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As organisations race to deploy AI agents, digital workers and increasingly autonomous systems, one uncomfortable question is becoming impossible to ignore: How much decision-making should humans ever delegate to machines? This may seem like a new challenge, driven by recent advances in generative AI, agentic systems and digital workers. In reality, the world has already […]
The way we create music matters as much as what we create.
In this lengthy article I consider why AI can be a legitimate creator’s tool, but not at the expense of making music with people.
An unexpected consequence of my exploration of AI use in music is that I have rediscovered my songwriting muse….
Artificial intelligence is being blamed for making experienced workers obsolete. The rather more uncomfortable truth is that rapidly changing industries have always favoured people who can learn quickly, adapt freely and abandon ideas that no longer work. AI has not created that reality. It has merely made it much harder to ignore. There is an […]
As Microsoft continue to improve their branding story, aided by increasingly useful AI tooling, I revisit the topic and look at the overdue PowerPoint updates
The emergence of agentic AI challenges traditional employment-based taxation systems, risking a decoupling of economic growth from job creation. As automation increases productivity, societies must rethink revenue mechanisms to ensure public institutions are funded. The key lies in redefining the social contract to align prosperity with societal wellbeing, rather than solely relying on employment taxes.
Why Every AI Agent Needs a Manager For most of the modern corporate era, organisations have operated on a simple assumption. People perform work and technology supports them. Human beings make decisions, exercise judgement, take responsibility and are held accountable for outcomes. Systems, applications and software tools provide information, facilitate communication and automate routine tasks, […]
We often want to tell our AI to use a preferred or definitive website as the grounding source for certain types of queries.
It seems like such a simple thing. This is why it isn’t and what to do about it.
First steps: enabling skill.md capabilities in SharePoint, installing your first skills and where to use them.
Ever wondered why you can set the colour of some folders in OneDrive and SharePoint, but not others. Here’s the answer…
Having already published an introductory article on the upcoming #SkillsFiles feature in #SharePoint (and how they will provide context for #AI to drive #governance, #process and #content management) I felt a need to provide some practical tools. Hence this starter pack.
Microsoft’s Knowledge Agent rollout promises smarter content discovery across SharePoint. But for many SharePoint admins, the setup hits unexpected snags, especially if you’re strong in SharePoint but less familiar with PowerShell’s quirks. It would be handy to know where the troubles are and how to work around them.
To build a great content management solution in SharePoint you should use Content Types. Simon Hudson and Mats Warnolf tell you how and why.
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