Will Turner, founder of Beyond Data

Will Turner

Intelligent Decision Systems

I solve complex operational problems for customers at Beyond Data. I combine strategy, statistics, psychology and first-principles systems thinking.

Recent essays

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  • The harness gap

    For about two months I have been bending Claude Code to work the way I work, and recently I wanted to know whether any of it was helping. So I did what you do:…

  • "Continue" is a complete prompt

    A post went past me on LinkedIn this week sorting people who work with GenAI tools into two camps. Camp one is spec driven, usually engineers: write the spec…

  • Automating the slack

    Write down the three problems that, if they moved, would change what your organisation is worth. Then write down everything anyone in the building has pointed…

Recent clips

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  • · Ep 6 · 0:28

    AI could create more middle managers, not fewer

    AI may not eliminate middle management. It moves the bottleneck from creating work to reviewing it, which could mean we need more managers, not fewer.

  • · Ep 6 · 0:57

    How proprietary harnesses can game AI benchmark scores

    AI benchmark scores can be gamed in the proprietary harness layer, where hidden tweaks can radically change published results.

  • · Ep 6 · 0:50

    Your Individual AI Subscription Does Not Protect Your Data

    “We won’t train on your data” does not mean your chats are private. Individual AI subscriptions can still leave internal teams with access.

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Timeline

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Currently: Managing Director at Beyond Data.

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