About

I am Michael, a technologist. I write about AI and agentic systems and try to think beyond the technology itself – what changes for organisations, how work is shaped and what it means for the people doing it.

Where my topics come from

Most of my articles start with a question I keep being asked. When similar questions come up again and again, I take it as a sign that the answer is worth structuring once – and sharing. Not everything I write is new. Often it is something I take for granted, until I notice that others do not.

And sometimes, in those recurring discussions, I notice a gap myself: something I cannot explain yet. Then I think it through in a structured way, and that becomes an article too. My aim is to offer a structured view that helps others find their own.

Basics are not always basic

We often assume that the basics are clear, so we no longer define them. I have learned to be careful with that: even basics can mean different things to different people. Working across countries, I noticed it with something very simple – an address. It always describes a place, yet the way it is written differs from culture to culture. Since then, I watch what I take for granted and what I should define more clearly: in conversations, in my articles, and when I work with AI.

How I write

My native language is German, and that is the language I think and work in: the model behind these articles is developed in German first. In IT, though, most of the conversation happens in English, so English is how ideas travel furthest. AI makes it possible for me to publish directly in English.

It works a bit like a ghostwriter who interviews me and turns my thinking into text – with two differences: I say so openly, and nothing is published that I have not reviewed, changed where needed and approved. AI helps with the wording and challenges my arguments along the way; the ideas, models and conclusions are mine, and so is the responsibility for every statement.

For me, that is one of the most practical things AI has done so far: I can focus on the content and still reach far more people than I would in German alone.

About this site

This site collects my articles. New articles are announced on LinkedIn.

Views are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.