If work feels different, you’re not wrong.

A quiet conversation about responsibility, AI, and what’s changing beneath the surface of everyday work

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An Inbox Between Us

I study how AI alters the way work actually happens.

When automation and intelligent systems become part of daily decisions, they subtly reshape judgment, responsibility, and trust. My work—through writing and speaking—tries to surface those shifts, not to prescribe answers, but to help organizations notice what is already changing.

I start with how AI actually enters everyday work.

Before tools or strategy, I look at how AI changes what people are expected to notice, decide, and be accountable for.

I help turn AI-driven uncertainty into clear direction

When roles or responsibilities feel unclear, I discover how teams agree on what decisions belong where and why.

I focus on judgment, not just AI capabilities

AI can assist, recommend, or automate. People still own the outcomes and that line needs to be clear.

Goal: AI-enabled work that holds up under pressure

If something goes wrong, teams should be able to understand what happened, explain it, and respond with confidence.

AI accelerates decisions long before it clarifies responsibility.

What holds organizations together is not freedom from constraint, but the right kind of constraint at the right time.

I balance AI ambition with real-world execution

Big ideas matter. So does making sure AI actually fits how the organization operates day to day.

AI doesn’t understand confidence, risk, or consequence. People do, and that’s why they still matter

David Dean Business AI Realist, Author, Architect