The AI Pause Debate Is Back. Your Business Needs the Final Say.
The proposed Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 (S.5493/H.R.10538): why AI agent permissions, human approval, and data privacy matter.
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Insights, tutorials, and updates on AI teammates and the future of human-AI collaboration.
The AI Pause Debate Is Back. Your Business Needs the Final Say.
The proposed Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 (S.5493/H.R.10538): why AI agent permissions, human approval, and data privacy matter.
What's new in Okou — Week of October 26
Advanced capabilities, custom templates, chat email management, and a Halloween treat.
What's new in Okou — Week of October 19
Discord, Google Docs and Sheets, Resources, and four new reads on people research, team context, startup tools, and event planning.
How to Find Influencers for Your Brand and Track Outreach
Find influencers for your brand, assess fit, build a Google Sheets outreach tracker, and prepare personalized emails with this step-by-step Okou tutorial.
The Tech Event Playbook: How to Host a Successful Event From Scratch With Zero Local Connections
How we hosted a 400+ RSVP LA Tech Week panel from scratch with zero local connections: define success, lock the venue and speakers, then fill the room with a funnel.
AI Agent Context Management for Team Collaboration
A practical guide to AI agent context management: connect team knowledge, preserve permissions, maintain memory, and make handoffs clear. Includes FAQs.
How to Choose Your Startup Toolkit as a Founder
Learn how to choose tools for your startup, compare software costs and integrations, and build a startup toolkit that fits your stage. Includes practical FAQs.
What's new in Okou — Week of October 12
October 12–18 product updates, plus compliance progress, ways to earn more credits, and photos from LA Tech Week.
What's new in Okou — Week of October 5
Image annotations, private artifacts, and template shortcuts—plus a Heritage Table recap from SF Tech Week.
What should AI remember? A dinner at SF Tech Week
At Heritage Table’s SF Tech Week dinner, a question about coconut opened a conversation about teaching agents, memory, permissions, and the people behind AI.
What's new in Okou — Week of September 28
Figma connector, color themes, Okou in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, your own API key on Free, and smaller chat updates.
What's new in Okou — Week of September 21
Run controls for model, effort and speed, custom MCP connectors, SSH for everyone, per-member usage, and live activity summaries.
Guides
AI Agent vs Chatbot vs AI Coworker: What's the Difference?
AI agent vs chatbot vs AI coworker, explained for business teams: what you hand each one, one task done three ways, common myths, and how to choose.
AI Agents vs Agentic AI: What's the Difference?
AI agents vs agentic AI, explained for business teams: where the terms came from, why agentic is a dial, common myths, a worked example, and an FAQ.
AI Employees: What They Are and What They Aren't
AI employees are AI agents given an ongoing role in your tools. Learn what you can delegate, what people still own, and how to judge any AI employee product.
Types of AI Agents: 5 Classic Types Explained With Business Examples
The 5 classic types of AI agents in plain English, with business examples, a step-by-step sales case, and how to pick an agent your team can trust.
What Is Agentic AI? A Plain-English Guide for Business Teams
Agentic AI pursues a goal by planning steps, using tools, and checking results. Learn how it works, where it fits at work, and where people stay in charge.
What Is an AI Agent? A Plain-English Guide for Business Teams
What is an AI agent? A plain-English guide for business teams: how agents use goals, context, tools, and feedback, shown through one real marketing task.
What Is an AI Teammate? What the Teammate Part Actually Means
An AI teammate takes a whole job, works from your team's information, and hands back work you can check and reuse. Here's what that means and where it breaks.
