Thoughts on AI
The author views artificial intelligence as having high impact and generally positive effects based on personal experience with AI tools. They discuss how AI may automate jobs, reshape SaaS business models, and streamline travel booking processes. The piece also notes uncertainty about the justification of capital expenditures on AI.
- ▪The author categorizes AI narratives on a matrix of magnitude and sentiment, placing themselves in the high-impact, moderately positive quadrant.
- ▪They argue that AI-driven job automation could lead to economic upheaval but also free individuals to pursue new problems.
- ▪The author suggests SaaS is evolving toward value based on operations, scale, customization, and reliability rather than traditional front‑end/backend models.
- ▪AI is expected to simplify travel planning by consolidating searches across multiple platforms, potentially lowering prices due to increased information availability.
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Thoughts on AI 13 Jul, 2026 Sometimes people ask me similar questions about artificial intelligence (AI) or my thoughts on it in general. This post is a place I can point them to for my response. I find most narratives about AI could be classified onto a 2x2 matrix of magnitude (high, low) and sentiment (positive, negative). I’d say I’m in the high-high impact, high-medium positive space. I’ve developed this position primarily from working with AI tools. The surface area of addressable problems has grown rapidly, and the existing problem space is ripe for improvements. Below are a few questions I often get about AI and my responses: Are you scared about AI taking your job?Not at all.
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