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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
One resignation away
When a process depends on one person’s judgment, useful documentation starts with the exceptions they handle and the decisions they make.
Ron Davis
Jun 24, 2026
When recurring requests take over the day
Repeated status questions, approvals, and lookups can point to a process that needs attention. Start by looking at how the work arrives.
Ron Davis
Jun 17, 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
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
Explaining a difficult recommendation
How we approach recommendations that challenge an existing plan: show the evidence, explain the consequences, and work through the options.
Ron Davis
Feb 20, 2026