Shawn Rosemarin
Helping leaders see what’s coming — and prepare for it.
A podcast, field notes, and letters on AI, leadership, and the next decade of enterprise tech.
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Latest Episode
“You Can’t Blame AI to Regulators”: Northern Trust SVP on AI Governance in Finance
Beyond the IT Headlines
Latest episodes
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“You Can’t Blame AI to Regulators”: Northern Trust SVP on AI Governance in Finance
The financial industry is facing an unprecedented shift as AI transitions from a tool for innovation into a core driver of systemic risk and opportunity. In this episode, Armel Roméo Kouassi, SVP at Northern Trust, unpacks the realities of deploying AI at scale within one of the world’s most heavily regulated sectors. We explore how…
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The Hardware Renaissance: Why Physics Is Eating Software
Hardware is having a moment again — not because it went away, but because the limits of silicon, power, cooling, and data movement are now shaping the future of AI infrastructure. In this episode, Shawn Rosemarin sits down with Hari Kannan, a trained electrical and computer engineer who has spent his career designing processors, systems,…
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The Jobs AI Is Creating That Nobody’s Talking About with Nabeel Mahmood
AI is often framed as a story about models, chips, and software. But behind every breakthrough is a physical world of power, cooling, connectivity, and people — the operators, builders, tradespeople, engineers, and educators who make the digital world possible. In this episode of The Data Wire, Shawn sits down with technologist, futurist, and Nomad…
Field Notes
Latest articles
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Human + Machine, Part Two: The Year I Stopped Sponsoring AI and Started Building It
Thirty months in. The first eighteen taught me the lessons. The last twelve made me live them.
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With Storage in Tight Supply Your Decisions are More Important Than Ever!
AI has driven a surge in demand for high-performance environments, tightening supply and pushing costs of key components up significantly.
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“2026 Predictions: Human+Intelligent Machines”
2026 is where AI stops being a demo and starts being a new operating model for how we work. The question isn’t ‘what’s possible?’ anymore. It’s ‘what’s sustainable, accountable, and how do humans and machines work most efficiently together.
Letters
Letters to my 22-year-old self
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Letters to my 22 year-old self – Part XXV – “Your Life Is Happening Now—Maximize the Moments That Matter!”
This is the last letter I’ll pen to you, and it carries the weight of all the ones before it. Throughout these letters, we’ve delved into success, fulfillment, patience, courage, and relationships.
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Letters to my 22 year-old self – Part XXIV – “Beyond Titles and Paychecks: Finding True Fulfillment”
You are 22 years old and bursting with energy and ambition. You’ve got a plan: work hard, earn the promotions, collect the accolades, and one day, you’ll define success.
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Letters to my 22 year-old self – Part XXIII – “Leadership Lessons Learned Behind the Bench”
From your earliest years you can vividly remember how much you loved hockey especially watching “Hockey Night in Canada” with your Dad and Grandfather on Saturday nights.