The AI Thinker | Adam Faik | Substack

Go from product manager to AI-native builder. Get the in-depth playbooks and real-world projects you need to build better products with AI. Click to read The AI Thinker, by Adam Faik, a Substack publication.

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The AI Thinker | Adam Faik | Substack · Jul 26, 2026

AI ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE

How to answer ethical concerns about AI

Listen to the strongest version of the concern. Sort it into one of four kinds. Concede what’s true, fix what you control, correct what’s mistaken, respect what’s a value.

GOOGLEAMAZON

The AI Thinker | Adam Faik | Substack · Jul 20, 2026

TALENT ACQUISITION AND RECRUITING

How to hire an AI-native product manager

Rewrite the job description around real AI usage. Screen for the last thing they built. Watch them direct an AI live. Decide on judgment, with a fluency bar.

SHOPIFYGOOGLE

The AI Thinker | Adam Faik | Substack · Jul 13, 2026

TALENT ACQUISITION AND RECRUITING

How to build AI agents business teams want

Decide if the job needs an agent. Interview the people who do it. Prototype from their answers. Hand your AI team a buildable spec. Start version one on the work nobody wants.

ANACLAIRE

The AI Thinker | Adam Faik | Substack · Jun 29, 2026

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

How to pick the AI agents worth building

Map out the steps your work goes through, from idea to done. Find the one step everything waits on. Aim your next agent at it, not at the part that’s already fast. Pace everything else to its speed.

MICROSOFT

The AI Thinker | Adam Faik | Substack · May 04, 2026

FILM AND CINEMA

How to turn work into cinematic videos with NotebookLM

Open NotebookLM. Add one focused source. Pick the cinematic format. Write instructions with a bold central metaphor. Generate and wait 30 minutes.