Field notes
On AI, automation, and the work of transformation.
Field notes on AI, automation, and the work of transformation — from the people building it.
Autonomous Executive AI Agents: A Practical Guide for Leaders
Autonomous executive AI agents are moving from novelty to operating model. Here’s how leaders should evaluate, govern, and implement them.
Diego Santana
Free AI Tools on Product Hunt: The No-Login AI Trend Founders Should Watch
A Product Hunt launch points to a bigger AI shift: users want instant utility, lower friction, and tools that fit real workflows.
Diego Santana
Manufacturing AI Transformation Is Moving From Pilot Talk to Factory Reality
U.S. manufacturing AI adoption is accelerating. The winners won't just buy tools — they'll redesign workflows, data systems and operating models.
Diego Santana
Enterprise AI Solutions Are Everywhere. Here’s How Leaders Should Actually Evaluate Them
Fraoula.co AI’s launch is part of a bigger enterprise AI wave. Here’s how leaders can separate real transformation from AI theatre.
Diego Santana
ACAM and the Agentic AI Adoption Gap: Why Marketers Are Stuck Between Hype and Workflow Reality
ACAM’s warning on agentic AI shows a bigger market truth: marketers don’t need more AI demos. They need safer, better-designed systems.
Diego Santana
Oncourse, Aikido Security, and the New AI Transformation Blind Spot: Runtime Visibility
Oncourse’s Aikido Security story points to a bigger AI-era lesson: transformation fails when leaders can’t see what’s happening at runtime.
Diego Santana
Monday.com’s AI Work Platform: How Leaders Should Turn Workflow Automation Into Business Impact
Monday.com’s AI Work Platform signals where workflow automation is heading. Here’s how leaders can evaluate it without adding more complexity.
Diego Santana
Most Businesses Don't Have an AI Problem — They Have an Implementation Gap
Adoption is near-universal; impact is rare. The gap between what AI makes possible and what businesses have shipped is an operating-model problem, not a technology one — and it is closeable.
Diego Santana