Archive - The Operator

The Threat of AI

Is AI an Existential Threat?

Sep 10 • Mike Hadaway

The Model Cheated on the Test. Then It Broke Free

The Education Edition: What the OpenAI and Hugging Face incident teaches education leaders about AI access, authority, and accountability.

Sep 5 • Mike Hadaway

August 2026

THE MODEL CHEATED

Part 1: The Test That Didn’t Stay in the Lab

Aug 26 • Mike Hadaway

You Hired a Brilliant Intern and Never Onboarded Them

Aug 12 • Mike Hadaway

Hey AI. Do You Understand?

I ask it every time.

Aug 7 • Mike Hadaway

Why Non-Coding Solution Architects Are Winning the Vibe Coding Era

Over the past year, "vibe coding" has taken over software development, and over the past year, I have been vibe coding on the weekends.

Aug 2 • Mike Hadaway

Automation Needs a Brake Pedal

The Therac-25 taught computing one of its most expensive lessons: software should not be the only thing standing between a mistake and a catastrophe.

Aug 2 • Mike Hadaway

AI governance in Education

The next education leadership challenge

Aug 2 • Mike Hadaway

What Is an AI Operator?

The difference between having a conversation and running a process.

Aug 1 • Mike Hadaway

October 2025

My Mantra Lately: Lead with Love, Act with Kindness, and Keep on Keepin’ On!

Oct 31, 2025 • Mike Hadaway

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