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AI Snake Oil or the Real Thing?
Most AI snake oil starts with something real; the claims just get ahead of it. Ten questions that make an AI product's promise specific enough to evaluate, from a $20 tool to a company-wide system.
Ron Davis
Sep 10, 2026
When AI training doesn't stick
The session goes well, and a month later little has changed. Why AI training fades, the four things that make it stick, and what to check in the weeks after the workshop.
Ron Davis
Aug 12, 2026
The Survival Test
A price-sensitivity exercise for AI investments: consider what changes if the technology becomes much more expensive or much cheaper.
Ron Davis
Jul 15, 2026
A Better Mental Model for Understanding AI
Prediction is a useful starting point for understanding language models, their tool use, and why plausible answers still need checking.
Ron Davis
Jun 26, 2026
When an AI pilot stalls
Three areas to examine when a pilot is not becoming useful daily work: the task, its ownership, and the way results are measured.
Ron Davis
Jun 3, 2026
The cost of recurring manual work
How to estimate the time spent on a workflow and decide whether changing it is worth a closer look.
Ron Davis
May 13, 2026
Tools, not gods.
A practitioner’s view of AI: useful applications, the work of running them, and the questions that matter before adopting a system.
Ron Davis
May 11, 2026
Getting a recommendation into production
A recommendation needs an owner, a workable scope, and a place in the team’s day. Here is what we look for before implementation.
Ron Davis
Apr 12, 2026
Build vs. buy: decide one workflow at a time
A useful way to compare software options: separate standard business needs from the work that depends on how your company operates.