The AI Resistance Stack: Technical Risk, Identity Threat, and Incentive Misalignment

by Nat Currier 18 min read
AILeadershipChange ManagementOrganizationsOperations
The AI Resistance Stack: Technical Risk, Identity Threat, and Incentive Misalignment
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If your AI rollout is stalling, the problem is often not the model. It is the combination of technical risk, identity threat, and incentive misalignment that leaders fail to address directly.

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Nat Currier. "The AI Resistance Stack: Technical Risk, Identity Threat, and Incentive Misalignment." nat.io, 2026-02-25. https://nat.io/blog/ai-resistance-is-rarely-about-technology

Why AI adoption stalls in organizations: technical concerns, identity threat, and incentive misalignment, and what leaders can do about it.

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