Many Companies' Fancy 'Company Brain' Is Just Markdown Files in a Database

jacob_posel · x · 2026-09-19

A popular tech quip: plenty of companies claim to have a "company brain," but it's really just markdown files in a database — and the punchline goes further, noting many firms touting a "database" actually just have files sitting on a disk. A wry reality check on the tech underpinning today's AI knowledge-base products.

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