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Regular commentary on current research, developments in neurotransformation, human-AI synergy, and personal development. The blog addresses common challenges in cognitive development and explores emerging questions at the intersection of neuroscience, AI collaboration, and adult learning.

AI Is Accelerating. Human Development Isn’t. That’s the Risk.

As the U.S. rolls out an AI Action Plan [1] , an important first step in recognizing AI as a national capability with direct implications for workforce development and education, prominent voices across the AI spectrum are debating the risks of “Superintelligence”. Some, like the Future of Life Institute , argue for strong limits or prohibitions [2] . Others push back against those constraints. Regardless of that debate, the conversation once again frames AI as the sole obj

Russell Fitzpatrick, PhD

Jan 74 min read

Happy New Year!

Thank you for your continued support. May 2026 be filled with exciting opportunities and accomplishments. From Dr. Russell Fitzpatrick and the haveLAB team.

Russell Fitzpatrick, PhD

Dec 31, 20251 min read

Repost: Your AI Output Is Useless Until You Do This

Happy Holidays. I hope this season gives you time to rest, reset, and reconnect. This December, I’m preparing some big things for the year ahead. In the spirit of reflection, here is a popular piece from earlier this year that many readers found valuable. Your AI Output Is Useless Until You Do This If you’ve been using ChatGPT for any length of time, you’ve probably had this experience: You ask a question. You get a beautifully written answer. You nod in approval… and then mo

Russell Fitzpatrick, PhD

Dec 24, 20254 min read

Repost: Everyone’s Hiring AI Engineers. But Who’s Preparing the Humans?

Happy Holidays. I hope this season gives you time to rest, reset, and reconnect. This December, I’m preparing some big things for the year ahead. In the spirit of reflection, here is a popular piece from earlier this year that many readers found valuable. Everyone’s Hiring AI Engineers. But Who’s Preparing the Humans? A recent Business Insider article (“The hottest tech job candidates in America”) reported that the most in-demand job candidates in America right now are AI en

Russell Fitzpatrick, PhD

Dec 17, 20253 min read

Repost: MIT Says 95% of AI Investments Fail to Deliver ROI. Here’s What They Missed

Happy Holidays. I hope this season gives you time to rest, reset, and reconnect. This December, I’m preparing some big things for the year ahead. In the spirit of reflection, here is a popular piece from earlier this year that many readers found valuable. MIT Says 95% of AI Investments Fail to Deliver ROI. Here’s What They Missed This summer, MIT’s NANDA Initiative released a new report, The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025. Its headline finding is hard to ignore:

Russell Fitzpatrick, PhD

Dec 10, 20255 min read

Repost: L&D Is the R&D of Human Potential… and AI Is the Catalyst

Happy Holidays. I hope this season gives you time to rest, reset, and reconnect. This December, I’m preparing some big things for the year ahead. In the spirit of reflection, here is a popular piece from earlier this year that many readers found valuable. L&D Is the R&D of Human Potential… and AI Is the Catalyst Somewhere along the way, Learning and Development got lost. It began as a strategic business function, a mechanism for growing the human capacity behind innovation, p

Russell Fitzpatrick, PhD

Dec 3, 20255 min read

AI Doesn’t Make You Smarter. A Second Brain Can

AI has not only not solved the problem of cognitive overload, it has also increased it. Leaders are working harder than ever, and AI has done little to reduce stress or improve decision quality. Contrary to the popular complaint, the issue is not with AI. It is the way we are using it. When AI is treated as a tool for tasks, nothing changes beyond it being a cool new novelty. However, when AI becomes a thinking partner, with continuity and shared context, human cognition (or

Russell Fitzpatrick, PhD

Nov 26, 20253 min read

AI Second Brain primer session

Build your AI Second Brain and stop drowning in information. In this short video, Dr. Russell Fitzpatrick shows you how our Primer Session helps you organize your work, decisions, and ideas using AI in a practical, non-hypey way. Watch the video, then grab your spot in the Primer.

Russell Fitzpatrick, PhD

Nov 20, 20251 min read

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