The AI Metagame: Episode 01 with Kory Kilpatrick

Episode 1: Builder | Controller | Premature Abstraction

"I built for scale before I understood the problem"

In a world where tools allow us to scale instantly, the temptation to build big is overwhelming. But what happens when you scale the wrong thing?

The AI Metagame is a twelve-episode series that looks at four archetypes in AI — Builder, Explainer, Interpreter, Narrator — to map where AI creates leverage and where it creates traps. For every great advantage of AI, there are disadvantages lurking. Each episode explores both sides.

In our premiere episode, we explore the Builder's most dangerous trap: Premature Abstraction. Modern AI leverage is a double-edged sword — it amplifies errors faster than ever before. True control now requires staying small enough to pivot until the problem itself is fully understood.