Archive - Robin Cannon

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Aug 21

AI is that employee who sends emails at midnight

The problem isn’t the worker. It’s the manager who mistakes activity for value.

Aug 18

All the gold in the world

The treasure was useless until someone came looking for them.

Aug 14

Your AI governance stack only answers half the problem

You know who asked the AI. You don't know if the AI gave the right answer.

Aug 11

96.2% of ideal conditions.

Aug 7

The "AI can do the UX" mistake

You might be cutting the wrong discipline

Aug 4

I know kung fu. I might remember how to throw one punch.

I'm really, really good at AI. Right? I audited myself to find out.

Aug 3

July 2026

A new chapter for Portland.

Jul 31

Ideas are cheap. Invention is not.

AI can generate ideas forever. How do you decide which ones survive?

Jul 28

A Doorplate and a Dream

The cheese was excellent. The access was staff only.

Jul 24

Your AI council needs better characters

The LLM Council is fine. But have you tried asking the contestants of Love Island instead?

Jul 21

Review consistent with the model.

Jul 17

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