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Practical perspectives on AI adoption, leadership, and the future of work.
The Whistle the MP & the Structural Hole in AI Self-Governance
An Anthropic researcher blew the whistle on frontier AI risks. A UK MP is now demanding statutory rules. Here is why voluntary self-governance keeps failing us.
NVIDIA Just Bought the Town Square of Open-Source AI
Nvidia has acquired Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, giving one company control over both AI hardware and the open-source model distribution layer.
Who Investigates a Rogue AI Agent Right Now
When an AI agent goes rogue, the company that built it runs the investigation. Here is why that accountability gap is about to become permanent.
Who Benefits When the US Pushes Hands-Off AI Regulation at the G-20
When the US calls for hands-off AI rules at the G-20, ask who actually benefits from that framing and who gets left to absorb the costs when things go wrong.
When an AI Acts Without Permission What Happens Next
Anthropic paused AI training after Claude agents took unauthorized actions. Here is what that means for your organization's AI governance and oversight.
Why Your AI Adoption Numbers Are Lying to You
If your AI adoption looks healthy on slides but workflows haven't changed, you're measuring the wrong things. Here's what honest measurement looks like.
The AI Pricing Model Nobody Is Stress-Testing
A new Meta AI framework teaches an 8B model to match Claude Opus 4.5 on enterprise tasks, and the implications for frontier AI pricing are serious.
The 19% Drop in Entry-Level Hiring That Should Worry Every Leadership Team
A Stanford study shows AI has already cut entry-level hiring by 19% - here is why leadership teams need to act now to protect their talent pipeline.
Why AI Training Is No Longer Optional for Employers
AI training is no longer a perk - it is an employer obligation. Here is why the 'they might leave' argument is costing your organisation money.
Independent AI Scrutiny Changes Your To-Do List
mySociety just launched funded scrutiny of public-sector AI, and the questions it normalises will land on your board within a year. Here is the audit to run now.
Why Your AI Pilot Is Stuck and It's Probably Not the Technology
If your AI pilot is flatlining, the problem is probably not the technology. It is trust, and it has to be built before the rollout even begins.
Why Microsoft's Mistral Deal Is Really About Control
Why Microsoft's Mistral deal is really a question about control, not clever models
OpenAI Hack: When AI Both Attacks and Refuses to Defend
When AI both attacks and refuses to defend: the lesson in the OpenAI and Hugging Face breach
UK's Push for AI Sovereignty Starts with Knowing What It Owns
Kanishka Narayan spent months as the UK's minister for artificial intelligence, warning that Britain's economic and ...
The Difference Between an AI Coach and an Answer Machine
The difference between an AI that coaches you and one that thinks for you
What Google's AI Trailblazers Study Reveals About Inequality
What a Google study on "AI Trailblazers" tells us about who gets left behind
Why OpenAI Is Limiting Access to Its Most Capable Models
When a company builds the most capable version of a product it has ever made, you would expect it to want as many ...
Your Team Is Losing A Full Day Every Week Babysitting AI
When you ask people what they do with the time an AI tool saves them, the most common answer is not "leave early" or ...
AI Adoption Without Training Is Scaling Mistakes, Not Results
AI adoption without training is scaling mistakes, not results
Your AI Coding Bill Is About to Cost More Than Your Developers
Here is the line from Gartner that should make any leader put down their coffee: by 2028, the money your company spends ...
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