""I really like written documents for boards over presentations," Taylor said. "You end up letting people synthesize information ahead of the board meeting, so you end up with more substantive discussions in the board room." Taylor, the former co-CEO of Salesforce and cofounder of AI startup Sierra, said that writing without AI is a worthwhile thinking exercise and helps board members clarify their thoughts."
"Bret Taylor, OpenAI's board chair, prefers his board members to write their meeting prep the old-fashioned way, without AI. Taylor told the Uncapped podcast that elegantly writing material in a concise way demonstrates strategic thinking. He also predicted regulators will seek out AI agents in order to minimize the risk of human-only oversight of regulated markets. Sure, ChatGPT could help a board member write up a memo ahead of a meeting. But OpenAI's chairman says there's value to going old-school."
Bret Taylor favors concise, AI-free memos over slide presentations for board preparation. He believes composing memos without AI forces clearer thinking and demonstrates strategic judgment. He expects members to read materials before meetings so sessions center on substantive issues rather than first-time exposure to data. Brevity signals careful thought and respect for stakeholders. Taylor contrasts concise memos with denser approaches and values pre-meeting synthesis as a way to improve meeting quality. He also predicts regulators will deploy AI agents to reduce reliance on human-only oversight in regulated markets.
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