There’s a tell. It usually comes early in a conversation, before the idea has even fully landed. It sounds like: “We’re not doing that.” “That’s not how we operate.” “We’ve already decided.”
Archive for: June, 2026
Are Expensive Frontier Models Necessary for Everything?
Don’t use frontier models for non-frontier problems. That’s it.
Stop Chasing AI Productivity. Start Solving Constraints.

A business leader I spoke with recently described his company’s AI strategy in one sentence: “By the end of this quarter, we want to achieve a 10% uplift in productivity using AI.”
