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Keith MacKay

Keith has built code for 40+ years...from Sinclair ZX81 & Radio Shack TRS-80 thru Vic-20, C-64, and Sparc stations to Claude Code and Codex with agentic harnesses. Lifelong learner, consultant, prof.

Wilton NH, USA Joined on  https://keithjmackay.com

Education

MIT, U of London Birkbeck College

Pronouns

He/Him

Work

Management Consultant, EY-Parthenon Software Strategy Group

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We're Linear Thinkers in an Exponentially-Changing World
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We're Linear Thinkers in an Exponentially-Changing World

#aistrategy #agents #productivity #cognitiveload
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AI Shrinkflation: Your AI Model Was Quietly Dialed Back
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AI Shrinkflation: Your AI Model Was Quietly Dialed Back

#infrastructure #ai #aiops
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40-Year-Old Bug. Claude Found It Before the Author Did.
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40-Year-Old Bug. Claude Found It Before the Author Did.

#security #coding #architecture
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect, Now Available at Enterprise Scale
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect, Now Available at Enterprise Scale

#ai #management #leadership
13 min read
Writers Who Use AI Without a Harness Are One Published Article From Disaster
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Writers Who Use AI Without a Harness Are One Published Article From Disaster

#coding #convex #agents #mcp
12 min read
Your AI Team Is Building Debt Your CFO Can't See. Here's the Ledger.
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Your AI Team Is Building Debt Your CFO Can't See. Here's the Ledger.

#technicaldebt #ai #leadership #management
10 min read
The Token Bill Is Coming. Nobody's Ready for It.
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The Token Bill Is Coming. Nobody's Ready for It.

#aiops #privacy #observability
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When Writing Software, the Typing Was Never the Job. Neither Is the Prompting.
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When Writing Software, the Typing Was Never the Job. Neither Is the Prompting.

#coding #productivity #architecture #ai
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What Would a Conscious AI Mean?
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What Would a Conscious AI Mean?

#ai #management #systemdesign
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Fabricate, Collaborate, Elaborate, Delegate, Validate: Why My Bootstrapping Command Produces Better One-Shot Code
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Fabricate, Collaborate, Elaborate, Delegate, Validate: Why My Bootstrapping Command Produces Better One-Shot Code

#coding #productivity #agents
11 min read
AI May Do for FOSS What 30 Years of Idealism Couldn't
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AI May Do for FOSS What 30 Years of Idealism Couldn't

#agents #ai #software #saas
10 min read
Your AI Coding ROI Is Disappearing and Your Dashboard Won't Tell You
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Your AI Coding ROI Is Disappearing and Your Dashboard Won't Tell You

#coding #productivity #leadership #ai
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Are Companies Really Doing Layoffs "For AI"?
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Are Companies Really Doing Layoffs "For AI"?

#ai #layoffs #career #leadership
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The Internet Is for Agents
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The Internet Is for Agents

#agents #infrastructure #mcp #security
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Bucky Fuller's To-Do List: Can AI Finally Solve the World's Cataloged Problems?
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Bucky Fuller's To-Do List: Can AI Finally Solve the World's Cataloged Problems?

#challenge #systemdesign #ai #agents
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An Evolving Strategy for Knowledge Work: From Human-In-the-Loop to Human-Before-the-Loop
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An Evolving Strategy for Knowledge Work: From Human-In-the-Loop to Human-Before-the-Loop

#ai #agents #productivity
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When SafetyCo Goes to War: Anthropic, the DOD, and the Limits of Ideals-Based Frameworks
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When SafetyCo Goes to War: Anthropic, the DOD, and the Limits of Ideals-Based Frameworks

#ai #security #management #leadership
10 min read
young-colleague-job-worries
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young-colleague-job-worries

#coding #convex #agents #mcp
2 min read
The Most Important AI Skill Isn't Technical (+ a FREE AI Skill)
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The Most Important AI Skill Isn't Technical (+ a FREE AI Skill)

#agentskills #productivity #ai #leadership
13 min read
Personal and Corporate Security in an Agentic World
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Personal and Corporate Security in an Agentic World

#security #agents #mcp
18 min read
D-AI-Y -- A  Hot Take
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D-AI-Y -- A  Hot Take

#discuss #ai #vibecoding #software
2 min read
What "100% of Our Code Is Written by AI" Actually Means
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What "100% of Our Code Is Written by AI" Actually Means

#coding #ai #leadership #productivity
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AI Infrastructure Scarcity is Raising Costs, but AI Usage Will Still Provide Unbeatable ROI
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AI Infrastructure Scarcity is Raising Costs, but AI Usage Will Still Provide Unbeatable ROI

#infrastructure #agents #ai #leadership
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SaaSpocalypse? Real. SaaS Is Dead? SaaSinine.
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SaaSpocalypse? Real. SaaS Is Dead? SaaSinine.

#saas #software #ai #coding
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When AI Stops Writing Code for Humans
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When AI Stops Writing Code for Humans

#coding #architecture #machinelearning #security
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The Best AI Engineers Are Product Managers
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The Best AI Engineers Are Product Managers

#coding #management #productivity #leadership
10 min read
CCSnapshot - A Claude Code Configs Transfer Tool
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CCSnapshot - A Claude Code Configs Transfer Tool

#coding #architecture #productivity
2 min read
Context in Context: Why AI Tools Degrade Over Longer Work Sessions
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Context in Context: Why AI Tools Degrade Over Longer Work Sessions

#convex #productivity #coding #management
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Situational Leadership for AI: More Like a Capable Colleague than a Fancy Formula
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Situational Leadership for AI: More Like a Capable Colleague than a Fancy Formula

#management #leadership #ai
9 min read
Software Moats in the Age of AI: What's Actually Defensible?
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Software Moats in the Age of AI: What's Actually Defensible?

#software #ai #technicaldebt #convex
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The Irony of AI Development: How Context Engineering Is Taking Us Back to Waterfall
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The Irony of AI Development: How Context Engineering Is Taking Us Back to Waterfall

#watercooler #coding #architecture #leadership
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The AI Bullwhip: What The Beer Game Teaches Us About Uneven AI Adoption
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The AI Bullwhip: What The Beer Game Teaches Us About Uneven AI Adoption

#ai #systemdesign #management #leadership
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