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Letter to My Public Servants
SummaryArtificial intelligence will be shaped not only by technology companies and elected leaders but also by public servants making routine decisions about permits, procurement, infrastructure, contracts, and community obligations. Drawing on experiences in Houston...
What Do We Call Texas Now?
SummaryThe article examines how Texas is evolving from an economy historically defined by oil and gas into one increasingly shaped by technology, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, and digital infrastructure. Through personal reflection, economic...
If You’re Worried About an AI Bubble, Here’s What You Should Really Watch in Your 401(k)
SummaryThe article examines how artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented investment in physical infrastructure, including data centers, energy, and engineering, while increasing interest in expanding private-market investments into 401(k) retirement plans....
The Stock Market: The World’s Biggest Prediction Machine
SummaryThe article explains how the stock market functions as a forward-looking prediction machine, with prices reflecting expectations about future earnings rather than current performance. Using examples from the dot-com bubble, artificial intelligence, energy...
The Fabric We Leave Behind
SummaryThe Fabric We Leave Behind reflects on the connections between family, community, leadership, and technology through the author's personal experiences as an immigrant, entrepreneur, husband, and civic leader. The article argues that relationships,not technology...
What New York State Taught Me the Year I Left for Texas
SummaryThis article reflects on how economic change affected workers and communities in New York State during the IBM layoffs of the 1990s and connects that lesson to the current AI transition. It argues that AI is reshaping office work while also creating demand for...
AI’s Cell Tower Moment: Why Data Centers Need Public Trust
AI’s Cell Tower MomentWe want the AI answer, but not always the data center that makes it possible.By Mustafa TameezJUNE 23, 2026In the 1990s, people wanted the cell phone, but not the cell tower. Today, we want the AI answer, but not the data center. The tension...
We Have Seen This Fear Before
We Have Seen This Fear BeforeScreens changed the office long before AI changed work.By Mustafa TameezCEO & President of Outreach Strategists6/16/2026Last week, I wrote about AI that can see, listen, and coach us in real time. That technology feels new because it...
AI That Can See, Listen, and Coach You Live
AI That Can See, Listen, and Coach You LiveWhy the next AI shift may not be machines writing for us, but machines helping us think whilewe work.By Mustafa TameezCEO & President of Outreach Strategists6/9/2026I got a number of emails, texts, and calls on my essay...
The Great Reversal: How AI and Algorithms Are Reshaping Human Behavior
I heard Mohammad Anwar say something on stage recently that I have not been able to stop thinking about. “Machines are becoming more human, and humans are becoming more like machines.” It was one of those observations that feels obvious when you first hear it, then becomes harder to shake the longer you sit with it. Anwar is the Houston based CEO of Softway, the company behind the bestselling book Love as a Business Strategy…