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329 | Breaking Analysis | The AI control gap: Who gets to say ‘It’s safe’?

We see a control gap between what AI can do and what the evidence supports trusting it to do. A great demo doesn’t prove that a system will stay within the limits of an intended deployment’s goals. The question is, who gets to decide when the evidence is sufficient to declare AI is safe?

We believe that decision needs independent oversight and enforceable responsibilities. This week, we draw on extensive conversations with Appian CEO Matt Calkins, who helps us connect public policy to the agents acting inside a business, and to the opportunity to make those systems dependable enough to receive more trusted authority.

In this week’s episode, we explore the AI control gap and the starting point for addressing AI safety, namely alignment. We question prevailing narratives and propose a public policy regime that has more teeth than what has been put forth thus far. And we bring in some data from our partner Qualitiate to capture the customer sentiment on these issues.

328 | Breaking Analysis | CoreWeave’s next test: From GPU scarcity to a durable AI cloud

Our research indicates that GPU scarcity opens the door for CoreWeave, but performance, cost and the operating experience give customers reasons to stay. Inference is growing alongside training. Notably, training is not declining at the expense of inference. Inference is growing on a very steep curve and training workloads continue to grow as well. At the same time, the hyperscalers remain deeply embedded in the application estate, and not every successful CoreWeave PoC turns into a signed customer.

The question is whether CoreWeave is converting a GPU availability advantage into a durable AI cloud. We believe the customer evidence strengthens that case. It also shows exactly where the case still needs work.

AI’s Next Infrastructure Constraint: Moving the Data

The Zayo 2026 Bandwidth Report

Artificial intelligence is driving extraordinary demand for compute, but moving data among AI factories, clouds, enterprise locations, and edge environments is becoming equally important. Zayo’s 2026 Bandwidth Report, based on purchasing patterns across nearly 6,000 customers, shows this transition is already underway. Demand is rising not only for 400-gigabit wavelengths, but also for long-haul and […]

327 | Breaking Analysis | Salesforce after Dreamforce – How $CRM can grow beyond its own interface

Salesforce’s next growth opportunity just may come from customers spending less time in its interface, and having agents do more of the work.

Coming out of Dreamforce 2026, we believe that is the shift worth exploring. The progression from command lines to graphical interfaces, browsers and mobile is entering the next phase. Specifically, an agent can now generate an interface around a task, inside Claude, Slack or another client surface. The customer no longer has to start with the application’s screen. The starting point becomes a desired outcome.

But generating an interface is not the same as understanding the business. That is where our AI enterprise software framework comes in. The system of engagement (SoE) is the new client interface and connects people and agents. The system of intelligence (SoI) supplies the business context. And the system of agency (SoA) turns that understanding into action. Salesforce’s larger ambition is to connect these elements through what it calls an enterprise AI harness, comprising data, business knowledge, workflows and controls, that let models do useful work across systems. This goes well beyond answering questions. It blends deterministic software with the stochastic qualities of LLMs to completely change how organizations and professionals work.

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