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People cheat more with AI A study in Scientific American showed users were more likely to cheat on tasks when assisted by AI. The effect was strongest when instructions were unclear. Generative AI’s climate costs hit front page MIT flagged rising emissions from foundation model use. The
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DeepMind has redrawn the threat map. In a new update to its Frontier Safety Framework, the UK-based lab now ranks “harmful manipulation” and “shutdown resistance” as core risks. That means models that change your beliefs - or refuse to turn off- are no longer sci-fi. The change matters
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Welcome to the AI Roundup The UK government’s internal trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot failed to deliver the expected productivity gains. Despite Copilot’s ability to generate meeting notes and email drafts, the pilot found no measurable improvements in efficiency. Micro1 raised $35 million
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Good morning I recently coached an exec team who wanted more updates on how companies are responding to AI challenges. Here's the latest: The White House is finalising a “Winning the AI Race” plan to push US AI overseas and block federal funding in states with restrictive AI laws. It leans
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The future of software delivery depends not just on how fast you move but on how smartly and responsibly you do it. Software teams are delivering faster but often at the cost of quality. Sixty-three percent deploy untested code and 42 percent lose over $1 million a year to software issues.
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The Executive Summary's latest pulse survey researched 150 global enterprise CEOs on their relationship with technology. Most studies focus on CIOs, but with the rise of AI, CEOs are pushing harder to drive the tech agenda themselves. Two Stats That Matter [more to be revealed]: * 68% of
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Gartner expects that 30 percent of GenAI projects will be abandoned by the end of this year. Why? Because the fundamentals don’t hold up. Poor data quality. Loose risk frameworks. Sky-high costs and unclear outcomes. Some companies are spending up to $20 million just to test something they
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What makes the perfect partner? Research suggests it’s someone who listens. Active listening is one of the most important traits in a healthy, lasting relationship. It builds empathy, trust and emotional safety, the foundations of human connection. Tools like ChatGPT and Replika are
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Good Friday to you all This week, I've been helping my clients with sales. I have doubted the notion that storytelling is useful to companies, but it seems to be back in full fashion for 2025. Perhaps reality is biting in that while people buy from people, those people had better be smart,
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One economist warns exaggerated expectations could drive interest rates to 16%, slow consumer spending and concentrate wealth among AI system owners. The promise of transformation is real, but so is the risk of economic imbalance. If you're not learning AI skills, you're almost certainly
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ChatGPT: "AI is unlikely to "seize" control in a dramatic coup—it will gradually take over because it’s better, faster, and more reliable than humans in many domains. AI will effectively control large parts of human life through necessity, dependency, and influence."
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Welcome to the end of the week. At last... Here's why tech is great. 💡I really want you to look at our AI Frontiers events at the bottom of this email. The first is on AI disruption in media, entertainment and games later this month. The second is on DeFi (decentralised finance) 5 reasons
