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AI Maximalism Is Not a Sign of Boldness

There’s a reflex I see resurface in almost every engagement I work on, in different guises but with the same root: the conviction that AI is needed, everywhere, right now, or you’ll fall behind. This reflex has a name, and I won’t shy away from it: it’s maximalism. And like every form of maximalism, it dresses itself up as strategic necessity to dodge the only question that matters: do we actually need this? ...

July 27, 2026 · 6 min · Laurence Poussard