Did you know chief decision scientist is a role at Google? Me neither. Cassie Kozyrkov used to have that title and she has so many interesting things to say in this interview. I found the first part most interesting where she talks about what makes a good decision, and why even helpful answers from AI can lead to worse decisions.

From Weekly Filet #538, in August 2025.

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