No. 01
BusinessOctober 28, 2026
The sycophancy tax: how agreeable AI makes us worse at decisions
Agreeable AI feels helpful, but a Science study shows it leaves us surer we're right and less willing to listen. Here's how to design dissent back in.
Topic
governance
14 essays
No. 02
TechnologySeptember 2, 2026
The least-privilege principle: what an AI-deleted database tells you about agent permissions
An AI coding agent deleted an entire production database in nine seconds. The failure was permissions, not a rogue AI, and least privilege is the fix.
No. 03
BusinessJuly 22, 2026
The MCP gives you the voice; the skill gives you the judgement
A brand-voice connector pipes your tone into every AI tool, but it can't judge when not to apply it. That judgement is policy — a layer you still own.
No. 04
BusinessJuly 21, 2026
When AI agents start hiring humans — and on whose terms
AI agents are starting to hire and manage humans, not replace them. What matters is on whose terms your people enter the loop, and who is left liable.
No. 05
MarketingJuly 16, 2026
The brand-voice protocol problem: why your AI stack fragments your tone
AI didn't break your brand voice — it exposed that you never really had one. Tools like Brivvy fix distribution, but defining a voice is still on you.
No. 06
TechnologyJuly 15, 2026
The web is adversarial now: what Google's prompt-injection scan means for your agents
Google logged a 32% rise in prompt-injection attacks. If your AI agent reads the open web, it's in hostile territory now, and here are three controls.
No. 07
BusinessJune 30, 2026
Agent sprawl is the new shadow IT — and it's coming from inside the house
Big firms survive AI agent sprawl because they have a CIO; your small business doesn't. Here's a simple three-step protocol to contain it by yourself.
No. 08
BusinessMay 20, 2026
AI duty of care is now a product decision, not a legal afterthought
A wrongful-death suit over Google's Gemini shows AI safety is product architecture. What every team that ships an AI copilot must build in, right now.
No. 09
BusinessMay 5, 2026
AI snitch: when the Met's Palantir tool hunts the Met
The Met's Palantir AI flagged hundreds of officers in a week. Workplace AI surveillance has crossed into the UK public sector — what it means for you.
No. 10
BusinessApril 25, 2026
Shadow agents: the enterprise governance crisis nobody planned for
Shadow AI agents running on staff laptops with live credentials to company systems. KiloClaw named the crisis — and most governance is lagging behind.
No. 11
BusinessMarch 16, 2026
The agentic readiness gap: 85% of enterprises want agents, 76% can't support them
85% of enterprises want agentic AI but 76% lack the operational foundation. Why process visibility matters more than model capability.
No. 12
BusinessMarch 9, 2026
Y2K was a bug — AI is a system shock
Y2K had a deadline. AI doesn’t. The real challenge isn’t fixing a bug — it’s managing work that now moves faster than your controls.
No. 13
BusinessFebruary 13, 2026
Governance, drift, and responsibility in AI-first firms
Systems don't fail dramatically in AI-first firms. They drift quietly until intent and reality diverge. The founder's irreducible role is stewardship.
No. 14
OtherSeptember 5, 2023
Accountability in politics: a call for scrutiny during elections
A call to strengthen political accountability. Why election scrutiny matters, how voters can demand responsibility, and what real oversight looks like.