AI Decision System
How to compare options without letting AI decide for you — set criteria, score with evidence, red-team the advice, write the brief.
1. Start here
AI is very good at helping you think through a decision: summarizing options, listing trade-offs, building comparison tables, finding missing risks, challenging assumptions. But AI should not quietly become the decision-maker.
The rule: let AI improve the decision — don't let AI own the decision. The system works for founder decisions, tool comparisons, offer design, prioritization, and everyday choices that deserve a clearer process.
2. The decision system
Most people ask AI "which should I pick?" The system flips it: name the decision precisely, set the criteria that actually matter before comparing anything, generate alternatives you hadn't considered, then score each option with evidence against the criteria.
3. Red-team, then decide
Before committing, have AI argue against your leading option — the red-team pass surfaces the risks confirmation bias hides. Then write the decision brief: the choice, the criteria, the evidence, and what would make you revisit it. You decide; the system just makes the decision visible.