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Brighton SEO 2026

Brighton SEO 2026: What Happens When You Fill Up a Room With the Right People The best way I can describe Brighton SEO comes from something Aleksej Lazanski said to me while we were sitting at Horatio’s after two days of talks, conversations, and more coffee than is probably advisable. “You come here, spend these […]

AI Won’t Cause Burnout. But How You Introduce It Might.

AI Won’t Cause Burnout. But How You Introduce It Might. Harvard Business Review published an article recently about burnout. And I know what you’re thinking, but your thing is AI, Azahara. Yes. And you’re right. But as I was reading through it, and as someone who has personally experienced burnout, I couldn’t stop finding parallels. […]

The EU AI Act: Why It Probably Affects You More Than You Think

The EU AI Act: Why It Probably Affects You More Than You Think You are probably still figuring out how to adapt to AI, which tools to use, which ones to trust, or maybe still wondering what an LLM actually is. And that is completely fine. As I always say: just because the technology is […]

The Convenience Trap: Is AI Quietly Replacing Your Thinking?

The Convenience Trap: Is AI Quietly Replacing Your Thinking? Before we can understand what AI is doing to the world, we need to understand what technology has already done to us. That was the thought I kept coming back to during the opening panel at the Tech Show, where Hannah Fry and Louis Theroux had […]

The Rise of the AI Skeptic: Why 1.5 Million People are Quitting ChatGPT

The Rise of the AI Skeptic: Why 1.5 Million People are Quitting ChatGPT While most of the conversation around AI focuses on adoption, who’s using it, how fast, and what for, there’s a quieter but growing countermovement worth paying attention to. Some people are rejecting AI altogether. Others are rejecting specific tools. Either way, the […]

The Craft Crisis: Are We Automating Away the Next Generation of Experts?

The Craft Crisis: Are We Automating Away the Next Generation of Experts? Executive-Summary: The 2026 entry-level hiring crisis is being fuelled by an “AI Expertise Gap.” Marketing and tech veteran explains why juniors are losing the chance to learn the craft and proposes a new statutory probation strategy to save the future workforce. Two weeks […]

The Reward for Eating Pie is… Eating More Pie

The Reward for Eating Pie is… Eating More Pie Executive Summary:  The “More Pie” Paradox. In 2026, AI is finally delivering measurable productivity gains, but at a hidden cost. Research shows that without a clear strategy, AI doesn’t just save time—it expands workloads, blurs professional boundaries, and increases error rates through forced multitasking. For leaders, […]

AI Wants to Infiltrate Your Government (And It’s Already Starting)

AI Wants to Infiltrate Your Government (And It’s Already Starting) It’s no secret that the companies developing AI want you to embrace it, and they want you to do it now. The main reason is simple: AI is one of the most expensive technologies ever built. The infrastructure, the talent, the energy costs, the bills […]