Commentary on decisions, AI and what is actually happening right now. Written by Benjamin Wenisch. With sources, always.
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Briefed Is Not Fluent: The New Leadership Gap in AI
McKinsey says you cannot lead AI from the sidelines. The field agrees.
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Local Models Are Having Their Moment. Check Three Things First.
Open-weight models went mainstream. The three checks that decide whether local is right for you.
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One Month to 2 August: What the AI Act Deadline Shuffle Means for Mid-Market Leaders
Brussels moved some deadlines. Your readiness question did not move at all.
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What the Fable 5 Shutdown Taught Us About Vendor Dependence
For 19 days, one of the best AI models was simply gone. That is the lesson.
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Cost per Token Is the Wrong Number
AI prices keep falling. AI bills keep rising. One number explains the gap.
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AI Fatigue Is Real. Activation Is the Answer.
The problem is no longer convincing people. It is that they are worn out.
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Agents Everywhere, Accountability Nowhere
2026 is the year of the AI agent. The real question is older than the technology.
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Why Your Strategy Offsite Produced Alignment but No Decisions
Everyone left energised. Six weeks later, nothing changed. As designed.
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The AI Pause Nobody Announced
Many organisations are quietly slowing down on AI. The reason is not the technology.
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Deciding Under Permanent Uncertainty
Waiting for clarity has quietly become the most expensive strategy of 2026.
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The Slow No: How Organisations Reject Decisions Without Saying So
Most organisations rarely say no. They say later, and mean never.
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Decision Debt: The Backlog Nobody Tracks
Companies track technical and financial debt. The most expensive debt is neither.
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