This week: One of the most exciting advancements in AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP) stands to shake up how work gets done. On a very granular level. Too bad MCP has such a terrible name.

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When I was a kid, I loved maps. Plotting a course, figuring out where things connected, seeing the whole picture at once. This is probably why business strategy felt less like a career choice and more like an inevitability.

It's also why I'm genuinely excited about AI. Not the hype version. The "all of this intelligence, right at my fingertips, working from my actual context" version.

This week I'm breaking down the latest AI advancement, MCP — Model Context Protocol — one of the most powerful AI developments in recent memory. Too bad it has such a terrible name.

This week I'm breaking down what it is, why it matters, and why it could change how we do business.

Monica

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This Week's Article

What is MCP?

Despite its curious lack of power branding, MCP might just be the AI advancement that changes the way we work. And despite what Google’s framing suggests, it’s not just for the people writing the code. It’s especially powerful for people running their own businesses.

What I'm Reading

🔵 What job apocalypse? — After months of predicting AI-driven job losses, OpenAI's Sam Altman admitted he was "wrong," and Anthropic's Dario Amodei is now signaling AI could be a net positive for employment. [LinkedIn News]

🟢 Could ChatGPT suffer Firefox's fate? — Workplace AI usage has nearly tripled since 2023, but ChatGPT is losing ground fast as Gemini and Claude surge. [Tech Radar]

🔴 Trump signs AI executive order — The new EO establishes a voluntary program for AI companies to share powerful new models with the government before public release. [CBS News]

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