Wiser blog
The work around the model
Why we built Wiser: much of the work of using AI happens around the model.
The Founder Who Automated Himself Out of a Job
He automated the invoicing, then the reports, then the proposals, one piece at a time, each only after it proved it wouldn't embarrass him. Six months later the company ran fine without him, and he had a small identity crisis. He wasn't automated out of a job. He was automated out of a job description.
Confidently Wrong: The Real Danger Is AI's Tone, Not Its Errors
Everyone worries AI will be wrong. The scary part is that it's wrong in the same calm, fluent, authoritative tone it uses when it's right. We spent our whole lives reading confidence as a signal of reliability. AI severs that link, so stop grading it on how sure it sounds.
Courageous Collaboration: Why "Nice" Teams Fail
Most corporate meetings are theater. We nod politely, wait for the highest-paid person to speak, and agree. AI introduces a new form of the same cowardice: deferring to "what the AI says." The fix is structured conflict.
AI Is Not Rotting Your Brain (Unless You Let It)
A recent MIT study found weaker brain connectivity in people writing essays with ChatGPT. This is the calculator panic of the 1970s all over again. The real danger isn't cognitive atrophy. It's judgment atrophy.
Why AI Won't Replace You (But It Will Replace Your Job Description)
AI won't replace you. It will replace the parts of your job you spend most of your day doing. We are moving from an economy of execution to an economy of direction, and that changes the skill stack entirely.
AI First Principles: Moving Beyond the Hype
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.
How to Know If You're an NPC
If we're in a simulation, some of us are main characters and some are background players with three lines of dialogue. So I decided to tackle the most important philosophical question of our time: How do you know if you're a Non-Player Character in your own life?
You Are Not "In AI" (And That's Okay)
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.