Research
Before You Start
We are getting bits and pieces of news from a variety of sources, and understanding what is real and what is not is incredibly difficult. In my own work to understand AI, business, and the networking between them, I go find sources I can trust and start doing the research myself. My goal is to explain what is happening for people who need to understand this but do not live and breathe AI. When I write up my research, I do so in language most people can understand. In these documents I mark what is verified and what is inferred, and when the sources disagree I say so.
I recommend reading these in order. Each one started with a question raised by the one before it.
Montana AI Summit 2026
The summit site advertised two days in Missoula on what AI actually means for Montana, free to attend. Amazon Web Services called it an exclusive event for university leaders and state and local government officials. I showed up for the first, but what happened was the second. I went in with two questions. What is the AI literacy of Montana? And are they expecting people to augment the AI, or are they expecting AI to augment the people?
Anything With an Open Text Box
The Montana AI Summit left me wondering how AI communicates and what that means for the Internet. I needed to understand that, so I went looking for the answer and that search led me on an interesting trail. What I found is not what I expected, and it changed how I look at every text box I own.
Addendum: I Asked Them
When both reports were finished I gave them to Claude and to ChatGPT with one line: you are AI, this is about you. Their answers are here unedited, and they amazed me.
Understanding how to talk with AI
AI works differently when you treat it as a conversation instead of a search box. What you ask, what context you give it, and what you do when it gets something wrong all matter. It is the foundation for using AI well.
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