About this site

AI, Actually is about the gap between what AI is sold as and what it actually is.

That gap shows up in two places. The first is the build-out: data centers, power bills, water, capital, and the question of who ends up paying. The second is daily use: what these tools are actually good for at work and at home, and where they quietly fail.

I'm Jon Devansky. I've spent 14 years as a management consultant helping defense, med tech, and high tech companies modernize how they design and build complex products. It's a job that often comes down to a few repeatable questions: how does this system actually work, what does it actually cost, and what can this tool actually do before someone bets real money on it. This blog asks the same questions about AI, for the decisions you make at work and at home.

Opinions here are mine, not my employer's.