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Field Notes are reflections on IT leadership, AI operations, governance, security, and systems thinking — especially where technology meets human judgment.
The AI Tool Stack That’s Actually Worth Paying For in 2026
The AI Tool Stack That’s Actually Worth Paying For in 2026 I run AI across multiple organizations — a children’s…
I Used AI as My Research Layer Traveling Southeast Asia — Here’s What It Got Right and Wrong
I Used AI as My Research Layer Traveling Southeast Asia — Here’s What It Got Right and Wrong I landed…
What Schools Get Wrong About AI (And What Actually Matters)
What Schools Get Wrong About AI (And What Actually Matters) By Rico Tan — IT Director & AI Governance Consultant…
Disclosure Day Ending Explained: What Does “Listen” Actually Mean?
I watched Disclosure Day in a movie theater in Jakarta on a Friday night. The audience was mostly local —…
Colony (2026) Review: Yeon Sang-ho’s Hive-Mind Zombie Film Is Better Than Variety Thinks
The zombies got a group chat. And somehow, that’s the most unsettling upgrade the genre has seen in years. I…
The Operating System Problem No One Is Talking About
AI has moved beyond chat interfaces into operational infrastructure. The next enterprise challenge is not just deploying more agents, but…
Your AI Financial Advisor Just Got Real (And It’s Watching Your Spending)
OpenAI just shipped something I’ve been waiting for — and honestly, it’s going to change the conversation around AI in…
AI Agent Memory Needs the Same Discipline as Production Code
The failure mode nobody warns you about: AI agent memory that works for a week, then silently drifts. Memory architecture…
Thirty Days Running an Always-On AI Agent: The Honest Debrief
Thirty days of continuous AI agent operation. What broke, what surprised me, what it actually costs, and the operational lessons…
Three AI Governance Failures I’ve Seen (And How to Prevent Them)
Three real AI governance failures — prompt injection, data leakage, and unchecked automation — and the practical policies that prevent…
