Tariffs are revenue generators for the government - they are a form of taxation. This policy shift represents the most significant “tax increase” in recent U.S. history. It is likely the tariffs are intended as a mechanism to offset revenue loss from extending the tax cuts, with the administration seeking to make the 2017 TCJA tax cuts permanent.

Each day billions of us conduct numerous transactions with the tech giants, but one could never guess that from our bank accounts, because hardly any money is moving. We get information from the tech giants, and we pay them with information. As more transactions follow this information-for-information model, the information economy grows at the expense of the money economy, until the very concept of money becomes questionable.

Each day billions of us conduct numerous transactions with the tech giants, but one could never guess that from our bank accounts, because hardly any money is moving. We use services from the tech giants, and we pay them with information. As more transactions follow this information-for-information model, the information economy grows at the expense of the money economy.

As the world becomes more complex, the importance of leaders will only increase. Even quantum leaps in artificial intelligence are unlikely to provide the personal will, moral courage, and compassion that good leaders offer.

According to Ben Horowitz "peacetime" and "wartime" CEOs require radically different management styles. I believe this concept applies to CIOs as well. As an effective CIO, you never just take a job. You are accepting a mission.

AI won’t replace humans, but humans that use AI will replace humans without AI. AI is largely incapable of doing entire jobs. However, it is great at doing specific tasks within broader roles. People who are embracing AI as part of their workflow are creating higher quality work faster than ever.