Hi Reader, A lawyer in Australia recently thought they'd cracked the code on AI safety. They used Claude AI to research case law. Then—because one AI wasn't enough—they "validated" everything with Microsoft Copilot. Belt and braces. Double-checking. The responsible thing to do. Then they confidently submitted their brief to federal court. All case citations? Completely fabricated. None of them existed. Justice Arran Gerrard was… not amused. He referred the lawyer to the Legal Practice Board...

Hi Reader, A team is no longer just a group of humans sitting in one office. It may include people working across locations, some meeting in person, some never meeting at all, and increasingly, AI agents participating in research, drafting, analysis, coordination, or execution. That changes the leadership question from "How do I manage people?" to "How do I manage a system of humans and AI working together?" In my recent conversation on The Tech Leaders Playbook, I made a simple point: what...

Hi Reader, Daria’s here. This email is more personal than usual. With the conflict affecting so many countries in the Middle East, it's hard to stick to original plans. We're experiencing pressure psychologically, wrapped in missile alerts — you don't know when they will come, and you need to drop everything and go to the shelter. That could happen in the middle of writing this newsletter, in the middle of a workshop planned two months ago, or at night. It's psychologically and physically...