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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2026 · 11 MIN

What is your organisation actually for?

from David's Saturday AI Thoughts · host David Boyle

Organisations say they're production systems but behave like human systems. The revealed preference is togetherness, not efficiency. AI adoption reverts because training optimises for individual productivity while the real binding force is human collaboration. What happened this week: * Dorsey wants to replace org charts with AI world models (Block restructuring) * Mollick says de-weirding AI is a mistake; hidden AI use is the harder problem * Zapier raised the AI fluency hiring bar: slope not snapshot, accountability added What to try: * Have AI interview you before building anything * Ask AI what looks weird before analysing data * Let AI be the app: build skills not standalone software Read the full edition with all links and sources: https://steadman.ai/newsletters/david/#edition-2026-04-04

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