The writing archive
Collected essays, research notes and practical thinking on AI, work and the choices we make around technology.
114 articles, gathered in one place.
114 articles
Personal writing
Conservative voters are more optimistic about artificial intelligence than the country as a whole. According to Lord Ashcroft’s latest poll, 51 per cent of those who voted Conservative in 2024 see AI
Personal writing
54% of the British public admit they don't know what Zionism means. 80% of British Jews identify as Zionists. This weekend, the Green Party of England and Wales voted to declare Zionism racism. I've
Personal writing
OpenAI releases a model it says can discover and exploit zero-days, while California advances workplace and legal-sector safeguards and courts test the limits of AI-specific laws. The Week in Brief
Personal writing
This was a week of institutionalisation. We saw AI governance move far beyond theoretical principles and policy teams. It is officially entering the realm of statutory institutions, sector-specific
Governance & trust
Why using historical hiring outcomes to train AI is a regulatory dead end. Plus, how to define 'proxy bias'.
Governance & trust
Eurostar’s customer-facing AI chatbot, designed to assist travellers, contained significant security vulnerabilities. This is a case study in why HR leaders must now become practitioners of robust AI governance.
AI & the future of work
If you are an HR leader entering 2026 with a "wait and see" approach to AI governance, you are already behind.
Governance & trust
Are organisations prepared to govern AI in a world where regulation, politics and workforce expectations are moving in different directions at the same time.
Governance & trust
Introducing the Agentic Maturity Ladder: A framework to cut through the vendor hype and spot the impostors.
Governance & trust
There is no shortage of ambition in today’s HR technology market. In the past year, we have seen an explosion of platforms claiming to use “AI agents” to transform recruitment, onboarding, service delivery and talent…
AI & the future of work
Why the "boring" tasks you are automating were actually the only thing keeping your workforce sane.
AI & the future of work
Plus: Why "Vibe Coding" makes you a High-Risk AI provider, and the policy vacuum around employee digital twins.
Governance & trust
For the last six months, a new, ungoverned practice has been spreading through enterprises: the attempt to "clone" expert employees using AI. The business case seems seductive—what if you could capture the unique,…
Governance & trust
We tell our people to be transparent about using AI. New research suggests this common-sense advice might be backfiring
Governance & trust
A recent experiment on LinkedIn showed men getting more reach than women on identical posts. I was asked to look into it, and found that bias is highly plausable.
AI & the future of work
New Pew Research data is a wake-up call for HR leaders. Here’s how to de-risk your AI rollout.
AI & the future of work
A recent large-scale study reveals the most significant gains from GenAI don't come from your top performers. Here’s what that means for your talent strategy.
Governance & trust
While new data reveals a deep public mistrust of AI, a sweeping set of AI hiring regulations just came into force that HR leaders cannot afford to ignore.