The Observation: Intelligence Without the Pipe We currently treat Artificial Intelligence as if it were a utility, like water or electricity. We assume the “brain” lives in a data center in Virginia and that our job is simply to open the tap (the API) to let the intelligence flow to the edge. This is a…
In stable environments, we navigate by “Instrument Flight Rules.” We trust the dashboard. We trust the map. We trust that the blue line on the screen matches the road on the ground.
In a crisis, this trust is dangerous.
A field note on responsibility outrunning authority when the system breaks and the mission does not. In April 2010, the Iceland ash cloud grounded flights across Europe. It also turned a routine civil-military engagement into a test of whether I could actually deliver when the system fell apart. The backdrop: former Warsaw Pact, new realities…
Every complex system has code, data and diagrams. Underneath all of that, it has human contracts. Not the legal documents, although those matter too. I mean: When human contracts are clear, systems can be messy and still work. When human contracts are broken or absent, even perfect architectures will fail under load. Pastor vs Relief…
Most organizations talk about roles as if they were job titles.
On paper, that sounds clear. In reality, those titles describe a person far more than they describe a protocol.
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Anthony Veltri · Enterprise Architect (Interoperability + Governance) · Designing decision infrastructure for cross-boundary ecosystems. · Introductions