The AI operator: Biggest role in Silicon Valley
Summary
The piece argues for a new role—an AI operator—who partners with executives to map repetitive processes, prioritize automation, and rapidly build or buy AI tools. It describes the required three-layer skill stack (technical, business, behavioral) and a two-week sprint cadence with quarterly iterations, leveraging agentic AI and no-code tools. The author cites Walmart as an example and suggests metrics like AI usage per employee and dollars per employee.