https://www.mickeybaines.com/writing Writing by Mickey Baines on leading transformation, AI strategy and growth in higher education. en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2026 02:14:31 GMT 2026-11-12T02:14:31Z en-us https://www.mickeybaines.com/writing/intelligence-ai-buzzword-2027 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.mickeybaines.com/writing/intelligence-ai-buzzword-2027" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.mickeybaines.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/intelligence-hero.png" alt="A bright cluster of connected dots at the center, with newer, unconnected dots scattered toward the edges" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>Let me start with a prediction. Going into 2027, the word I expect to hear more than any other in AI conversations is <strong><em>intelligence</em></strong>. We're going to see it in product names, in department names, in job titles, and in the way organizations describe how they're using more and more of their data.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.mickeybaines.com/writing/intelligence-ai-buzzword-2027" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.mickeybaines.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/intelligence-hero.png" alt="A bright cluster of connected dots at the center, with newer, unconnected dots scattered toward the edges" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>Let me start with a prediction. Going into 2027, the word I expect to hear more than any other in AI conversations is <strong><em>intelligence</em></strong>. We're going to see it in product names, in department names, in job titles, and in the way organizations describe how they're using more and more of their data.</p> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=243904911&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mickeybaines.com%2Fwriting%2Fintelligence-ai-buzzword-2027&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.mickeybaines.com%252Fwriting&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 12 Nov 2026 02:14:31 GMT mickey@mickeybaines.com (Mickey Baines) https://www.mickeybaines.com/writing/intelligence-ai-buzzword-2027 2026-11-12T02:14:31Z