputs? ChatGPT.

Creativity & Content
Claude → Deep essays, thought leadership writing, analytical storytelling, long-form structured content.

ChatGPT → Brainstorming, social media content, image generation, multimodal creative tasks.
Need depth and voice? Claude. Need volume and variety? ChatGPT.

The Quick Decision Rule:
Choose Claude when:
- Depth beats speed.
- Structure beats creativity.
- Safety beats flexibility.
- Context window matters.

Choose ChatGPT when:
- Tools matter.
- Multimodal work is required.
- Fast iteration is the priority.
- Broad ecosystem integration is needed.

The final summary nobody argues with:
Claude = Deep thinking. Structured reasoning. Enterprise safety.
ChatGPT = Versatile. Tool-rich. Multimodal productivity engine.

Stop asking which AI is better.
Start asking which AI is better for this specific task.
That shift alone will change how much you get done.

Google just quietly released an AI tool for every layer of how humans create things.

Research. Design. Code. Video. Agents. Models.

All of it. At once.
Connected. Intentional. Ecosystem-scale. 

The tools nobody is talking about enough:

Jules - an asynchronous coding assistant that works across entire repositories, not just individual files. It understands the broader structure of a project and helps manage complex codebases.

Google A2A - a multi-agent communication protocol designed to let AI agents collaborate across different frameworks. This is infrastructure for the next generation of agent systems.

Stitch - converts prompts directly into complex UI layouts, turning ideas into interface designs within minutes. A major shift for how design workflows could work.

FileSearch API - a configurable RAG pipeline accessible through a single API call. What previously required weeks or months of engineering can now be integrated almost instantly.

Flow - a cinematic storytelling platform that lets creators generate scenes, narratives, and video content with AI-driven workflows.

Gemini 3 Pro - Google’s most advanced reasoning model so far, designed for deeper analysis, complex tasks, and next-generation AI systems.

This isn't a product launch.

It’s a full-stack AI ecosystem.

From foundational models → to research tools → to design → to development → to autonomous agents → to video creation.

Everything sits on top of the same AI foundation.

That means ideas can move from research → design → code → content faster than ever before.

The real strategy here isn’t individual tools.
It’s ownership of the entire creation pipeline.

And when one company controls every layer of that pipeline, the innovation speed compounds.

The AI race isn’t just about better models anymore.

It’s about who builds the ecosystem developers, creators, and companies build on.

People still use AI like a chatbot.
The real power starts when it becomes your execution layer.

Claude Code isn’t just another AI tool.
It acts like an operating system for building, testing, and shipping real work.

Instead of writing prompts and copying outputs, you can actually run workflows, analyze codebases, connect tools, and automate tasks from one place.

That’s the shift most teams haven’t fully understood yet.

Traditional AI tools help you think faster.
Claude Code helps you execute faster.

It moves through a structured loop:
analyze → plan → build → automate → scale.

You can connect repositories, files, databases, and internal tools.
Run commands.
Generate code.
Debug systems.
Automate repetitive work.
And build reusable skills that keep improving over time.

It also works across environments, which means you’re not jumping between ten different tools to get one workflow done.

The biggest difference?
It behaves less like a chatbot and more like a technical teammate that can actually take action.

When used properly, it becomes a working layer on top of your stack — not just a place to ask questions.

Most people experiment with AI.
Few build repeatable systems with it.

That’s where the real leverage is.

AI becomes valuable when it moves from answering questions to executing workflows.

Start treating it like an operating system for work, not just a prompt tool.

The agent gave a brilliant answer.
Then someone asked, “Where did that data come from?”
Silence. That’s when you realize intelligence needs infrastructure.

Agentic AI isn’t just reasoning.
It’s retrieval, validation, lineage, governance, and monitoring - all working quietly in the background.

Here’s what that foundation looks like:

- Data Ingestion
Pulls in structured and unstructured sources, standardizes formats, and attaches context before anything reaches an agent.

- ETL / ELT Pipelines
Transforms, validates, and loads data into usable systems so downstream workflows aren’t built on chaos.

- Data Versioning
Tracks changes, creates reproducible snapshots, and enables rollback when something breaks or drifts.

- Vector Pipelines
Chunks content, generates embeddings, and indexes it for semantic retrieval in RAG and agent workflows.

- Metadata Management
Registers datasets, records ownership, and enables search and observability across the ecosystem.

- Data Governance
Enforces policies, access controls, and compliance rules to prevent misuse and ensure accountability.

- Data Warehouse / Lakehouse
Stores refined datasets that power analytics, feature engineering, and intelligent querying.

- Streaming Data
Processes real-time events so agents can react, trigger actions, and operate dynamically.

- Data Lineage
Maps where data originated, how it transformed, and who depends on it.

- Data Quality & Reliability
Applies validation checks, detects anomalies, and keeps pipelines healthy under pressure.

At the center is the agent itself -
retrieving context, reasoning over data, planning actions, learning from feedback.

But without the layers beneath it,
even the smartest answer becomes a liability.

Intelligence is impressive.
Traceable, governed intelligence is enterprise-ready.

If someone asks where your agent’s answer came from, can you show them?

If you learned AI even three years ago, you’re already studying history.

The conversation has moved far beyond models and prompts. What we’re witnessing now isn’t just incremental improvement, it’s a fundamental shift in how intelligence is built, deployed, and experienced inside real systems.

AI didn’t suddenly appear with ChatGPT.
It evolved through decades of breakthroughs, each solving the limitations of the era before it - gradually transforming software from rule execution into adaptive intelligence.

Understanding that evolution is what reveals where AI is actually heading next.

From Rules → Learning
AI moved from hard-coded logic toward systems capable of learning patterns directly from data instead of predefined instructions.

From Learning → Representation
Deep learning and transformers introduced contextual understanding, enabling language comprehension, perception, and multimodal intelligence at scale.

From Models → Platforms
Foundation models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation turned AI into reusable platforms connected to dynamic, real-world knowledge sources.

From Assistants → Agents
AI progressed from answering questions to planning actions, reasoning through problems, and executing complex multi-step workflows autonomously.

Where AI Is Heading (2026+)
Intelligence is moving toward edge computing, embodied AI, persistent memory, and systems embedded seamlessly into everyday environments.

Every generation of AI didn’t replace the previous one, it stacked on top of it.

Many organizations struggle today because they attempt to adopt the newest layer without understanding the foundations underneath. Real advantage comes from recognizing how these layers connect:

Rules → Learning → Reasoning → Agents → Autonomous Systems

We’re not reaching the end of AI evolution.

We’re entering the phase where intelligence stops being a feature and becomes a system layer woven into everything we build.

#AI

Anthropic’s latest report highlights a shift many enterprises still underestimate:

AI agents have moved from experimentation into core operations and adoption is happening faster and wider than expected.

The report tracks deployments across 15+ business domains. What stands out isn’t just scale, it’s how deeply agents are embedded into real workflows across the enterprise.

This isn’t just a tech trend. It’s an operational shift.
The companies pulling ahead aren’t spending more - they’re deploying smarter, where agents remove friction and accelerate outcomes.

Here’s where enterprises are actually putting agents to work:

• Software Engineering - Writing, reviewing, testing, and debugging code while accelerating delivery cycles.
• Back-Office Automation - Eliminating manual workflows like data entry, processing, and internal operations.
• Marketing & Copywriting - Scaling content creation, personalization, and campaign execution end-to-end.
• Sales & CRM - Automating prospecting, follow-ups, and CRM workflows so teams focus on closing.
• Finance & Accounting - Reconciliation, anomaly detection, reporting, and audit-ready operations.
• Data Analysis & BI - Turning raw data into insights, dashboards, and narratives instantly.
• Customer Service - Resolving tickets autonomously while escalating only complex edge cases.
• Academic Research - Synthesizing literature, accelerating reviews, and mapping knowledge faster.
• Cybersecurity - Monitoring threats continuously and triggering real-time automated responses.
• Document & Presentation Creation - Structuring reports, slides, and outputs directly from inputs.
• Education & Tutoring - Personalized learning, real-time assistance, and adaptive assessments.
• Medicine & Healthcare - Clinical documentation, workflows, and patient communication support.
• Legal - Contract review, due diligence acceleration, and compliance workflows at scale.
• E-commerce Operations - Managing listings, pricing, inventory signals, and customer support.
• Gaming & Interactive Media - Driving adaptive narratives and real-time interactive experiences.
• Travel & Logistics - Route optimization, bookings automation, and supply chain coordination.

The pattern is clear:

Agents aren’t a single-use tool - they’re becoming infrastructure across every function and industry.

The question isn’t whether your business will use agents. It’s whether you’ll move fast enough to stay competitive.

Which domain are you building in?

If you think an AI agent is just an LLM connected to tools, you’re only seeing the surface.

What actually powers a production-grade AI agent is a layered intelligence architecture - where memory, reasoning, governance, and infrastructure work together to transform responses into reliable autonomous behavior.

Modern AI systems are no longer single models.
They are orchestrated systems designed to think, plan, adapt, and operate safely at scale.

This visual breaks down the internal anatomy of a real-world AI agent across three evolving layers:

From Execution → Coordination
The Basic Layer handles core operations — processing inputs, orchestrating prompts, invoking models, executing tools, managing errors, and delivering structured responses.

From Coordination → Reasoning
The Intermediate Layer introduces structured intelligence. Agents decompose tasks, plan execution strategies, validate outputs, manage context, monitor costs, and maintain observability for reliable performance.

From Reasoning → Autonomy
The Advanced Layer enables true production intelligence through long-term memory, multi-agent collaboration, governance guardrails, adaptive learning, self-reflection, and scalable deployment infrastructure.

Each layer doesn’t replace the previous one — it builds on top of it.

Organizations struggle with AI adoption not because models are weak, but because architecture is incomplete. Real AI capability emerges only when these layers operate as a connected system:

Execution → Reasoning → Governance → Autonomy

We’re moving toward a future where AI isn’t an application feature.

It becomes an operational layer embedded into every digital system we build.

Gemini just launched Embedding 2 !!!

And this quietly changes how we build AI systems.

This isn’t just another model update.
It’s Google’s first natively multimodal embedding model - meaning text, images, video, audio, and documents are all mapped into a single shared understanding space.

And that unlocks a completely different level of intelligence.

🔹 What makes Gemini Embedding 2 different?
Instead of handling data separately, it understands relationships across modalities.
You can now input text + image + audio in a single request and the model captures the full context.

This means:
• Search using an image → retrieve relevant videos
• Query with text → find exact moments inside audio
• Combine inputs → get deeper semantic meaning

🔹 Key capabilities you should know
• Text: Up to 8192 tokens context
• Images: Up to 6 images per request
• Video: Up to 120 seconds supported
• Audio: Direct embedding (no transcription needed)
• Documents: PDFs up to 6 pages

Plus, it supports 100+ languages, making it globally usable out of the box.

🔹 Why this matters for AI builders
This model simplifies what used to be complex pipelines:

Before:
Text embeddings + image models + speech-to-text + vector search stitching

Now:
One model → one embedding space → unified retrieval

That’s a massive reduction in system complexity.

🔹 Where this will be used (immediately)
• RAG systems with multimodal context
• Semantic search across media libraries
• Recommendation systems using mixed data
• Content clustering and classification
• Enterprise knowledge retrieval (docs + media together)

🔹 Performance leap
Early benchmarks show strong improvements across text, image, and video tasks.
Real-world use cases are already hitting 85%+ recall in text-to-video retrieval.

That’s not incremental, that’s a shift in capability.

🔹 Technical edge (important)
Gemini Embedding 2 uses Matryoshka Representation Learning (MRL)
→ You can scale embedding dimensions (3072 → 1536 → 768)
→ Balance between performance and storage cost

This is huge for production systems.

🔹 The bigger picture
We’re moving from:
Single-modality AI → Multimodal intelligence layers

From:
“Search data” → “Understand data across formats”

Embedding models are no longer just backend tools -
they’re becoming the foundation layer of AI systems.

If you’re building anything in:
AI Agents, RAG pipelines, enterprise search, or automation systems

This is something you should be paying attention to.

Because the next generation of AI won’t just read text - it will understand everything.

Andreas Welsch

Andreas Welsch is an internationally recognized top 10 Agentic AI leader and one of today’s most sought-after thought leaders and keynote speakers for business and technology audiences. With over two decades of global leadership experience, previously as Vice President at SAP, Andreas has helped Fortune 500 companies cut through AI hype to deliver measurable business outcomes.

He is the Founder and Chief Human Agentic AI Officer of AI consulting firm Intelligence Briefing, the best-selling author of the AI Leadership Handbook and The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge, and a leading voice on AI strategy, adoption, and transformation. 

At the heart of Andreas’s work lies a clear value proposition: he helps business leaders understand how to apply AI responsibly, effectively, and profitably by addressing the questions that decision-makers face:

• How do we turn AI into business value, not just experimentation?
• How can we prepare our workforce for AI-driven transformation?
• How can we empower our teams to use AI without creating AI workslop?
• What practical steps can we take to avoid ethical, operational, or financial pitfalls?

Andreas’s keynotes and workshops are known for their clarity, strategic relevance, and deep insight. Drawing from more than two decades in the software industry, he offers real-world frameworks and practical steps tailored to leadership audiences. He introduces leaders to AI agents, leading hybrid teams of humans and AI, and AI-driven business models, explaining not only what’s next, but what matters most and why.

During his tenure at SAP, Andreas accelerated the integration of AI across enterprise applications and positioned SAP as an AI leader. He brings first-hand experience and a global perspective to every business and has been named a LinkedIn Top Voice, Thinkers360's Top 10 Thought Leader in AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, The Futurum Group's Top 14 AI Influencer, PEX Network’s Top 30 AI Leader, and SwissCognitive’s Top 50 Global AI Ambassador.

His work has appeared in CIO.com, VentureBeat, InformationWeek, and the American Management Association. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of AI, Robotics and Workplace Automation and as an adjunct professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

For leaders looking for clarity, action, and strategy, Andreas delivers a transformative experience beyond the hype. Follow his “What’s the BUZZ?” podcast and newsletter, “The AI MEMO”, and work with Andreas to turn hype into outcome for your business.

Vice President & Head of Marketing & Solution Management — Artificial Intelligence

Defined GTM and product marketing for Artificial Intelligence (AI) across SAP’s product portfolio, incl. AI Business Services on SAP Business Technology Platform in the context of embedded AI capabilities and intelligent process automation via Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and low-code/ no-code offering. Led global team of product marketers and solution managers

“Is your hand getting tired?” attendees asked.
“You should have a stamp,” others joked. 
But that would circumvent the HUMAN aspect and authenticity. 

For two hours straight, attendees waited in line to receive their signed copy of The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge on launch day yesterday.

I signed each one of the 300 books with:
Stay HUMAN. 
Get AI-Ready.

Sounds great, doesn’t it? But it was the little chats here and there, the feedback on my closing keynote, and talking about the good old days with former colleagues, that added the HUMAN touch.


If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, you can get it on Amazon for a 90% launch discount!


A special shout-out to Paul Kurchina, the mastermind behind the annual “Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architect Community Learning Forum,” master connector, and extraordinary supporter!

#ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #IntelligenceBriefing

I signed 300 books at the big launch this week, but this interaction made an impression on me:

Jade was running the bar and serving customers. When the book line was short, she came over, and I signed a copy for her. She asked about my self-publishing process and mentioned that she has published three books on Amazon. As I was breaking down the banners and stowed them away at the end of the event, Jade came over again. 

“Can I say something?” she asked. 

I was curious, but wasn’t quite sure what was on her mind. 

“Successful people need to hear this, too: I am proud of you!”

I didn’t expect to hear these words.

A dozen thoughts rushed through my head: 
How nice of her to come over to say that. Successful? Proud of ME?

All I could think to say was: “Thank you so much.”

But I’ve been thinking about that interaction and her words for the rest of the week.


Let’s all be a little more like Jade, and be a little more HUMAN. 


PS: Read or listen to the best-selling The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge on Amazon or Spotify.

#ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #IntelligenceBriefing

📘 NOW AVAILABLE: The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge! 
When AI becomes the next “easy button,” leaders need to set expectations with their teams early. 

Otherwise, low-quality, sloppy results creep in, and performance, skills, and reputation degrade.

Between the triad of standards, guardrails, and readiness lies the real work that leaders need to do now, beyond “giving everyone Copilot etc.”

Let’s face it: team members are not off the hook doing their best work. They never were.

Like a senior manager recently shared with me: “Now, I’m getting all these meeting summaries and action items from my team members. I don’t have time to go through all of them.”

Creating is easy. Filtering and prioritizing are the new bottleneck for most leaders.

In the book, you will find the frameworks, anecdotes, and examples that help you empower and encourage your team to use AI responsibly while remaining accountable and high-performing.


Today is the official book launch together with 500 IT leaders at the Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architect Community Learning Forum—keynote and book signing included.


In case you are not on-site, you can get your copy on Amazon for the special launch offer!


Stay HUMAN. Become AI-ready.

And celebrate the big launch with me!

#ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #Leadership

How do you measure the success of a launch?
Whatever your answer, launch day is intense. 
Whatever your product or service, you prep and prep, and prep…and hope for the best. 

Once the launch is on, market reception and feedback are largely out of your hands.

What applies to software and category launches applies to book launches, too. 

On Wednesday, I was checking the category rankings to see how The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge was moving up in the three categories I selected for the launch. 

But it wasn’t. 

It sat at rank #76 all morning and afternoon.
I was getting nervous. Had I missed to activate even more parts of my network? Was everyone just too busy during the day (or had forgotten about buying the book)?

Was the number of sales not enough to make even a slight dent?

Then, one of my friends texted me. 
“Your book is #3 in the charts!”

I was relieved. At least a little. Viewing the category instead of the book showed the correct ranking. But the question of how many more sales I’d need to make it to #1 was nagging. You just don’t know. 

At dinner, we celebrated the launch together with the other speakers of the Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architect Community Learning Forum. 

By then, the book had moved to #2. Soooo close. So close. 

4 minutes past midnight, it hit the top spot in the “Hot Releases” list on Amazon in Germany—just not in a category. 

I decided to go to sleep and check whenever I’d wake up. #2 wasn’t so bad for launch day. But would other books overtake it tomorrow?

I briefly woke up just before 4am and grabbed my phone. Had anything changed in the past 4 hours??

Yes, it had! #1 in Management Skills…a best-seller!! Satisfaction. Screenshot. Sleep. In that order.

Since then, it has hit #1 in all three categories!
A super successful launch. 


But it’s one of these things that you can’t do alone. Thank you so much for your support and readership! I’m deeply grateful!


(Don’t miss to get the launch promo of $0.99 for the ebook for the next 24 hours: https://lnkd.in/dcKY6biC)


Next up: Keynotes, workshops, and podcasts!

#ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #Leadership

During the launch of The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge, 300 attendees waited in line to get their signed copy. Here’s how quickly 3 hours went by…

In each book, I wrote:

Stay HUMAN. 
Get AI-Ready.

Because in order to become an AI-first business, your team needs to get AI-ready…first.


Since then, many attendees have reached out, and I even met a few IRL this week!

Thank you for the awesome feedback and reviews. If you’ve received or bought a copy, please consider leaving your feedback on Amazon. 

Empowering and encouraging team members to use AI without creating slop is the task of the hour. 

I’m curious: How much AI slop do you receive per day? And what would it take to stop it?

#ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #IntelligenceBriefing

Earlier this week, we had a special pre-launch book signing for members of the Chief Architect Network (CAN) that Grant Ecker leads.

Grant and the CAN community connect Chief Architects and senior IT executives to discuss and learn about new topics (such as Agentic AI) and how IT organizations can both prepare themselves and implement these technologies. Since 2021, the community has grown to over 620 members globally.

I’ve been following Grant on LinkedIn for a few years now. So, I was super excited when we first hosted our first event together in December, and when we finally got to meet in person this week.

When AI-generated news and the AI hype make it harder to discern what's real and what's actually working, being part of a community of trusted, human leaders and experts is the way to go.

So here’s a special Friday shout-out Grant and the network!
Give him a follow and maybe we'll see each other at a future event, too.


Love the red tumbler, btw. It goes so well with The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge and the launch-week promo of a symbolic Dollar (or Euro) over on Amazon.


Happy Friday, everyone!


#ArtificialIntelligence #Leadership #Community

“I hadn’t thought about agents as digital employees, yet,” shared a leader with me after attending yesterday workshop, “but it makes sense!”

Let’s get this out of the way for context:
- Approaching agents as digital employees is a helpful metaphor as you define guidelines, guardrails, add processes, but…
- They are still “just software” when it comes to the accountability for their decisions incl legal or ethical aspects (accountability stays with you)

I call it the “Dual-Lens Principle.”

Another attendee rightfully asked who creates the majority of agents in a business today?—IT. 

HR is not at the table. Yet, it’s a major workforce shift and HR can contribute wit that experience. Job descriptions, codes of conduct, rewards, org charts included. IT and HR need to collaborate.

That’s a central point in The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge which participants learned about. Tomorrow is the official book launch, which means you can learn about it, too!


How do you view AI agents?—As digital employees or just another piece of software?


#ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #IntelligenceBriefing

The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge was just covered on Forbes!! Coverage includes the 6 dimensions of the Operating Model you will find in the book.  

When work is no longer a matter of effort, purpose moves into focus.

When AI generates outcomes on par with human results, quality and delivery speed become the differentiating factors.

Ultimately, the question is how you define your value at work when AI can eventually do more tasks that humans do.

The key lies in elevating what makes us unique.
And that’s a core role any leader needs to play. 

How do you define your value at work?


Thank you, Joe McKendrick, for covering a key message of the book in this article!

Don’t miss to get your copy of the best-selling ebook, paperback, or audiobook wherever you get your books!

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You've heard me say it time and again:
Your AI agents need high-quality data to deliver high-quality results.

But what does Agentic-Ready Data look like?
And where does that high-quality data even come from when data is rarely current, correct, enriched, or governed.

I can't wait to learn about it from the Precisely team at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in Orlando next week at booth # 727. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dXhPcGiS

If you're on site, don't forget to join this session:

How a Global Gaming Leader Is Closing the Agentic AI Data Integrity Gap
Monday, March 09, 2026 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM EDT (Osceola D)
Paul Bell, Global Head Of Data Trust & Integrity, Entain
Cam Ogden, SVP of Product Management, Precisely

One thing is clear, the highest quality data that is integrated, governed, and enriched is needed for successful AI, automation, and analytics initiatives across the enterprise.

It better be. It has to be.


See you in Orlando!


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If you haven’t gotten your copy, yet, there’s still time to snag the launch price of $0.99 on Amazon today! The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge

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“What’s new, and what’s real with Agentic AI?” is the big question I’m getting answers to next week in Orlando.

I’ll cover the latest news on site, interview top executives, and talk to customers to get information straight from the source.

One thing is clear:
Large organizations are innovating with Agentic AI. They just don’t talk about it publicly (out of fear to get bad press or backlash). But we need more transparency (not less!), so everyone can avoid the costly mistakes. 

Join me in Orlando for the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit! Leave a comment if you’re going, too.


Still need to register? Use code ‘JOINMEINORLANDO’ to save $450 off registration: https://lnkd.in/duUD-re3
 

PS: Looking forward to catching up with Kate Strachnyi, SCOTT TAYLOR, George Firican, and Ravit Jain.

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Agentic AI value does not come from models alone. Instead, quality, trust, and governance of the data behind it are more critical than ever.

To learn more, I spoke with Felix Van de Maele, CEO of Collibra, to discuss why turning AI ambition into real business value starts with one thing: Data Confidence.

Here’s what stood out:

1. AI success is mostly a data challenge
Felix makes the case that enterprise AI is largely driven by the data organizations feed into their models, agents, and use cases. When companies have confidence in their data, they can move faster, generate higher-quality outputs, and drive stronger adoption across the business.

2. Unstructured data is the next big frontier
Most enterprise data is still unstructured, and that creates a major challenge for AI teams. Felix explains why discovering the right documents, identifying sensitive information, and evaluating data quality are essential if organizations want to get better ROI from AI initiatives.

3. More context does not always mean better results
Simply loading every available document into an AI system is not a winning strategy. Better outcomes come from intentional governance of the data and context that agents rely on.

4. Agentic AI raises the stakes for governance
As AI agents begin to take more autonomous actions, accountability becomes even more important. Felix breaks down why organizations need to govern inputs, monitor outputs, and establish the right controls to move AI from experimentation into production responsibly.

If you're tasked with scaling AI in your enterprise, this conversation is a strong reminder that trusted data is the foundation for trusted AI outcomes.


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Anthropic calls it: Theoretical capability.
You might also call it: Market potential. 

Keep in mind that these are the key industries and occupations that Anthropic is selling to!

So, it’s not surprising for a vendor to picture their product as covering close to 100%(!) of tasks in management, finance, programming, legal, life sciences, and office admin.

The bigger questions are about how to turn theoretical into actual capability:
1) Why is there so much untapped potential?
2) How can organizations close that gap?

Yet, the cause is all around you in your business:
Leaders are asking “We’ve given everyone access to Copilot, Claude & Co., now what?”

Tools have theoretical capabilities.
Humans need actual capabilities. 


Since the summer, I’ve been running cohorts of my “Certified AI Leader” upskilling program.

The four levels of the learning journey cover the basics of using AI assistants, applying advanced prompting techniques, building your first AI agents, and leading your teams through AI-driven change: https://lnkd.in/dq4ayVWX


Prepare your teams expand their actual capabilities. DM me for the details. 


PS: In the meantime, learn how to shape the next generation of AI-ready teams with my new book, The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge.

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AI agents are only as good as the data behind them.

That’s why I talked to Cam Ogden, SVP of Product Management at Precisely, to learn more about the challenge many organizations are underestimating: whether their data is actually Agentic-Ready Data.

As more companies move from AI experimentation to enterprise agents making decisions on their behalf, the bar for data trust rises dramatically. Cam shares why “AI-ready” and “agentic-ready” are not the same thing, and what leaders need to do now to close that gap.
Here’s what you’ll learn:

1. Why data trust matters more in the age of AI agents
When dashboards fail, teams lose confidence. When agents act on flawed data, the business takes on real operational risk. Agentic AI requires a much higher standard of trust, completeness, and confidence in enterprise data.

2. Where the AI readiness disconnect really comes from
According to the 2026 State of Data Integrity and AI Readiness report (https://lnkd.in/dMm72RbM), co-developed with the Drexel LeBow Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics, many leaders say their organizations are AI ready because they have roadmaps, cloud investments, and executive support in place. But at the operational level, the picture often looks very different, creating a gap between strategy and execution. That’s also why so many organizations are still struggling with data quality, context, and integration.

3. The hidden measurement problem in AI adoption
A major issue is not just whether companies are investing in AI, but whether they are measuring success in a meaningful way. Too few organizations have clear metrics tied to AI outcomes, which makes it harder to prove impact and scale what works.

4. How to close the agentic AI data integrity gap
Leaders need to address six core challenges, spanning siloed data, missing context, stale data, incomplete records, weak governance, and rising cost from untangling these issues. Start with one use case, strengthen the data foundation, prove value, and then scale across the business.

If you’re exploring AI agents in the enterprise, this conversation will help you understand why trusted, well-governed data is becoming a competitive requirement.

Watch and listen how leaders can build the Agentic-Ready Data foundation needed for real AI scale.

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Everyone wants AI agents. But most organizations are still skipping an important step: 

Matching the type of Agentic AI they want to the level of readiness they actually have.

A practical way to think about Agentic AI is in 3 categories:

1. Personal productivity: AI helps an individual draft, summarize, research, or analyze. Accountability is still clear.

2. Operational efficiency: Teams hand recurring work to agents, such as reporting, data checks, or coordination. Review processes start to matter much more.

3. Strategic differentiation: Agents support core processes like procurement, customer support, or financial analysis. This is where scale rises fast, but so does risk.


The mistake many companies make is treating all three the same. It’s a core aspect in my new best-selling book, The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge.

As agent autonomy increases, so must clarity around ownership, permissions, quality standards, and review.

That is why leaders need to look at agents through two lenses at the same time:
- as digital employees that need guardrails
- as just another piece of software that must be governed

Most importantly, human are still responsible. AI can accelerate work, but it does not remove judgment. If standards do not keep pace with adoption, “productivity gains” quickly turn into review overhead, rework, and hidden clean-up.

The better approach:
- Start where accountability is clear.
- Design deliberately as complexity increases.
- Keep human judgment ahead of AI capability.

Wanting AI agents is easy. Using them well is the real work. Read the full guest article on Technical-ly

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For the weekend ahead, get some reading or listening in and learn with The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge audiobook how to empower your team to become AI-ready.

You’ll learn about:
- Why professionals need to do a Labor-Shift Check before passing on AI-generated results
- Whether (or when) to view AI agents as digital employees
- How to encourage your team to balance AI-driven efficiency with human judgment 

Why it matters:
At the end of the day, your stakeholders are indifferent about whether your team or its AI created the results. But you’ll hear about it when quality degrades.

Get started today and shape the next generation of AI-ready teams!


#ArtificialIntelligence #Leadership #IntelligenceBriefing

Your biggest AI advantage is a repeatable way for people to use it.

Start a tiered champion program: basic membership and sandbox access, short role-based courses, hands-on prototyping, and named local contacts who connect teams to deployment support. 

Curate short learning paths, keep playgrounds safe, and push pilots that show clear deployment paths so adoption comes from informed users, not guesses.  

Stop confusing speed with scale. Quick experiments teach a lot, but without structure they create waste. Require a simple pilot template (goal, expected benefit, data needs, security checklist, deployment path), run short cycles, and measure outcomes you can act on. Keep governance light but consistent so teams don’t reinvent the same work.  


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