Ownership / Field note
Everything is an asset.
By John R. Kennedy ·
When I say everything is an asset, I'm asking us to look more carefully at where value comes from.
We recognize the value of property, money, and businesses. We are less accustomed to treating our experience, relationships, and information with the same care. Yet those things shape our decisions and make our work possible.
AI brings that question into sharper focus. If information about us can help a system produce something valuable, we should understand who can use it, for what purpose, and on whose terms.
Recognizing value is the beginning. Deciding how to protect it, share it, and benefit from it is the work ahead.
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