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OpenAI and Anthropic Aren't Selling You Software Anymore. They're Moving In.
Recently, two of the biggest names in AI did the same thing on the same day, and almost nobody in the SME world clocked what it means.
4 hrs ago
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Ben Macdonald
IBM's CEO Just Said Most Companies Run AI at the Margin. He's Right. Here's How to Not Be One.
Arvind Krishna stood on stage at IBM Think 2026 and said the quiet bit out loud.
May 25
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Ben Macdonald
The AI Fog Is Real. Stop Making 5-Year Plans. Start Making 90-Day Bets.
Harvard Business Review just put a name to the thing keeping you up at night.
May 24
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Ben Macdonald
From 6 Hours to 60 Minutes. The Boring Step Most People Skip.
Judge Group, a Fortune 500 services firm, just cut contract reviews from six hours to one hour.
May 23
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Ben Macdonald
Stop Training, Start Showing
Stop training your team on AI (do this instead)
May 3
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Ben Macdonald
Your Cheapest Employee Is a Checklist
Your cheapest employee is a checklist (and you haven't hired it yet)
May 2
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Ben Macdonald
From Pilot to Profit: The 90-Day AI Implementation
Most AI projects die in a fog of good intentions.
May 1
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Ben Macdonald
The smartest thing in the room is not AI
AI is more intelligent than any human.
May 1
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Ben Macdonald
April 2026
The UK SME Squeeze: How to Survive Rising Costs and AI Disruption
A perfect storm is hitting UK SMEs. Here's how to weather it.
Apr 30
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Ben Macdonald
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The 15-Minute AI Audit
The 15-minute AI audit that saves you £1,000 a month
Apr 30
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Ben Macdonald
Stop being fed. Start thinking.
Why I’m using AI to escape the algorithm, not feed it
Apr 18
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Ben Macdonald
The End of the Entry-Level Job
If AI does the junior work, who trains the next leader?
Apr 13
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Ben Macdonald
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