Erin Moore — Fractional Chief AI Officer
    Vol. VII — Writing
    The JournalEssays & Field Notes

    Practical writing on AI in the wild.

    Field notes from real engagements. Frameworks, postmortems, and the unglamorous discipline of shipping AI in production.

    Nov 2026
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    How to Choose an AI Model Without Becoming an Expert
    AI Strategy··4 min read

    How to Choose an AI Model Without Becoming an Expert

    The model you pick will be superseded within the year. Design for that, and the selection question gets much smaller.

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    Fractional Executive Contracts: The Terms That Matter
    Fractional Leadership··4 min read

    Fractional Executive Contracts: The Terms That Matter

    Most fractional contracts are consulting contracts with a different title. Eight terms decide which one you actually signed.

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    What does this blog cover?
    AI strategy and leadership decisions for growing businesses: what a Chief AI Officer actually does, how to evaluate vendors, how to measure return, and why most AI projects fail. It is written for people deciding what to fund, not for people building models.
    How often is it updated?
    New pieces publish regularly, and existing ones are revised when the underlying facts change — pricing, market rates and vendor landscapes move quickly enough that stale posts become misleading rather than merely dated.
    Who writes it?
    Erin Moore, a fractional Chief AI Officer and U.S. Army veteran with an Executive MBA, an MS in Data Science and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Everything is written from the buyer's side of the table, which is where the work happens.
    Where should I start?
    If you are new to the topic, start with what a fractional Chief AI Officer does and why most AI projects fail. If you are already spending on AI, the posts on AI audits and measuring ROI will be more immediately useful.