AI · June 20, 2026
AI That Earns Its Seat
A useful AI system should save time, improve judgment, or create leverage you can measure.
By Tony Case
AI should not be installed because it is impressive. It should earn its seat like any other tool.
The test is simple: did it reduce repeated work, improve a decision, shorten a process, or help a person do better work without pretending the person no longer matters?
BTTY will document the automations that work, the ones that do not, and the operational judgment behind the difference.