The hardest part of AI isn’t the technology. It’s knowing when not to use it.

Jake Walker has led products at Toyota, Otto Motors, DarwinAI, and Sportsnet. Across each role, he has seen that success does not come from using AI everywhere, it comes from matching the right technology to the problem. Sometimes that means deep learning, but often the solution is much simpler.

In this episode, Daniel and Jake explore the difference between capability, feature, and technology. Jake explains why voice and vision need AI, but why many manufacturing and streaming challenges can be solved without it. He shares how product managers should think of themselves as “value managers,” how to weigh ROI against timelines, and why being second to market can still succeed if you build distinct competencies.

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