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# Seven Powers in the AI Era — Series Index
- URL: https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-index/
- Published: 2026-05-12T12:41:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-19T00:12:06.000Z
- Description: AI compresses capability, erodes shallow defenses, and raises the value of operating discipline. The sequence tests each classic source of power under these conditions, exposes false moats, and concludes with a practical audit for strategic decisions.
- Author: Antoine Buteau
- Tags: #Seven Powers AI Era, Series Index

**Seven Powers in the AI Era** is a 10-part strategy series on how Hamilton Helmer's Seven Powers change when AI compresses capability, weakens shallow moats, and makes operating discipline more important.

## Read the series in order

1. [Seven Powers in the AI Era](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-1-seven-powers-in-the-ai-era/)
2. [Scale Economies: When AI Makes Size Matter Less, Then More](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-2-scale-economies-when-ai-makes-size-matter-less-then-more/)
3. [Network Economies: Workflow Networks Beat User Counts](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-3-network-economies-workflow-networks-beat-user-counts/)
4. [Counter-Positioning: The AI Move Incumbents Cannot Copy Cheaply](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-4-counter-positioning-the-ai-move-incumbents-cannot-copy-cheaply/)
5. [Switching Costs: Workflow Lock-In Is Not the Same as User Pain](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-5-switching-costs-workflow-lock-in-is-not-the-same-as-user-pain/)
6. [Branding and Trust: When Everyone Claims Intelligence](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-6-branding-and-trust-when-everyone-claims-intelligence/)
7. [Cornered Resource: Scarcity Still Matters, But It Moved](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-7-cornered-resource-scarcity-still-matters-but-it-moved/)
8. [Process Power: The Moat Hiding in How the Work Gets Done](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-8-process-power-the-moat-hiding-in-how-the-work-gets-done/)
9. [Fake Moats AI Will Expose](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-9-fake-moats-ai-will-expose/)
10. [A Practical AI Power Audit](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-10-a-practical-ai-power-audit/)

Start with [Seven Powers in the AI Era](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-1-seven-powers-in-the-ai-era/). For the diagnostic, jump to [A Practical AI Power Audit](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/seven-powers-in-the-ai-era-series-10-a-practical-ai-power-audit/).