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Notes on AI Automation and Knowledge Infrastructure
Practical writing on what works, what does not, and what I am building for clients.
North East Councils Are About to Need AI Systems Architects, Not London Consultancies
The UK government's national cloud strategy lands this month and councils are under pressure to modernise. Here's why the North East's own AI expertise is better placed to win that work than a consultancy three hours down the A1.
What Is a 'Second Brain' for a Business? (Not the Personal-Productivity Kind)
'Second Brain' is a well-known term in personal productivity for organising your own notes and ideas. Applied to a business, it means something related but distinct. Here's the difference.
Is UK Local Government Ready for AI? What the 2026 Data Shows
Not yet, by the government's own admission. 88.9% of public sector workers say their organisation isn't fully able to leverage AI today. The gap isn't ambition, it's institutional knowledge that was never captured in a usable form.
What Happens to Institutional Knowledge When Your Best Person Leaves?
42% of institutional knowledge is unique to the individual holding it. When they go, that portion of the job goes with them, until it's painstakingly rebuilt, which can take years.