Human perspectives
Data tells us what is happening. People tell us what it means. Collaborator pieces are written by practitioners building the AI economy — founders, operators, researchers — in their own words. They are opinions, not our research: every piece is bylined, and the author's view is their own.
Latest pieces
- Read the perspectiveopinionSeptember 24, 2026
The market isn't pricing AI's intelligence. It's pricing its electricity bill.
A year ago, AI was a story about models. Today it's a line item in the stock market's earnings. Roughly half of the S&P 500's earnings growth now traces back to AI-related activity (Goldman Sachs). Read that again: the b…
By Bhavin · Founding collaborator, SundayPyjamas
- Read the perspectiveopinionSeptember 24, 2026
AI's first healthcare ROI isn't clinical. It's clerical.
The demo everyone shows is AI reading a medical scan. The deployment that's actually scaling inside health systems is far less glamorous: AI drafting clinical notes, filing prior authorizations, scheduling patients, tria…
By Nishi · Founding collaborator — podcast strategy & production, SundayPyjamas
How collaboration works
- Step 1
The conversation
It starts on the Research Labs Podcast — a long-form conversation with someone building in the AI economy.
- Step 2
The draft
The collaborator writes a perspective — an article, opinion, proposal, or concern — in their own words. We help edit, never ghostwrite.
- Step 3
The publication
We publish it here under their byline, clearly labeled as their view — never confused with our data research.
Write with us
Are you building in the AI economy — a founder, operator, researcher, or policymaker with a view worth publishing? Send a pitch or a draft through the feedback form and we'll take it from there.
Send a pitchThese conversations start on the Research Labs Podcast — long-form conversations with entrepreneurs, designers, developers, researchers, and leaders.