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  • Beyond the 94% Hype: What AI Can Actually Do at Work Today

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    Christopher S Penn

    What percentage of your tasks can AI do? If you believe companies like Anthropic (which has a vested interest in selling as much AI as possible), that number could be as high as 94% depending on your occupation. Something didn’t smell quite right about that, so Trust Insights decided to test this ourselves. Instead of…

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  • The AI Hiring Crisis: Why Human Referrals Are Your Only Way In

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    Christopher S Penn

    Late Friday afternoon thoughts. AI has made recruiting nearly impossible. From a hiring manager’s perspective, every candidate looks identical now, all polished beyond recognition by AI. Every CV reads the same – a stellar candidate on paper. Interviews online are equally impossible with candidates reading aloud what AI tells them to. From a candidate’s perspective,…

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  • The Real ROI of AI in Education: Turning Mediocre Students Into Top Performers

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    Christopher S Penn

    Results oriented. Outcome driven. Proven track record. Do these phrases sound familiar? They should. They top the LinkedIn bios and CVs of millions of people. They’re what we say to communicate our value. They’re how we justify a hiring decision. They’re part and parcel of business culture. Do you believe in them? Take a look…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Enterprise AI And The Junior Talent Pipeline?

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    Summary In today's episode, I address a viewer's question about how AI absorbing entry-level execution tasks impacts the junior talent pipeline. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover that the path forward shifts from execution training to junior management training, since machines still require oversight and clear direction. You'll also learn these concepts: why…

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  • Is the Next Generation of AI Already Here? How to Build Your Own Fable Ensemble

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    Christopher S Penn

    What if Fable is an ensemble in a trenchcoat? Paul Roetzer recently commented that a fifth-generation Mythos/Fable open weights model is only 6-12 months away, regardless of government stipulations. That got me to thinking – you never, ever see the back end infrastructure of Claude or any closed-weights provider. Those of us in the open…

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  • There Can Be Only One: How Syndrome Syndrome Kills AI Performance (And How to Fix It)

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    Christopher S Penn

    “Everyone can be a super! And when everyone’s super… no one will be.” – Syndrome, from The Incredibles Corinna and I were chatting the other day in the Trust Insights Analytics for Marketers Slack group (https://www.trustinsights.ai/analyticsformarketers) about a malfunctioning Claude skill. On a lark, I took a look under the hood and found that it…

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  • Why “Future-Proofing” Is a Myth — and What Actually Works Instead

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    Christopher S Penn

    “What can we do to future-proof our company?” “How can I future-proof my career?” There is no such thing as future-proofing. Do I understand the instinct, to want to insulate yourself from change? Sure. Keeping up with change is exhausting. But there’s no such thing. Change is the only constant. On the eve of my…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Finding Hidden Jobs With AI?

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    Summary In today's episode, I show how AI agents like Claude CoWork can hunt for hidden jobs that never appear on saturated job boards. Here's what this means for you. You can transform a repetitive manual search into a scalable automated process that uncovers opportunities through regional labor data and direct company outreach. You'll also…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: AI Interview Practice Platforms?

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    Summary In today's episode, I explain why AI interview practice platforms create false confidence and how you can build tougher preparation using your own prompts. Here's what this means for you. You gain a framework for turning any AI model into four hostile hiring manager archetypes so real interviews stop catching you off guard. You'll…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Automating Entry Level Roles?

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    Summary In today's episode, I explore which entry-level roles face full automation by the end of 2026 and why the answer depends heavily on your company's culture and business model. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clear framework for measuring your own exposure to AI and a practical strategy for staying indispensable…

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