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AI can't take the blame…so who does?

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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AI can chat like a friend, but can't take the blame. Who's at fault when things go wrong? Imagine AI as your next boss. It never takes a day off, yet you're still justifying expenses. And AI won't fix productivity issues overnight. The real bottleneck might surprise you.

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I stopped being a bottleneck. My team barely noticed.

I stopped being a bottleneck. My team barely noticed.

I thought I was the problem.


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Me, buried under status update emails at 9pm, wondering why I couldn't keep up.


That's not managing. That's just being the chokepoint.


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