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Big business has shown small firms what to do — and what not to do — with AI

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) One thing I’ve learned about corporate America is that what it succeeds at ultimately trickles down to benefit small…

Gene MarksAugust 30, 2026

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Is there a pending AI ‘debt bomb’ crisis? No. This isn’t Enron 2.0

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Some experts are warning of a looming “debt bomb” crisis because big datacenter builders such as Meta, Oracle, xAI and CoreWeave are not only raising billions to…

Gene MarksAugust 25, 2026

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Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) I recently met the owner of a company that sells windows and doors. He told me he invested about…

Gene MarksJuly 27, 2026

Guardian

AI could give us our lives back — if we don’t blow it

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) The other day I pulled into the parking lot of a client’s offices and in the spot next to…

Gene MarksMarch 15, 2026

Guardian

AI is coming for young people’s office jobs. That’s good news for the construction industry

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) While standing on the sideline watching a high school soccer game, my friend, who owned a small and successful…

Gene MarksDecember 28, 2025

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AI tools churn out ‘workslop’ for many US employees, but ‘the buck’ should stop with the boss

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Artificial intelligence sure has been taking a lot of flak lately. Only 8.5% of the 48,000 people recently surveyed by accounting…

Gene MarksOctober 12, 2025

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Passwords are giving way to better security methods — until those are hacked too, that is

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) We humans are simply too dumb to use passwords. A recent study from password manager NordPass found that “secret” was the…

Gene MarksNovember 24, 2024

Guardian

LinkedIn is a mess. Here’s how to fix it

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) In need of a laugh? Spend an hour or two on the subreddit LinkedInLunatics. Trust me. There’s the financial expert who believes it…

Gene MarksAugust 11, 2024