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The Boring AI Manifesto

AI Strategy
Updated 25th September 2026 Published 11th January 2026

Boring is underrated.

I like my elevators to be boring.

I like my seatbelt to be boring.

I want technology to do the boring work so you can do the interesting work.

Exciting, experimental tools often break.

I measure success in time reclaimed, not prompts engineered.

Judge AI by its results. The goal is getting work done better.

Start with boring. Prove value fast.

Update 21st Jan:

  1. The Boring AI Manifesto is an excerpt from my new book "The AI Pilot Handbook", now available on Amazon.
  2. I wrote more about "Why Boring is Interesting" to explain my thinking in this manifesto.

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