Better Intelligence blogPractical guidance on AI agents, automation, and AI-powered apps.https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/Brief an AI agent the way you would brief a new hirehttps://betterintelligence.ai/blog/brief-an-ai-agent-like-a-new-hire/https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/brief-an-ai-agent-like-a-new-hire/Agents that miss the mark are usually under-briefed. Use five short lines covering the job, the inputs, what done looks like, when to ask, and what never to do.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI agents & automationGetting startedPrice the AI mistake before you count the savingshttps://betterintelligence.ai/blog/price-the-ai-mistake-before-you-count-the-savings/https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/price-the-ai-mistake-before-you-count-the-savings/A faster process that makes errors can cost more than it saves. Here is a short calculation that shows whether an AI workflow is worth building.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTROI & measurementAI agents & automationWrite an AI policy your team will actually readhttps://betterintelligence.ai/blog/write-an-ai-policy-your-team-will-read/https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/write-an-ai-policy-your-team-will-read/Most AI policies are long and ignored. Here is a one-page version that sorts your data into three tiers and tells people what they may paste where.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernance & riskLeadership & adoptionWhy AI pilots stall after they workhttps://betterintelligence.ai/blog/why-ai-pilots-stall-after-they-work/https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/why-ai-pilots-stall-after-they-work/The demo went well, then nothing shipped. The gap is rarely the model. It is the four jobs nobody owned once the pilot ended.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLeadership & adoptionGetting startedAI agents & automationTest an AI tool on your own work before you buyhttps://betterintelligence.ai/blog/test-an-ai-tool-on-your-own-work-before-you-buy/https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/test-an-ai-tool-on-your-own-work-before-you-buy/Every AI demo works. Here is a one-afternoon test, using twenty of your own cases, that shows how a tool behaves on a normal Monday.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLeadership & adoptionROI & measurementGovernance & riskWhere to put the human in an AI workflowhttps://betterintelligence.ai/blog/where-to-put-the-human-in-an-ai-workflow/https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/where-to-put-the-human-in-an-ai-workflow/Approving every AI draft sounds safe. In practice, reviewers stop reading. Here is how to design review points people can actually keep up with.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernance & riskAI agents & automationMeasure the workflow before you automate ithttps://betterintelligence.ai/blog/measure-the-workflow-before-you-automate-it/https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/measure-the-workflow-before-you-automate-it/Most AI business cases count minutes saved and miss where the time actually goes. Baseline the wait, not just the work, before you build anything.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTROI & measurementGetting startedHow to choose your first AI workflowhttps://betterintelligence.ai/blog/how-to-choose-your-first-ai-workflow/https://betterintelligence.ai/blog/how-to-choose-your-first-ai-workflow/Start with one recognizable piece of work, not a platform. A practical way to pick an AI workflow that is small enough to prove and useful enough to matter.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTGetting startedAI agents & automation