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I cover small business and mid-sized, enterprise companies:
Daily columnist for The Washington Post
Weekly columnist for Forbes
Weekly columnist for Entrepreneur
Weekly columnist for Inc.
Weekly columnist for Huffington Post
Weekly columnist for Philadelphia Magazine

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Should You Connect AI To Your Financial Data? It Depends. Here’s Why.

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By Gene Marks Verified
| Forbes Verified
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei. In May 2026 Anthropic released a small business version of Claude. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images A common question I get asked is about AI security. Would you connect your company’s financial data to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT and Claude? Are you worried about the privacy and security of your data? The answer: It depends on your appetite for risk.
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By Gene Marks Verified
| Forbes Japan Verified
AIをはじめとするテクノロジーツールが農業分野に急速に進出しており、農家とそれを支援する企業の双方で生産性と品質の向上を後押ししている。以下にいくつかの事例を紹介する。小規模な企業を経営している場合でも、同様のAIアプリケーションを手頃なコストで開発できる。あるいは、こうした既存のツールを活用することも可能だ。 ジョン・ディアの農家向けAIアシスタント「JD」 2026年9月に発表された同社の人工知能（AI）アシスタントは、ジョン・ディアの「オペレーションセンター」に組み込まれている。農家が生成する膨大な機器データや作業データと「対話」することで、収量を改善し、農場の収益性を強化できる。何層ものレポートを読み込む代わりに、農家はJDに対して「1時間あたりの作業面積が最も広いスプレーヤーはどれか？」「過去の傾向から見て最適な収穫時期はいつか？」といった質問を投げかけることができる。農家はデータを収集するオペレーションセンターに登録することで、このアシスタントを無料で利用可能だ。...
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Want to use AI for your business? Philly-area experts lend their tips.

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By Gene Marks Verified
| The Philadelphia Inquirer Verified
As a technology consultant, I’ve had a growing number of clients ask me how they can start using AI in their businesses. Generally, I recommend four options, which can be used independently or together. For starters, if you’re like most businesses, you use either Microsoft Office or Google Workspace as your office platform.
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Philadelphia Business Journal

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