Strategy on Polimath

Corporate empathy about AI

srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.) — Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A while back I gave my first talk to a general audience about AI. The presentation went well, and it was generally very well received. Then came the Q&A.

The person who spoke first was nearly in tears. They went on at length about the evils of AI and how they would never use it. They said AI is taking jobs (true) and that all the jobs it takes can be done better by humans (not true, in many cases). The speaker used up the time scheduled for questions. They ended, less with a question and more with a challenge to rebut.

Get someone else to do it

srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.) — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0400

The easiest way to get something done is to get someone else to do it.

Stephen Haptonstahl

Thanksgiving dinner
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Dad is about to put the turkey in the oven. There’s a lot of food yet to prepare. Three guests wander into the kitchen and ask how they can help. The last thing Dad needs is a distraction!

Not everything valuable is measurable

srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.) — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

I wrote before about types of value generated by data science projects. What happens if you can’t report value in dollars?

James Q. WIlson classified bureaucratic agencies based on whether their inputs and outputs were measurable.

The business value of a data science project

srh@haptonstahl.org (Stephen Haptonstahl, Ph.D.) — Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Data science should deliver business value.