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That Don’t Impress Me Much
Sep 30, 2025

That Don’t Impress Me Much

Why AI impresses us less over time and what business leaders should focus on instead.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
TechnologyTechnology
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Your Top Priority Automation
Sep 23, 2025

Your Top Priority Automation

With uncertainty about the effectiveness of AI, focus on the one metric certain to move the needle.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
TechnologyTechnology
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Time Equals Trust
Sep 16, 2025

Time Equals Trust

What Declining Trust in AI Means for Business Adoption.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
TechnologyTechnology
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Automation is a CEO’s Job
Sep 09, 2025

Automation is a CEO’s Job

Real gains come when leaders link automation to growth, not when they shave a few hours off routine tasks.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
TechnologyTechnology
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AI Is Getting Cheaper, Smarter, Greener
Aug 26, 2025

AI Is Getting Cheaper, Smarter, Greener

While Dubai and China push forward, high energy costs and slow adoption threaten to leave European businesses behind.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
TechnologyTechnology
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Beyond the Hype Cycle
Aug 19, 2025

Beyond the Hype Cycle

What seven decades of AI’s rises and falls teach us about surviving the next downturn.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
TechnologyTechnology
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Our Robot Future is Closer Than We Think
Aug 05, 2025

Our Robot Future is Closer Than We Think

Will a billion agents or a billion robots have a bigger impact on our lives?

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
AIAI
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AI is About Proof of Value
Jul 29, 2025

AI is About Proof of Value

The easier it is to generate a proof of concept, the quicker the pivot to demonstrating value.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
TechnologyTechnology
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Proof-of-Concept, Graveyard of Ideas
Jul 22, 2025

Proof-of-Concept, Graveyard of Ideas

From publish-or-perish academia to enterprise AI pilots, quantity wins the funding while quality pays the price.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
AIAI
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Does Adopting AI Mean Tomorrow’s Managers Are Missing?
Jul 15, 2025

Does Adopting AI Mean Tomorrow’s Managers Are Missing?

Big-firm hiring freezes shrink the pipeline. What SMEs can expect and how to beat the crunch.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
TechnologyTechnology
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AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Smarter Workers, Shallower Students
Jul 08, 2025

AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Smarter Workers, Shallower Students

A guide to making generative AI productive while avoiding the cognitive debt it can create.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
AIAI
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How AI Can End the Late Payment Crisis
Jul 01, 2025

How AI Can End the Late Payment Crisis

Predictive analytics and automated reminders free trapped cash and help small firms reclaim their share of the £112 billion overdue.

Simon Maughan
Simon Maughan
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