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Applied AI·April 5, 2026·1 min read

Why You Should Ignore AI FOMO

AI assistants that add coordination overhead and verification work are just new inboxes — not leverage. If your team reports more burnout after an AI rollout, you don’t need more tools, you need fewer workflows and clearer ‘no-AI’ zones.

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Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)

AI-native businesses are now a cover story for old-school gray-zone marketing and arbitrage — the Medvi narrative shows how easy it is to launder sketchy unit economics as ‘AI magic.’ If your GTM or vendor relies on opaque AI claims instead of verifiable funnels, margins, and controls, assume the risk is reputational as much as financial.