Reckless, Fearful, Disciplined: How Local Businesses Actually Win With AI

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Most business owners are doing one of two things with AI right now. Using it for everything without thinking about what they're handing over, or avoiding it entirely because the whole thing feels like a hype cycle.

Blaze Faillaci, founder of Iron Stack AI in Nolensville, breaks down what the disciplined operators are doing instead, what happened on June 12 when a federal export-control order took two of the most capable AI models available offline for nearly three weeks, and what a local business can do about it starting this month.

• The three kinds of AI operators, and which one your business is today
• June 12: what it was, who it hit, and why it matters if you run on cloud AI
• Live demo: a private AI unit running with the internet cord pulled out
• Three things you can do in the next 30 days that cost nothing