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Three AIs, One AC Unit, and a Lesson About Trust

Three AI models. One question about a portable AC unit. Three completely different answers. What it taught me about picking the right LLM, giving real context, and the one feature most people never use.

Kerrigan BaronMay 27, 20267 min read

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AIData

Your Data Is a Mess. Start Your AI Project Anyway.

Most companies are told to clean their data before starting an AI project. That advice is expensive, slow, and wrong. Here's how to bake data cleanup into the AI rollout itself.

April 15, 20266 min read

AIStrategy

Not Everything Needs AI: A Guide to Deterministic vs Intelligent Workflows

AI isn't the answer to everything. Learn when deterministic logic outperforms AI in your workflows, how to avoid AI runaway, and where intelligence actually earns its token cost.

March 14, 20266 min read

MACHAI

We Built a Free MACH & AI Readiness Assessment. Here's Why.

Fidget Labs built a free interactive assessment that scores your composable maturity and AI readiness against 600 enterprise leaders. Here's the story behind it and what the data reveals.

March 3, 20268 min read

AIStrategy

What 3D Printing Can Teach Us About AI Enablement

A practical guide to avoiding expensive mistakes in AI adoption. If you've ever owned a 3D printer, you know the journey. The excitement of unboxing. The first successful print that feels like pure magic. Then the reality check. AI adoption follows the exact same arc.

February 16, 202614 min read

MACHComposable

The Evolution of Digital Experience: From CMS to DXP to MACH to... What's Next?

If you're still trying to figure out the difference between a CMS, a DXP, and MACH architecture—or wondering why everyone keeps talking about "composable"—you're in the right place.

February 5, 202615 min read

AIProductivity

How to Effectively Apply AI in Your Work in 2026

Practical strategies for integrating AI tools into your daily workflows without losing the human touch that makes your work valuable.

January 15, 20268 min read

EnterpriseStrategy

The Myth of the Greenfield Project: Why Your "Fresh Start" Is Already Connected to Everything

Every enterprise leader dreams of the greenfield project—a blank canvas, no legacy baggage, pure innovation. Here's the uncomfortable truth: in enterprise technology, greenfield doesn't exist. But that's actually good news, if you know how to work with it.

January 24, 202612 min read

MACHComposable

Avoiding Headless Heartache: When to Go Composable and When to Stay Put

Not every organization needs a headless CMS or composable architecture. Here's how to evaluate whether the switch makes sense for your situation.

December 12, 202510 min read

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