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Both awards reflect the same underlying belief: AI adoption works when it's built around how people actually work, not when it's layered on top.

BairesDev was named a Gold and Bronze @TheStevieAwards winner in The 24th Annual American Business Awards®, selected from more than 3,700 nominations. #TheStevieAwards #StevieWinner2026

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An hour spent in a game can teach teamwork, reaction time, problem-solving, grit, and how to deal with defeat. An hour spent scrolling short-form video doesn't.

Most conversations about kids and screens are about setting limits. Fewer are about what good screen time actually looks like. That's the framing our CTO, Justice Erolin, brought to a recent @BusinessInsider piece on how tech leaders are setting tech rules for their own families

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If the model works in a POC but doesn't reach the P&L, the fix usually isn't more fine-tuning. It's better data pipelines, redesigned workflows, clear ownership, and the operating discipline to embed AI into how teams operate.

Most enterprises invest in AI backwards. The work of making AI pay off is roughly 70% people and process change, 20% tooling, and 10% models. Budget and attention tend to flow in the opposite direction.

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Justice Erolin, our CTO, wrote about this for DEVOPSdigest. His argument: as AI takes on more of the execution, accountability for the outcome stays with the developer — which means validation, not acceleration, is where the next competitive edge will be built.

56% of developers say critically evaluating AI-generated output is the most essential baseline skill for developers in 2026. 67% say their teams don't have the knowledge to do it. That gap is where the next set of engineering challenges is showing up.