Ron Schmelzer

Ron Schmelzer

Contributor|AI

Ron’s been writing about and covering AI since 1995 and at Forbes since 2018.  He is also the founder of Scalebrate, where he helps founders and operators build Leverage-First Organizations: teams that scale through systems, AI, and automation instead of headcount. If you like

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Aug 25, 2026

MIT Says AI Is Forcing A Rethink Of College Itself

MIT says AI is forcing higher education to rethink what students learn, how they prove it, and which human skills matter most.

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Aug 24, 2026

Enterprise AI Vendor Loyalty Is Fading Fast

The AI market is booming, but vendor loyalty is weakening. Enterprises are spreading bets across Anthropic, OpenAI, and other providers.

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Aug 21, 2026

Anthropic-Backed Ode Buys Casper As AI Services Race Heats Up

Ode’s Casper acquisition shows how AI competition is shifting from better models to the harder business of enterprise deployment, integration and services.

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Aug 14, 2026

Anthropic At $2 Trillion: Is AI Entering Bubble Territory?

Anthropic at $2 trillion? The AI boom is rewriting IPO history, but soaring costs, open models and dot-com echoes raise a harder question: can the economics keep up?

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Aug 11, 2026

AI Is Reshaping Workers Before, During And After The Job

AI is reshaping work before, during and after hiring, changing the skills workers need, the leverage they have and how they navigate employment.