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Hey royals,
I'm going to say something controversial: "Founders hallucinate more than AI - and that's far more dangerous."
We craft visionary stories for investors. Hype decks for our teams. Belief systems to keep going when the data doesn't.
But what happens when the story we keep repeating... isn't true anymore?
That's the rabbit hole I went down in my latest e27 article.
Not just about AI mistakes, but human ones. Especially the ones we don't notice because they feel so right.
Everyone's afraid AI is going to mislead us.
Hallucinate facts. Talk confidently about things it doesn't understand.
But here's the twist: We do that too.
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Except ours are emotional.
Rooted in ego.
Justified by "gut".
And cloaked in something even more seductive than data: Narrative.
We misjudge market demand.
Overbuild what no one wants.
Stick with the wrong idea too long because we "believe" in the story we told ourselves.
What I actually do differently
Here's how I avoid that trap (and how I train Seraphina AI to do the same):
Separate generation from verification. Don't trust the first answer - from AI or yourself.
Use multi-step prompts. Better thinking starts with better questions.
Treat AI like a team member, not an oracle. Delegate logic. Own judgment.
🧠 "AI doesn't replace thinking. It exposes those who never learned how to think systematically in the first place."
(This one's gotten quoted a lot. It's truth in one line.)
🔗 Read it here:
If you're a founder, creator, or anyone building in the age of AI, you need to read this.
I'll ask you what I asked myself while writing this:
What's a story you've been telling that no longer serves you?
If you feel brave enough, hit reply. I'd love to hear it.
With curiosity and clarity (and a little help from Seraphina),
Sabrina 'Princessa' Wang
P.S. Want to think clearly and scale faster? Check out what we're building with Seraphina AI and Royal Visionary Society.
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