Alberto Cañizares — operational aiShort essays and frameworks on operational AI by Alberto Cañizares. AI readiness, automation, decision systems, and the foundations companies need before scaling AI.https://albertocanizares.comen© 2026 alberto cañizaresalberto@aicompass.ai (Alberto Cañizares)alberto@aicompass.ai (Alberto Cañizares)the bet map (framework)https://albertocanizares.com/frameworks/betshttps://albertocanizares.com/frameworks/betsnot every ai project deserves a budget. most deserve a pass.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTframeworkoperational aiwhy most companies are not ready for ai yethttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/not-readyhttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/not-readythe problem is almost never the model. it is what sits underneath it.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTai readinessoperational aiautomation before intelligencehttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/before-intelligencehttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/before-intelligencehalf of the ai projects i have audited would have shipped more value as a clean script.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTpractical implementationoperational aiai adoption is mostly a human problemhttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/human-problemhttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/human-problemthe technology is rarely the bottleneck. the calendar, the trust, and the quick win are.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTadoptionoperational aiorder → automate → augment (framework)https://albertocanizares.com/frameworks/ladderhttps://albertocanizares.com/frameworks/ladderthe only sequence that makes ai stick.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTframeworkoperational aithe operational bottlenecks behind failed ai projectshttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/failed-projectshttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/failed-projectsthree patterns repeat across every post-mortem i have read.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTworkflow intelligenceoperational aiwhen not to use aihttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/when-not-to-use-aihttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/when-not-to-use-aia one-page decision rule before adding a model to anything.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTpractical implementationoperational aiai readiness model (framework)https://albertocanizares.com/frameworks/readinesshttps://albertocanizares.com/frameworks/readinessmost ai projects fail before the first prompt. not because the model is wrong.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTframeworkoperational aithe unit of design is the workflow, not the toolhttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/workflow-not-toolhttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/workflow-not-toolpick a process. fix it. only then ask what part of it should learn.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTworkflow intelligenceoperational aiif it is not measured, it does not existhttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/measure-or-diehttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/measure-or-diemeasurement is the loop that lets an ai investment survive past q2.Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTgovernanceoperational aifewer tools, better decisionshttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/fewer-toolshttps://albertocanizares.com/notes/fewer-toolsthe cost of a new tool is almost never the license. it is the decision overhead.Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTpractical implementationoperational ai