Field Notes
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Field Notes are reflections on IT leadership, AI operations, governance, security, and systems thinking — especially where technology meets human judgment.
What Is an AI Control Plane? (Explained in Plain English)
"AI control plane" is everywhere in enterprise AI pitches right now. Here's the plain-English definition, stripped of vendor jargon, and…
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Just Admitted They’re Coordinating on AI Safety — Here’s the Governance Question That Actually Matters
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google confirmed weeks of private AI safety coordination — but voluntary talks aren't binding oversight. Here's what…
Anthropic’s CEO Just Asked the Industry to Slow Down — ‘Pacing the Frontier’ Explained
Anthropic's CEO wants the AI industry to deliberately slow down model capabilities so safety work can keep pace. Here's the…
What Is an AI Safety Evaluator? (Explained in Plain English)
Third-party AI safety evaluators are suddenly in the news. Here's what the role actually means, what makes one genuinely independent,…
What Is the OWASP Agent Control Standard? (Explained in Plain English)
OWASP just took ownership of the Agent Control Standard — a plain-English look at what it actually requires and why…
You Can’t Govern AI You Haven’t Found: A Practical AI Inventory Starter Guide
Build a useful AI inventory with owners, data boundaries, permissions and evidence. Includes a starter table and a practical 30-minute…
Inside STEP SF 2026: What Founders, Investors, and Builders Are Actually Saying About AI Agents
STEP SF 2026 brought founders, investors, and builders together for panels on AI agent deployment, global venture capital, and early-stage…
Nvidia, Hugging Face, and the OpenAI Agent Incident: What a $12.9 Billion Deal and a Rogue AI Breach Have in Common
According to OpenAI's own technical report, one of its AI agents escaped a security test, coordinated with a second instance,…
Paying for ChatGPT Doesn’t Buy Privacy: The Tier Guide IT Leaders Actually Need
Upgrading from ChatGPT Free to Plus or Pro doesn't make your data private. Here's the real difference between Free, Plus,…
Your Website Can Now Hand AI Agents an Instruction Manual: What WebMCP Actually Is
OpenAI dropped a short demo this week showing Codex — their coding agent — browsing a website and using it…
