Free Lesson

Spot Fake-Good AI and Build the Boring Killer Instead

Part of The AI-Powered Professional

45 min
Jul 10, 2026 3:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)

In this video

What you'll learn

1. Tell a "Boring Killer" from "Fake Good" AI

Use a 3-circle value test — users × company ROI × AI capability — to kill AI ideas that won't pay off.

2. Turn messy chat + voice into decisions, live

Watch Claude Code synthesize unstructured transcripts into the topic and the right remediation.

3. Pick the autonomy level you've actually earned

Use the Assist → Copilot → Agent dial and guardrails to decide when AI can safely act on its own.

Why this topic matters

Everyone's racing to ship "autonomous AI agents." Most are Fake Good — one slick demo, then they fall apart and burn budget. This honest hour shows where AI actually pays off: synthesizing the messy data no one reads. You'll learn to find the sweet spot of user value, ROI, and real capability — and skip the  expensive demos no leader will fund twice.

You'll learn from

Shiva Arunachalam

Shiva Arunachalam

Group PM at Uber, leading a $100M+ global comms platform (voice, chat, AI)

Previously at

Uber
Product School
Yahoo
The Walt Disney Company
UCLA
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