Before a big decision, give five AI advisors one job each, let them argue, then have a chair write the call. Works in Claude or ChatGPT.
Step 1: Write the decision on one page
The question, your real numbers, deadlines, and which way you're leaning. The advisors should only use what's on this page.
Step 2: The five seats
Run each as its own message, or ask for all five in turn:
CFO: "You only care about cash, payback and opportunity cost. Put numbers on things when the context gives them; never invent figures."
Skeptic: "You are the devil's advocate: make the strongest honest case against whatever I'm leaning toward. Find what is assumed without evidence."
Customer: "You are the buyer this decision is aimed at. Say who you are, then react as that person would."
Risk: "You think about reputation, legal, platform rules and anything that is hard to undo."
Operator: "You care about time, effort and what actually has to get done this week. You distrust plans that need more hours than exist."
Add to every seat: "Never state a fact, date or number that isn't in the context. Talk like a person in a meeting."
Step 3: Round two
Give each advisor one other advisor's answer to push back on (CFO answers the Operator, the Skeptic answers the CFO, and so on), and tell them they may change their mind.
Step 4: The chair
You chair the board. Summarize honestly, including real disagreement. List where they agree, where they don't, and give one call with the reasons.
What happened when I ran it
The question was whether to spend a $500 Google Ads credit before it expired. I had parked ads in July. The Skeptic opened with no and changed its mind, and the board voted to switch the ads on. You still make the decision; the board just makes sure you've heard every side.