An Airport Conversation That Uncovered the Future of AI Power

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:10:07 +0000

The airport departure board flickered from On Time to Delayed, and with that single word, a group of business travelers was forced into an unscheduled pause. Laptops stayed open, phones kept buzzing, and the news everyone had already read began circulating again—this time with opinions attached. The U.S. government’s decision to pull more than a thousand AI experts and agency firms into federal systems was no longer a headline. It was a provocation.