01 / Field Notes
Practical notes on AI leverage.
Observations from the places where expertise, workflow and automation start to compound.
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- 13 July 2026
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- Rich, Walking With Robots
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Build the System, Not Another AppAI makes it easier to build quick proofs, but disconnected tools can recreate the fragmentation they were meant to fix.Read note
02The Bar Is Hours Back, Every WeekAI confidence theatre makes useful, practical wins look too small. The better test is simple: did the work change, and did someone get meaningful time back?02Text only03Organisations MUST own the learning loopModel access is rented and isn’t durable. The real advantage is the learning loop your business owns.
04The harness matters more than the modelThe model matters, but the system around it matters more. This is how Codex started feeling less like chat and more like delegated work.
05The value is in the overlapAI adoption keeps stalling in the gap between tool expertise and business reality. This is why WWR is choosing to work in the middle.
06The pro-worker principleYour best people carry more business knowledge than your systems do. Pro-worker AI starts by capturing that expertise, not replacing it.
07The ceiling set by the leader’s first experienceOne underwhelming AI experiment can set the ceiling for the whole business. The ceiling lifts when AI can work with a leader’s own judgement.07Text only
04The harness matters more than the modelThe model matters, but the system around it matters more. This is how Codex started feeling less like chat and more like delegated work.05The value is in the overlapAI adoption keeps stalling in the gap between tool expertise and business reality. This is why WWR is choosing to work in the middle.06The pro-worker principleYour best people carry more business knowledge than your systems do. Pro-worker AI starts by capturing that expertise, not replacing it.07The ceiling set by the leader’s first experienceOne underwhelming AI experiment can set the ceiling for the whole business. The ceiling lifts when AI can work with a leader’s own judgement.07Text onlyEnd of index / 07 notes
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