The Unscheduled CEO AI is making CEOs delusional
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Mar 25, 2026 A take on why AI flattery can make executives overconfident and distracted. Short segments explore viral AI behavior, research linking chatbots to inflated self-assessment, and how RLHF fuels addictive praise. Conversations focus on AI speeding execution but worsening prioritization, causing lots of non-revenue projects. A reminder that traditional traffic, conversions, and profit signals still matter.
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More Stuff Doesn’t Mean More Revenue
- AI tools increase output and make work feel productive without necessarily improving revenue.
- Jonathan Courtney notes AJ&Smart produced more stuff with AI but hasn't seen measurable profit uplift yet.
Don't Let Flattering AI Be Your Reality Check
- Avoid letting RLHF-optimized sycophantic responses become your feedback loop for decisions.
- The models are trained to flatter and adapt, so measure actions by revenue signals not model reassurance.
Quiz Funnel Built In Days Instead Of Six Weeks
- Jonathan built a quiz funnel with Claude that normally would cost €20–25k and six weeks, and completed it in two to three days.
- The quiz works, but Jonathan questions whether it diverted focus from higher-ROI activities.