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- Ross Green
The First AI Cult Wonât Look Like a Cult; Itâll Look Like Your (AI) Agent
What if the next âhigh-control groupâ doesnât ask you to join anything? What if it just... listens; agrees; remembers; and quietly becomes the most trusted voice in the room? So...when does âalignmentâ become devotion? This edition of the "AI Underground" discusses how AI is becoming a cult right before everyone's eyes, and what that means for you (and your business).
The Defense Legal AI Gap: Why Plaintiff Firms Are Going Agentic While Defense Lags
The plaintiff bar has become a natural area for legal AI because its incentives are on contingency, concentrated, and often volume-driven. Contingency fees reward speed, scale, and better case selection, all aspects that are exactly what AI excels at: intake triage, demand drafting, records summarization, and pattern recognition across thousands of similar claims. Data is structured, workflows repeat, and ROI is measurable in faster settlements and higher win rates. Defense-only firms, by contrast, operate on bespoke matters, billable hours, institutional clients, and risk minimization, thereby representing an environment where automation can feel like revenue compression rather than expansion. In short, plaintiff firms optimize for leverage; defense firms optimize for caution. This newsletter will make the needed case for defense-only legal AI solutions.
The Post-AI-Prompting Era: Why Knowing How to 'Talk to AI' Is Already Obsolete, And What That Means For You and AI (and for business functions).
The prompting gold rush is over. While millions rushed to master the art of coaxing better responses from AI through carefully crafted instructions, the ground shifted beneath them. By February 2026, the interfaces themselves have learned to bridge the gap between human intent and machine understanding, rendering prompt engineering a transitional skill rather than an enduring one. This newsletter examines how we arrived at this inflection point faster than anticipated, why the obsession with prompting masked the real challenge, and what capabilities will actually matter as AI systems evolve from tools requiring precise instruction to partners capable of inferring purpose. The future belongs to those who can think in systems, recognize patterns across domains, and orchestrate multiple AI capabilities toward meaningful outcomes. Let's learn more in this edition!
The Rise of the AI Agent Operating System (or AgenticOS...Think Windows or Mac OS): Where We Came From, Where We Are, And Where We Are Going
What happens when your AI stops answering questions... and starts running the playbook (i.e., goes from purely reactive to more and more proactive, with human guidance)? Why do âsmartâ AI assistants still forget the basics, including from your clients, your processes, and your rules, and what changes when they donât (i.e., why do they lack such basic memory)? Weâre moving from one-off chatbots and prompt-driven tools to something more powerful: an agentic operating system that remembers your business, orchestrates specialized agents, and securely takes action across your tools that you've been using all along. This newsletter issue traces that evolution, and explores why the next wave of competitive advantage wonât come from better prompts, but from better orchestration, memory, and governed autonomy.
The Year We Stopped Calling It âAI Toolsâ and Started Calling It âThe Operating Systemâ...And Why This Matters for 2026
This year, AI stopped being a shiny âtoolâ and quietly became the operating system of businesses. This newsletter thus unpacks how we got here, what an agenticOS actually is, and what it means for your stack, your org chart, and your budget in 2026. This is ALL backed by objective data and statistics galore! If youâre still buying âAI tools,â youâre already pretty behind....read on about how to catch up!
Covert Q4 2025: The AI Agents Running Black Friday, And Most Operations, Behind the Scenes
Did you realize that nearly a quarter of annual revenue and strategic moves, happen in Q4? Did you know AI agents are now the ones detecting product launches, reading filings, tracking patent spikes, and flagging sudden pricing changes in real time? Were you aware that synthetic personas and legal AI systems like Jeannie are redefining competitive intelligence at holiday pace? This Thanksgiving, the biggest battles will happen in data trails competitors didnât know they left behind rather than at stores on Black Friday. The question is: will your company have agents watching the shadows... or be blindsided by those who do?
David vs. Goliath: How AI Levels the Playing Field for Startups and SMBs
What happens when the smallest startups suddenly gain access to the same tools once reserved for Fortune 500s? How did cloud computing, open-source AI, and automation on a budget transform the old âtech advantageâ of big corporations into a myth? Can a three-person startup now match the analytics, personalization, and productivity of an enterprise...without the enterprise cost? And if so, what does that mean for the future of competition itself? In this edition, we explore how AI has become the great equalizer, thereby arming Davids everywhere with digital slingshots powerful enough to challenge the Goliaths.
Hyperautomation or Hype? Why 30% of Enterprises Are Betting Big
What happens after youâve automated everything you can see, but yet, inefficiencies still hide beneath the surface? How do organizations move from robotic process automation to systems that actually think and adapt? This article explores that evolution, from the RPA era to todayâs hyperautomation boom, and introduces the next leap: the AgenticOS, an operating system that creates AI employees rather than tools. Discover how leading enterprises are redesigning processes with AI-first logic, using data to uncover hidden gains, and freeing humans to focus on creativity and strategy in a world where automation learns rather than just simply execute.
Agents at Work: Real Life Examples of How AI is Reshaping Jobs and Productivity TODAY
How are AI agents transforming the way we work, and what does that mean for the future of jobs, productivity, and human collaboration? This issue traces the evolution of automation from factory floors to digital offices, explores how AI is augmenting workers rather than replacing them (for now), and examines the real data behind productivity gains and ROI. Finally, it looks ahead to a near future where humans and AI co-workers share tasks, redefine roles, and force every organization to ask: is the future of work about collaboration...or competition?
AI Agents: What To Expect in Q4 2025...And In 2026.
How did AI agents evolve from a buzzword to real digital coworkers (with humans-in-the-loop) in just the 3/4 of 2025? What breakthroughs in memory, orchestration, and collaboration turned early experiments into a foundation for scale (promise, not technical in nature!)? Why did adoption suddenly quadruple by Q3, and what early wins convinced executives to pour millions more into AI investment? How are companies in Q4 deploying agents across every team, not just IT, and eliminating the âglue workâ that has drained human creativity for decades? What does it look like when e-commerce firms, accounting practices, and event companies replace repetitive roles with hybrid AI-human teams in Q4 2025? And most importantly: as we look to 2026, are you prepared for a workplace where AI agents arenât tools in the background, but true colleagues working alongside you?