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Stop buying AI tools before you map the work.
Most AI spend fails before procurement because nobody mapped the work it was meant to change. Here is the mapping sequence we run before any tool decision.
Angus McDonald · 11 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
security
Is ChatGPT safe for company data in Australia? The account decides
Is ChatGPT safe for company data? The account tier, not the model, decides whether your prompts train it, how long they are kept and who can read them.
25 Aug 2026 · 12 min read
operations
How to train AI on your company data, in the order that works
To train AI on your company data you choose files, not weights. The Company Brain Load Order sets what goes in first, what goes last, and what stays out.
25 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
perspectives
You cannot buy your company brain, and this week proved it
The AI context layer is now something you can buy. It indexes what your business recorded, not the company brain rules that decide whether an agent is useful.
20 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
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25 Aug 2026 · 12 min read
How to train AI on your company data, in the order that worksTo train AI on your company data you choose files, not weights. The Company Brain Load Order sets what goes in first, what goes last, and what stays out.operations
25 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
You cannot buy your company brain, and this week proved itThe AI context layer is now something you can buy. It indexes what your business recorded, not the company brain rules that decide whether an agent is useful.perspectives
20 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
How to choose an AI consultant: the show-me listHow to choose an AI consultant: ask for four things before you pay - a client you can phone, a system in production, a named builder, exit terms.strategy
20 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
How to measure AI ROI when hours saved are not moneyMeasure AI ROI by baselining the process first: count, time per unit, a named owner, a date, and the one downstream change that turns hours into money.strategy
18 Aug 2026 · 18 min read
How much does an AI consultant cost? The AI spend ladderExpect an AI consultant in Australia to cost $150-$400 an hour or $950-$2,000 a day, and $1,500-$15,000 for a first fixed-price project.strategy
14 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
Same model, 8.3x the output. The gap is AI skills, written downFrontier firms get 8.3x the output per user from the same models. OpenAI's data points at written-down AI skills and connected company data.perspectives
13 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
Meta made the model free. Your context is the bill.Meta's Muse Glimmer runs a capable agent on one GPU. A 128K context window is rationed VRAM, so running AI agents locally rewards the tidy business.perspectives
12 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Your company brain needs an owner and an expiry dateAgents cite stale internal docs because retrieval treats every source as equal. Split your company brain into a wide evidence layer and an owned canon.perspectives
11 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Stop buying AI tools before you map the work.Most AI spend fails before procurement because nobody mapped the work it was meant to change. Here is the mapping sequence we run before any tool decision.strategy11 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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