Where we explore new ideas about AI operations, leadership, and the occasional philosophical detour.
July 7, 2026 · Anthony Franco
Most AI efforts die the same way: someone buys a Stage 4 platform while their people are still at Stage 1. You can't buy your way past a stage you haven't lived through. Five stages, and the one move each one actually allows.
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March 24, 2026 · Anthony Franco
AI won't replace you. It will replace the parts of your job you spend 80% of your day doing. We are moving from an economy of execution to an economy of direction, and that changes the skill stack entirely.
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February 24, 2026 · Anthony Franco
The hype cycle is breaking. AI isn't failing because the technology is bad. It's failing because we're managing probabilistic tools with deterministic playbooks. The fix isn't better prompts. It's better principles.
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December 30, 2025 · Anthony Franco
Calling yourself "in AI" because you use ChatGPT is like saying you're in the culinary arts because you know how to operate a microwave. There are three tiers of AI adoption, and confusing them is dangerous.
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December 2, 2025 · Anthony Franco
80% of AI projects never make it past the pilot phase. The reason isn't bad technology. It's automating broken processes. If you automate a bad process, you just scale the chaos.
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