Signals from the frontier of applied AI
Data, conversations, and frameworks from inside the AI industry — patterns from hiring, interviews with practitioners, and theory for scaling teams and systems.
Voices·May 20, 2026·Yetunde Dada
The 10,000-hour problem — how do juniors learn? [Yetunde Dada]
On Otto, agent harnesses, and how juniors learn the craft when AI does the grind.
Frameworks·May 9, 2026·Applied Methods
The Method Layer
The bottleneck to AI adoption isn't the model — it's the gap between the model and the method that creates value inside an organisation.
Voices·May 5, 2026·Hamza Oza
Designer, PM, Engineer — AI is blurring the lines [Hamza Oza]
On Tessl, the package manager for agent skills, and why "leverage" is replacing job titles.
Insight·Apr 20, 2026·Applied Methods
The Missing Half of Design
AI companies hire one designer for every thirteen engineers. The design work has not shrunk — it has been reclassified into deployment.
Commentary·Apr 18, 2026·Applied Methods
The Three-Role Company, Tested
Jack Dorsey and Roelof Botha argue that AI lets companies collapse to ICs, DRIs, and player-coaches, with no permanent middle management. Hiring at 114 AI companies complicates the claim along lines they don't draw.
Commentary·Apr 16, 2026·Applied Methods
Where Are All the Engineers?
The Economist argues the tech-jobs bust is real but AI isn't yet to blame. Inside AI companies themselves, the data supports the "not yet" — and reframes what "tech employment" actually captures.
Commentary·Apr 16, 2026·Applied Methods
Bundles, Ladders, and 8,935 Job Postings
The FT argues AI is hollowing out 'weak bundle' jobs and climbing the task ladder from mundane to complex. Our data complicates both claims.
Insight·Apr 11, 2026·Applied Methods
The Security Function AI Had to Invent
How AI created a dual mandate for security — protecting the company and protecting the world from its product.
Insight·Apr 6, 2026·Applied Methods
The Prompt Engineer That Wasn't (And What Actually Showed Up)
Turns out "just ask it nicely" wasn't a career path. Here's what the AI job market built instead.
Insight·Apr 6, 2026·Applied Methods
The Deployment Gap
Why AI Companies Need More People to Deploy AI Than to Build It