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The Trust Curve in AI Disclosure
Will frames the disclosure question not as a binary but as a function of industry, demographic, and medium.
How it works
- 1Internal team communication: full transparency is the default because users know they are working with the product.
- 2External client communication: depends on industry norms — some sectors expect executive assistants, where AI fits seamlessly into existing expectations.
- 3The Workmate position: provide both options and let the customer choose the level of transparency.
- 4The bet: in two years the question will dissolve entirely because AI teammates will be normalized the way remote work was normalized between 2015 and 2025.
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The Three Waves of InstagramWill identifies three distinct product eras at Instagram, each of which informs how he is building Workmate.The Sculpting versus Painting DistinctionWill and Ryan agree that the founder's job is shifting from execution to taste.The Stable Ground ProblemBuilding a company on an AI stack that changes every quarter forces a different relationship with planning.The Pick Your Battles Operating SystemWill's personal life philosophy, applied to product decisions.
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