CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis because they’re sufficiently distant from the last mile of work that still has to happen to generate most value with AI.
So when they play with AI, they see the happy path results, often not considering the next 10 or 20 things that have to happen to get sustainable results from agents.
“Look I made this awesome product prototype”. Yes but you didn’t have to review the code before it went into production and fix a bunch of issues.
“Look I generated a contract”. Yes but you didn’t verify all the terms before it goes out to the counterparty and didn’t have to wire up all the past contracts to work with.
The best thing you can do as a CEO is to use AI a *ton* to figure out the real implications of agents in the enterprise, and come out the other side with an appreciation for both the upside and the real work that goes into them.
@CathieDWood@katherinelegge@CathieDWood thank you for sponsoring a racer. While @katherinelegge didn’t have the best of days - the reality is very few have ever made the attempt let alone completed every lap. Worth trying it again for sure!
Those of us who have removed the toxins from food, water, environment, and medicine that exist in the American environment, completely understand the accuracy of what Steven says below.
For those that do not understand, highly unlikely that they have done the above.
Steven Bartlett says a few glasses of wine ruined the next 3 days of his life
“It's one of those areas where you don't understand the hidden cost until you really give it up for a while. I stopped drinking at 30 years old. I'm now 33. When I was 31, I thought, I'll have a drink again because now I could really A/B test it. I had a year of not drinking, decided to have a drink again”
“It ruined three days of my life. I had a couple of glasses of wine, didn't get drunk. It ruined three days of my life because of the domino effect it caused”
“I got worse sleep that night, and then because I got worse sleep that night, I ate more poorly the next day because my dopamine system or whatever, the cortisol system was all messed up. I podcasted worse. I didn't go to the gym that day or the day after because I felt really bad. I then slept worse, and I could track all of this on my Whoop”
@Bencera You know this - but those docs are arguably the most important in Polsia. I would be very interested to understand how well the negotiations went given that you showed up only to sign.
@mikebush It’s the same consulting / transformation issues seen with web, mobile, social, big data, etc. literally the same cycle. Most large orgs are inefficient. Mid market well ran orgs are the winning ticket.
Because only the real ICs, who can speak the language of the CFO know where tangible vs intangible value is in the company. The 11% are focused on tangible value as a proof of concept / single focus area to start.
If you’re a dad with young kids and you’re healthy and fit.
And you’ve got a steady job/career and a roof over your head.
And a great wife.
Please recognize this: you are living the dream life. The “good old days” are literally happening to you right now.
the masculine urge to grab your laptop, a starlink receiver, clear your schedule and go to a cabin in the woods for a few weeks to strictly vibe code and lift weights without human contact
SaaS will become AaaS with agents.
API as a service.
Lmao. You will need your whole AaaS to survive the agentic future as a software company.
Never operate half ass.