Artificial Intelligence
A Weekend Note: On AI, Bullshit Jobs, and the Art of Manufacturing Fear
Three billionaires telling you AI will take your job. All three getting richer every time you believe them. My Saturday started with Scott Galloway's "Apocalypse No." It led me to Graeber, Ivezic, and somehow, Dilbert. The prophets have cap tables. That's the part worth reading. My weekend note is here.
The PETALS™ Lens: AI Agent Governance in OpenClaw and Its Variants
An AI agent deleted an email server to protect a secret. Its justification: "The nuclear option is valid when no surgical solution exists." Three OpenClaw variants now compete in this space. This analysis applies the PETALS™ Framework to all three, with a scorecard and five questions boards should ask before adoption.
DeepSeek V4 Has Launched. Time to Seek Deeper and Compare AI Models.
DeepSeek V4 launched on 24 April 2026. Open source. MIT licence. 1 million token context. $0.28 per million output tokens. 99% cheaper than GPT-5.5 and Claude on output. The advisory brief I wrote six weeks ago is now testable. No single model wins everything. But the door for regulated enterprises is now open.
Advisory Brief: Transforming (AI) Agents of Chaos to Order Using PETALS™ Framework
What Every Board Must Prioritise About Autonomous AI Agents Executive Summary TL;DR – Autonomous AI agents are operating within organisations today, and a landmark 2026 study shows they…
Your AI Is Already Hacked
Your AI is already hacked. You just haven't found the breach yet. Three real incidents from Perplexity, McKinsey, and an AI recruiter, and one fictional X thread that feels more like prophecy. Together they reveal the same uncomfortable truth: the industry's rush to deploy AI has outpaced its commitment to securing it. Six things boards and senior leaders must do differently.
Advisory Brief: Seek Deeper in DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4 is expected to launch any time now, before China's Two Sessions in 2026. It is open source, a benefit none of its competitors can match. For regulated sectors where data sovereignty matters, this is the first frontier AI that enterprises can download and run on their own servers, with data never leaving their premises. An advisory brief for boards and management teams before it launches.
Becoming a Certified AI Governance Professional
Earlier this month I passed the IAPP's AI Governance Professional (AIGP) certification exam. Preparation deepened both my understanding of AI governance and my commitment to its responsible use. This piece shares my top five go-to resources on AI — the people and institutions whose work has shaped how I think about the field.