Andy Desai

The Long View

Essays on the forces that actually move things — socio-economics, geo-politics, technology, and corporate governance.

Socio-Economics

How economic and social forces actually move together, not just what the headline number says.

Geo-politics

The power plays and alliances shaping trade, technology, and security.

Technology

What's real versus what's marketing in AI and the tools reshaping how work gets done.

Corporate Governance

How organizations actually make decisions, and where accountability quietly goes missing.

Everyone agrees agentic AI is necessary. Nobody agrees on anything else.

July 10, 2026

The industry finally agrees agents need to be production-grade. What it can't agree on is basic facts like how many actually are -- and that gap is the real story.