Stephen Forte

The AI Executive Brief

Technology EN ↓ 53 episodes

The AI Executive BriefAI is changing how companies operate. This is your daily briefing on what actually matters — in under ten minutes. Every weekday, host Stephen Forte breaks down the AI stories that should be on your radar if you're running a company. No hype, no tutorials, no jargon-filled deep dives into model architecture. Just the developments reshaping how businesses are built, managed, and scaled — explained through the lens of someone who's spent decades in the trenches of technology and entrepreneurship. Each episode follows a simple format: what happened, why it matters, and what...

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Stephen Forte

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Your AI Just Got a Computer. Now What? 04.03.2026 8:58

Three announcements this week share a single thread: AI stopped being the thing you talk to and started being the thing that does the work. Microsoft launched Copilot Tasks — a to-do list that completes itself on its own virtual computer. Perplexity shipped Perplexity Computer, orchestrating nineteen specialized AI models like a full department. And Anthropic expanded its Cowork plugins so Claude...

The Hard Part of AI Just Changed 03.03.2026 8:37

Episode Description A new national AI law just went live in Vietnam (Your country is next) — and it won't be the last. Samsung announced plans to run all its factories with autonomous AI agents by 2030. And security researchers are warning that those same agents are now being targeted by state-sponsored hackers. Three stories, one theme: deploying AI is no longer the hard part. Managing it — legal...

The Forty Percent Question 02.03.2026 8:34

Episode Description Block just cut 40% of its workforce because AI made those roles redundant — and the company is thriving. Meanwhile, new data shows nearly half your employees are already using AI tools you don't know about, creating hundreds of data incidents per month. And Ramp launched an AI that closes your books without human hands. Three stories, one message: AI isn't coming to your compan...