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Why I'm not worried about AI anymore

Hallucinating at Future Proof

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Brent Sullivan
Mar 12, 2026
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I was in Miami for Future Proof earlier this week. There was a big tent called AI Playground, which I think captured the state of the industry.

Introducing the AI Playground at Future Proof Citywide 2026 - Future Proof

For a few months, Claude Code had me thinking my days in media, wealth, and tax analysis were numbered.

But a playground is for messing around, and when the work gets serious, most people want to interface with another human.

6 months ago, I wrote something similar after Future Proof in Huntington Beach.

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