Essay · in the works

How to talk to your board about AI without overpromising

Board conversations about AI go wrong in two opposite directions: overpromising (a transformation is underway, here is the slide) and underpromising (we are evaluating, here is the matrix). Neither is honest. We have written and watched the alternative: a 10-minute board update built on three real numbers, one named decision the CEO wants endorsed, and a single page of what we are not doing. This essay is that script.