---
id: "action-apply-litmus-test"
type: "action-item"
source_timestamps: ["24:00:00", "24:20:00"]
tags: ["strategy", "evaluation"]
related: ["framework-strategic-litmus-test"]
speakers: ["Nate B. Jones"]
action: "Evaluate your product against a scenario where foundation models are 10x better."
outcome: "Pivot away from temporary technological gaps and focus on durable structural moats."
sources: ["s28-5-safe-places"]
sourceVaultSlug: "s28-5-safe-places"
originDay: 28
---
# Apply the 10x AI Litmus Test

## Action

Evaluate your product roadmap by asking what value remains if foundation models become **10x better**.

## Procedure

1. List every feature or value proposition in your product.
2. For each, ask: *Does this still matter if Claude/GPT/Gemini are 10x more capable next year?*
3. Mark each as **survives** or **erased**.
4. If the majority are erased, **pivot immediately**.
5. Concentrate effort on what survives — and ensure it maps to one of [[concept-vertical-trust|Trust]], [[concept-vertical-context|Context]], [[concept-vertical-distribution|Distribution]], [[concept-vertical-taste|Taste]], or [[concept-vertical-liability|Liability]].

## Outcome

Pivot away from temporary technological gaps and focus on durable structural moats.

## Source

[[framework-strategic-litmus-test]] / [[quote-strategic-litmus-test]]