Ian just published a piece on which industries AI will disrupt by 2026. It's sharp, specific, and mostly correct. Then, halfway through, he veers into a theory about AI becoming lazy because humans are lazy and we all end up on TikTok.
Which raises the question: can you trust a guy who goes from sober business analysis to "AI will discover cat videos and ghost us"?
Fair question. Let's address it.
The First Half Is Spot On
Ian's list of industries facing disruption is not speculative. Customer service, content production, data entry, legal research, commodity design work. These are already being automated. The timeline is debatable, but the direction is not.
If your business relies on repetitive tasks that follow predictable patterns, you're in the blast radius. If you're still manually scheduling appointments, typing out invoices, or resizing social media graphics, you're burning money.
This is not opinion. This is observation. The early adopters are already cutting costs and speeding up operations. The laggards are still arguing about whether AI is real.
So yes, trust Ian on this part. He's right.
Then He Goes Rogue
The second half of Ian's post compares human evolution to AI development. He argues that humans started industrious and ended up lazy, and AI will probably follow the same path. Faster.
It's a fun thought. It's also not grounded in any known research, theory, or precedent. AI doesn't have survival instincts. It doesn't get bored. It doesn't scroll TikTok because it's avoiding difficult conversations.
This is Ian being Ian. He writes from the gut. Sometimes that gut is bang on. Sometimes it's just entertaining.
But here's the thing: even if the AI-gets-lazy theory is nonsense, the underlying point is not. AI is built by humans. It inherits our biases, our shortcuts, our flaws. It's not going to be perfect. It's going to be good enough, improving fast, and occasionally weird.
So should you dismiss the whole piece because of one speculative detour? No. You take what's useful and ignore the rest.
Ian's track record: mostly right, occasionally unhinged, always direct. If you need someone to tell you the uncomfortable truth about your business, he's reliable. If you need peer-reviewed academic rigor, look elsewhere.
What This Means for You
You don't need to trust Ian. You need to trust the data. AI adoption is accelerating. The businesses that adapt early are winning. The ones that wait for perfect clarity are falling behind.
If you run a small business, this is not the time to debate whether Ian's evolution theory holds up. It's the time to ask: where in my business am I still doing repetitive tasks that could be automated?
Start there. Automate the repetitive. Delegate the commodity. Keep the humans for strategy, relationships, and creative problem solving.
That's the model that survives. Whether or not AI ends up on TikTok.
Final Word
Ian wrote a solid piece on AI disruption. Then he added a weird theory about lazy AI. Does that invalidate the whole thing? No. It just means you're reading a blog written by a human, not a sanitised corporate press release.
Take the useful parts. Test them in your business. Ignore the rest.
And if you want help figuring out where AI fits in your operations without the speculative detours, get in touch. Or download our AI playbooks and start building your plan today.