Axios CEO Jim VandeHei writes: I've spent the past year using AI obsessively — inputting copious amounts of personal and business data, turning myself into a lab rat for Axios and our readers. Why it matters: This experiment has shown me in unmistakable, hands-on ways the superhuman possibilities — and real-world limitations — hitting and awaiting us. In short: AI is way better, more accurate and mind-expanding than most think. (Sorry, it's true.) But it's colliding with hard human realities, making it confusing, clunky and chaotic for lots of people in its current form. How I did it: Over the past year, Axios aggressively tested AI (mainly OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code) across every layer of every department. - We…
I'm offering you four specific ways to get more out of AI: better prompting , improving AI memory , starting a business using AI and running a business using AI (tonight). Congrats! You started a business using AI . Now, you've got to run it. AI can help with that, too. - The old rule: After launch, the hiring surge and spiral begins. Every hire slows the business down before it runs. - The new rule: The next generation of companies will be designed before they're staffed. You can use AI agents to execute a lot of the work. You supervise outcomes, not big teams of people, until business is rolling in. Why it matters: This could be the real jobs story of the decade — perhaps even bigger than "AI takes your job." The same technology…