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What we are reading, and what we think.

Daily notes on the news that matters to a UK board running on AI, written from our side of the gateway. White papers and the playbook beneath.

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News, from our perspective.

16 September 2026 · John WhiteThe labs have asked to slow down. Your business should plan for the opposite.

Amodei, Altman, Hassabis and Musk called for a slower AI frontier this week. What it means for a UK business that already runs on AI, and what to do before the next model lands.

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White papers and the playbook

The long reads.

White paperThe AI Control Gap

Why policy without enforcement fails, and what a control layer looks like for a UK mid-market business.

DownloadWhite paperThe Hidden Cost of AI

Token consumption, premium-by-default, unused seats and duplicate tools: the evidence, and the arithmetic of getting it back.

DownloadWhite paperPay for outcomes, not tokens

Why consumption pricing rewards the labs, what it is costing UK businesses, and how an independent control layer changes the economics.

DownloadWhite paperRules as controls

What UK regulators now expect of a business that uses AI, why a policy on the intranet does not meet it, and how one gateway does.

DownloadCase notesCase notes: eight AI incidents

Samsung, Air Canada, Deloitte, the High Court, Uber, Cursor, Replit and the ICO: what each cost, and the control that would have caught it.

DownloadPlaybookThe AI Control Playbook

Second edition. Twenty-five pages: the six problems, two case notes, the five moves, the register, the board report, the 90-day plan and the self-check.

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Twenty articles, two a week.

Analyse · Steven MyersThe bill nobody can see: why AI spend compounds and what to do about it
Analyse · John WhiteSeven questions for the board
Guard · John WhitePolicy is a document. Control is a system.
Guard · Lukasz PiotrowskiWhich model, for what — and when not to use AI at all
Analyse · Lukasz PiotrowskiPremium by default: the twenty-times price spread in your AI bill
Analyse · John WhitePersonal accounts are the new shadow IT
Guard · Lukasz PiotrowskiWhat an AI gateway is, and why every request should pass through one
Analyse · John WhiteThe AI register: what your board should see every month
Evidence · John WhiteUK GDPR, the Data (Use and Access) Act and your AI: what changed in 2026
Evidence · John WhiteISO/IEC 42001 in plain English
Analyse · Steven MyersThe same work, twice: duplicated AI tools and the rework tax
Automate · Steven MyersAI skill is trapped in your people

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