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Field notes on AI that actually works

Trends, problems, certifications, and the occasional opinionated take, written from client work, not from a content calendar.

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AI updates, trend breakdowns, and picks for the certifications worth your time, a few times a month, when something's worth sending.

  1. AI trends5 min read

    How to actually keep up with AI (without the doom-scrolling)

    A filtered, non-hype way to track what's changing: a handful of sources worth the attention, and the noise that's safe to skip.

  2. Responsible AI6 min read

    The environmental cost of AI (and what gets done about it)

    AI's climate footprint is real, and rarely mentioned by the companies selling it. Here's where it comes from, and what changes when you take it seriously.

  3. AI trends6 min read

    What's production-ready in AI automation right now

    A field guide to what's solid, what's hype, and what quietly breaks in week two, once the demo's over.

  4. Problems with AI7 min read

    Where AI automation breaks (and how to catch it first)

    Real data is messier than demo data. The gap between the two is where most automation projects quietly fail.

  5. AI certification5 min read

    AI certifications worth your time in 2026 (and the ones that aren't)

    A practical, opinionated shortlist for people deciding where to spend the hours, not a ranked listicle of everything with a certificate at the end.

  6. AI education6 min read

    Bringing AI automation into education: what works

    Schools and ed-tech teams have some of the most repetitive administrative work around, and some of the tightest constraints on getting it wrong. Here's the honest version.