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.

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    Fractional CFO vs Fractional CAIO: Which Seat First?
    Fractional Leadership··4 min read

    Fractional CFO vs Fractional CAIO: Which Seat First?

    Both are part-time executives on a retainer. They answer completely different questions, and the order you hire them in is usually obvious once you see it.

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    What Is a Fractional Executive? The Complete Guide to Every Role
    AI Leadership··5 min read

    What Is a Fractional Executive? The Complete Guide to Every Role

    Fractional executives give growing companies real C-suite leadership at 20-35% of a full-time hire. Here's how the model works, what every role covers — CFO, CMO, COO, CTO, CAIO — what each costs, and how to hire well.

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    Fractional CTO vs Fractional CAIO: Which Does Your Company Need?
    AI Leadership··5 min read

    Fractional CTO vs Fractional CAIO: Which Does Your Company Need?

    Both put senior technology leadership on your team without a full-time salary — but they own different problems. Here's what each role actually covers, where they overlap, and how to decide which gap your company has.

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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.