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We Now Have the Two Most Powerful AI Models Ever Built. So Why Can't You Use Them at Work?

Sep 10, 2026

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4 min read

We Now Have the Two Most Powerful AI Models Ever Built. So Why Can't You Use Them at Work?

A look at the gap between what AI can do now and what most businesses will actually let you do with it.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Where I Draw the Line With AI

Sep 3, 2026

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5 min read

Where I Draw the Line With AI

Speed is only worth it up to a point

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
I Nearly Let AI Talk Me Out of My Own Idea

Aug 27, 2026

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5 min read

I Nearly Let AI Talk Me Out of My Own Idea

When a sounding board starts drowning out your own judgement

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Checking, Not Guessing

Aug 20, 2026

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4 min read

Checking, Not Guessing

How I decide when to trust Claude's answer — and when to ask a human instead

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

The AI advice nobody's giving you: do less, not more.

Aug 13, 2026

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5 min read

The AI advice nobody's giving you: do less, not more.

You don't need to understand everything, just the things that help you.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
I didn't write a to-do list after my time off

Aug 6, 2026

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5 min read

I didn't write a to-do list after my time off

Back from a few days off, I handed my inbox and Slack to Claude and asked it to triage. Would you?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
I Shared My AI Chat With My Boss. Should You?

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

I Shared My AI Chat With My Boss. Should You?

Sharing Claude and ChatGPT conversations saves time, but this week's news shows why it's not risk-free

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

One Designer, Ten Iterations, Zero Job Loss

Jul 23, 2026

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4 min read

One Designer, Ten Iterations, Zero Job Loss

Inside a designer's first real experiment with AI-assisted prototyping

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Don't Settle with the Initial Answer

Jul 16, 2026

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4 min read

Don't Settle with the Initial Answer

How follow-up questions turn AI from useful to genuinely indispensable

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

My AI Budget Just Shrank by 98%

Jul 9, 2026

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5 min read

My AI Budget Just Shrank by 98%

What a shrinking AI budget taught me about spending discipline — and what it says about AI's ROI problem

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Is Your Team's AI Chaos Quietly Draining Productivity?

Jul 2, 2026

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5 min read

Is Your Team's AI Chaos Quietly Draining Productivity?

What happens when 10 desks means 10 different AI tools

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Is Your Boss Using AI More Than You?

Jun 25, 2026

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4 min read

Is Your Boss Using AI More Than You?

A senior leader sat near me this week, and I got a front-row seat to how they actually use AI.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Is AI really coming for your job?

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

Is AI really coming for your job?

It doesn't have to if you engage with it.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
AI too powerful for the public, already in the office.

Jun 11, 2026

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5 min read

AI too powerful for the public, already in the office.

Claude Fable 5, is now publicly available.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Are you vibe coding with corporate data?

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

Are you vibe coding with corporate data?

It's very easy now to use commercial tools to create your own solutions, but should you?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Do you know what you're spending on AI?

May 28, 2026

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4 min read

Do you know what you're spending on AI?

Is your AI use delivering value at work?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

What's Your Manager's Expectations on AI?

May 21, 2026

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4 min read

What's Your Manager's Expectations on AI?

Does your manager encourage you to use AI in the team, or are they firmly against it?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

The word for 2026? "Headless"

May 14, 2026

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5 min read

The word for 2026? "Headless"

User interfaces are becoming less important

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Someone Quit Their Job Over AI. Here's What That Tells Us.

May 7, 2026

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4 min read

Someone Quit Their Job Over AI. Here's What That Tells Us.

Would you quit if your employer's view on AI adoption is different to yours?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

You Need More Than Just Accurate Numbers

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

You Need More Than Just Accurate Numbers

The calculated number might be correct, but what if the number is wrong?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

What are you automating?

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

What are you automating?

If you're not building automated processes with AI, your wasting an opportunity,

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Do You Manage a Team?

Apr 16, 2026

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7 min read

Do You Manage a Team?

Humans or agents?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

Are You Taking Risky AI Shortcuts at Work?

Apr 9, 2026

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7 min read

Are You Taking Risky AI Shortcuts at Work?

How “no-code” AI tools, vibe coding, and shadow IT can quietly erode your data security and governance.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

AI is Confidently Wrong

Apr 2, 2026

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7 min read

AI is Confidently Wrong

AI mistakes can be hard to spot

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

The Weekly

The Right Tools for the Job

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

The Right Tools for the Job

How often do you switch between AI tools for different jobs?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
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