Founder of Superintelligent and host of The AI Daily Brief podcast, bringing data-driven insights to enterprise AI adoption. Known for grounding AI discussions in real-world ROI measurement and challenging hype with actual deployment metrics. Previously built knowledge graph infrastructure at Meta.
Voice of Pragmatic AI Adoption
Nathaniel Whittemore (NLW) has established himself as a leading voice in cutting through AI hype to focus on where organizations are actually capturing value. Through his daily podcast and consulting work, he brings rigor to measuring real AI adoption versus pilot projects.
Current Work
As host of The AI Daily Brief, NLW produces daily analysis covering:
- Enterprise adoption patterns and ROI measurement
- Real-world implementation stories across industries
- Analysis of AI thought leadership and trends
- Collaboration with KPMG on enterprise AI adoption series
Through Superintelligent, he created an AI education platform with 300+ video tutorials teaching practical AI skills and applications, focusing on getting people actually using tools rather than just learning theory.
Key Research & Resources
ROI Survey - Led research analyzing 3,500+ AI use cases across 8 impact categories, showing that a couple hours per week of AI usage translates to multiple work weeks of value annually. The study reveals different impact patterns across company sizes and roles, with coding significantly ahead of other domains. View the research at roisurvey.ai
Notable Episodes:
- Where AI Is Right Now: 15 Charts in 15 Minutes - Comprehensive snapshot of AI state across consumer use, enterprise adoption, agents, and infrastructure
- Where AI Spend is Already ROI Positive - Analysis of where GenAI delivers measurable returns
Additional Content:
- The Breakdown Substack - Newsletter on crypto and tech trends (3,000+ subscribers)
- Long Reads Sunday - Weekly newsletter covering bitcoin and crypto (2,000+ subscribers)
Background
Previously worked on Meta’s knowledge graph team developing large-scale data systems and AI infrastructure. Also known as longtime host of The Breakdown podcast covering macroeconomics, bitcoin, and geopolitics. Founded Superintelligent in response to the practical education gap following ChatGPT’s release.
Philosophy on AI Adoption
Data over hype - Questions dubious claims and focuses on what organizations are actually achieving with measurable outcomes
The adoption gap - While KPMG surveys show agent use jumping from 11% (Q1) to 42% (Q3), only 7% of organizations believe they’re truly at scale. Most remain stuck in “pilot purgatory”
Jagged adoption patterns - IT and Ops departments jumping ahead of other use cases, with significant differences between leading organizations and laggards
Conference Appearance
Event: AI Engineering Code Summit 2025 Date: November 20, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM Session: AI Consulting in Practice
NLW provided crucial grounding to the summit’s discussions, bringing data-driven insights about enterprise adoption realities. While other speakers focused on cutting-edge agent architectures, NLW offered the essential counterbalance: where are organizations actually capturing value, and what does the adoption gap look like across industries?