AI Is Your Intern, Not Your CEO

The Leader’s Framework for Decision Support Without Dependency

Author

Chris Gutierrez

Published

February 2026

Welcome

You’re probably using AI backwards.

If you’re like most leaders, you either jumped in headfirst—delegating decisions to a tool that wasn’t designed to make them—or you’re standing on the sidelines, watching your competitors move while you wait for “the right time.”

Both approaches are wrong. There’s a better way.

This book will teach you to treat AI the way you’d treat a brilliant new intern: give it clear tasks, review everything before it ships, build trust incrementally, and never forget that you’re the one accountable for the outcomes.

That’s not a limitation—it’s the entire strategy.