What OpenAI’s Usage Data Reveals About How Generative AI Is Reshaping Work, Teams, and Competition

The new How People Use ChatGPT report is one of the most useful pieces of evidence we’ve seen about how generative AI is actually being used — not in…

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Building a Better Claude Workflow

MCP Servers, Sub-Agents, and the Joy of Custom Commands

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How Blank Metal Helped Validate AI for Enterprise Replatforming

When a private equity-backed B2B services company faced an urgent technology upgrade with time running out on their exit timeline, they turned to our AI…

Oct 15 • 

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Balancing AI Productivity and Cognitive Work

Why Thinking Is the Next Competitive Advantage

Oct 8 • 

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September 2025

The AI Infrastructure Debate Is Over

Now What?

Sep 18 • 

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Your SaaS Business Model Is About to Get Disrupted

By You or Someone Else

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

From Vibes to Viable

Why Vibe Coding Belongs in Every Job at Blank Metal

Aug 26 • 

Mark Hines

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Eric Johnson

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Michelle Thorsell

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Michael Osborne

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When to Roll Your Own AI Tools

(And Why Amplitude Nailed It)

Aug 20 • 

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Stop Planning Your Agent Strategy and Start Shipping Agents

Build evidence and momentum, then focus on a transformation plan.

Aug 15 • 

Matt Johnson

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Blank Metal

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Introducing the AI Sprint™

Getting Your Ideas Out of Pilot Purgatory

Aug 6 • 

Blank Metal

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elli rader

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July 2025

Vertical Insure transforms risk assessment with AI-powered location intelligence

How Blank Metal helped an embedded insurance company achieve 95% location accuracy using OpenAI models

Jul 24 • 

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OK, Computer

How Different Generations Talk to AI

Jul 15 • 

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