REBOTIFY WRITING FIELD NOTES

From chatbot to AI employee. Ten years, five shapes.

Jack and I started Rebotify in Melbourne in July 2016. Ten years this winter.

EDITORIAL STANCE

“The useful questions are operational. What context does the employee need? Where should a human approve? What should fire before the customer notices?”

RECENT NOTES

PRIMER

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What AI means when a business uses the word.
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ARCHIVE EARLIER NOTES

• How AI actually works in a business. 19 MAY 2026 · 6 MIN
• What AI actually does for a business in 2026. 19 MAY 2026 · 6 MIN
• ChatGPT for business is the wrong frame. 19 MAY 2026 · 5 MIN
• What is an AI agent, actually. 19 MAY 2026 · 6 MIN
• What an AI assistant actually does in a workday. 19 MAY 2026 · 6 MIN
• Why one employee beats a dashboard. 12 MAY 2026 · 4 MIN
• Where your data actually sits. 14 MAY 2026 · 4 MIN
• The demo is not the product. 28 APR 2026 · 3 MIN
• AI fluency is now a service layer. 14 APR 2026 · 4 MIN
• Memory is the moat. 31 MAR 2026 · 3 MIN
• Why we won’t sell you a fleet. 17 MAR 2026 · 5 MIN
• Counting completions, not tokens. 03 MAR 2026 · 4 MIN
• Review-before-send is the new safety harness. 12 FEB 2026 · 3 MIN

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