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AI Didn't Get Hacked. It Behaved Exactly as It Was Designed To. That's the Discussion Point.
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AI Didn't Get Hacked. It Behaved Exactly as It Was Designed To. That's the Discussion Point.

By Simon Chapman on · 8 min read

"If your threat model assumes software only ever does exactly what it's told, AI has already broken it." When the BBC reported on researchers successfully manipulating AI systems and highlighted stories of models behaving in unexpected ways, the headlines were predictable. AI had been "hacked". AI had "gone rogue". AI was "escaping control". It's understandable. They're compelling headlines. They're also slightly misleading.

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The Future of Crypto Isn't Bitcoin. It's Infrastructure.
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The Future of Crypto Isn't Bitcoin. It's Infrastructure.

By Simon Chapman on · 7 min read

"The biggest mistake people still make about cryptocurrency is assuming it's all about cryptocurrency." If you'd asked most people in 2017 what blockchain was going to change, you'd probably have heard the same answers. Banks. Money. Governments. Perhaps the occasional prediction that Bitcoin would replace the pound by Christmas.

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AI in 2027: When Artificial Intelligence Becomes Invisible
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AI in 2027: When Artificial Intelligence Becomes Invisible

By Simon Chapman on · 8 min read

The AI conversation is about to change. By 2027, organisations won't be asking whether they should use AI - they'll be asking why parts of their business aren't already powered by it. From autonomous digital employees and AI-native software development to sovereign AI and the rise of personal models, the next 18 months will fundamentally reshape how we work.

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Stop Comparing AI Features. Start Comparing AI Architectures.
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Stop Comparing AI Features. Start Comparing AI Architectures.

By Simon Chapman on · 10 min read

Enterprise technology evaluations are often reduced to spreadsheets. Does the product generate text? Tick. Does it summarise documents? Tick. Does it provide agents? Tick. Does it support multiple models? Tick. Does it have a chatbot? Tick. This approach creates the…

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AI Has Changed CMS Migrations. But Has It Really Eliminated Them?
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AI Has Changed CMS Migrations. But Has It Really Eliminated Them?

By Simon Chapman on · 4 min read

The rise of AI-native development platforms such as Lovable has reignited an old debate: do organisations still need a Content Management System? Lovable's messaging is intentionally bold. Rather than promising faster CMS migrations, it questions whether organisations should migrate at…

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