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How we think about AI, automation and building companies with leverage. Everything here comes from work we actually do, not trends we watch.

Careers
Black Badge Team31 July 2026 · 6 min read
AI Won't Take Your Job. People With AI Skills Will.
The threat was never the machine. It's the person next to you who learned to use it. Here's what that means for your career, and what to do about it this year.
Black Badge Team31 July 2026 · 6 min read
Philosophy
Black Badge Team31 July 2026 · 5 min read
Our Philosophy: AI Is a Tool. We Treat It Like One.
We build AI systems for a living, and we are neither worshippers nor doomers. Here is how Black Badge actually thinks about AI, and the rules we build by.
Black Badge Team31 July 2026 · 5 min readNewsletter
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