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Alex Hormozi’s Warning: Stop Chasing AI, Build This Instead!

From The Diary Of A CEO · Published Jul 20, 2026 · Watch on YouTube

TL;DR

Alex Hormozi warns entrepreneurs against outsourcing thinking and decision-making to AI, arguing it makes them dumber and that AI hype often leads to automating non-constraining processes instead of driving revenue.

Key insights

  • People use AI in wrong places: they try to start AI businesses when they should use AI in their existing business, and they automate processes that aren't the growth constraint (e.g., spending $350k t
  • Outsourcing thinking to AI (decision-making, hardest thinking work) makes you dumber because AI can agree to anything and lacks judgment; the best asset you have is your own sharp mind.
  • The fastest way to build a $10M business is not the fastest way to build a $100M business; focus and patience are anti-human and therefore enduring competitive advantages.

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