Field Notes — Ali Safari — 345 notes

Field
Notes.

Honest reactions to IS research, AI, and the theory I'm studying for comps. No summaries.

345 Posts
10 Topics
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We Are Spending $213 Billion on Security and Breaches Are Getting More Expensive
2026-05-14·Comps & Reflections
7 min read
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5G Is Not About Faster Phones. Here Is What Enterprises Actually Care About.
2026-05-14·IT Governance & Strategy
7 min read
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Bought a $2M Platform, Nobody Learned a Thing
2026-05-14·Comps & Reflections
6 min read
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Action Research in IS: When the Researcher Is Also the Intervener
2026-05-14·IS Research Methods
7 min read
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People Use Tools Inside Activity Systems, Not in a Vacuum
2026-05-14·IS Theory
5 min read
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Actor-Network Theory: Why Your ERP System Is an Actor Too
2026-05-14·IS Theory
7 min read
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The Gap Between What a System Can Do and What People Do With It
2026-05-14·IS Theory
6 min read
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The Door Handle Is Not for Everyone
2026-05-14·IS Theory
6 min read
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When the Algorithm Fails, Nobody Takes the Call
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
6 min read
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The Internet of Agents Will Be Built by Platforms That Own the Protocol
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
6 min read
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Agent Washing: The AI Vendor Problem No One Talks About
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
6 min read
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When 40% Adoption and 40% Cancellation Live in the Same Forecast
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
7 min read
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Agile at Enterprise Scale: Why It Is Harder Than It Looks
2026-05-14·IT Governance & Strategy
6 min read
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AI Adoption Follows the S-Curve. Most Organizations Are Still in the Chasm.
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
6 min read
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AI Adoption Spreads Through Social Networks, Not Tech Budgets
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
7 min read
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Why AI Adoption Produces ROI for Some and a Headache for Others
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
6 min read
57
Gartner Says AI Agent Software Hits $376 Billion by 2027. I Keep Asking What It Actually Does.
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
6 min read
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Gartner Says AI Agents Will Handle 80% of Customer Service by 2029. Here Is What That Actually Requires.
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
7 min read
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AI Agents Create a Principal-Agent Problem at Machine Speed
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
6 min read
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AI Creates an Ambidexterity Challenge Every Organization Is Failing
2026-05-14·AI & Agentic Systems
6 min read
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