Ken Pickering CTO @ Scripta Insights | Former SVP, Eng @ Starburst Data & CTO @ Hopper

Stories by Ken Pickering

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The human side of AI: A CTO’s take on fear, trust, and identity in the AI age

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AI is reshaping engineering teams emotionally as well as technically. A CTO shares insights on fear, trust, burnout, identity, and leading through AI change.

Ken Pickering
May 21, 2026 ⋅ 4 min read
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Thinking beats coding: How to hire the right engineers in the AI era

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A CTO outlines his case for how leaders should prioritize complex thinking over framework knowledge when hiring engineers for the AI era.

Ken Pickering
Mar 18, 2026 ⋅ 4 min read
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What it actually means to be an AI-first engineering organization

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AI-first isn’t about tools; it’s about how teams think, build, and decide. Ken Pickering, CTO at Scripta Insights, shares how engineering leaders can adapt.

Ken Pickering
Feb 4, 2026 ⋅ 3 min read