Ray Poynter, 25 August 2025 I think too much of the discussion about AI is focused on what it might deliver in the future. I believe it is important that we look at what has already been achieved to get a sense of where we are and where it might go soon. This post presents… Read More »AI making a difference to real people
Ray Poynter, 16 August 2025 In the fast-moving world of AI, organisations often struggle to decide which initiatives to prioritise. The opportunities seem endless, yet resources are limited, and different parts of the business may disagree on what matters most. To cut through this, I use a framework I call The AI Territory. It adapts… Read More »The AI Territory – A Tool for Strategic Planning
Ray Poynter, 14 August 2025 As somebody who was a pioneer during the uptake of the Internet by the research ecosystem, I have been struck by how different I think the AI impact will be. My feeling is that, compared with the Internet, the AI changes will be: Faster Driven by the big players Take… Read More »The AI Revolution is Different in Speed and Nature to the Internet Revolution
Ray Poynter, 13 August 2025 Beware of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of mandating AI adoption. There is widespread agreement amongst seasoned consultants that if an organisation is going to realise the benefits of AI fully, it needs to be adopted throughout the organisation. I firmly believe this to be true, and I… Read More »AI Needs to be Compulsory
Ray Poynter, 12 August 2024 Here is an example of using a simple agent to make your life slightly easier. I will show the example using Copilot, but you could just as easily use ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude etc. You can use the same Instructions that I use for the Copilot. The Agent takes a file… Read More »Using an Agent to Summarise Documents for a Research Audience
Ray Poynter, 9 August 2025 Every so often, a new term captures the imagination of the tech world. “Agent” is one such word. From boardrooms to blogs, organisations are talking about how agents will transform work. Industry surveys suggest this is more than hype. KPMG’s Q2 2025 AI Quarterly Pulse Survey reports that agents are… Read More »The Rise of Agents – A Key Trend
Ray Poynter, 7 August 2025 This post is not a discussion of tech; it is a comment on strategy. Your organisation’s decision about the sort of AI companies it will depend on could have enormous consequences. This is the story of a company that, like Icarus, flew high but fell to earth, and the many… Read More »Windsurf’s Rise, Fall, and the Lessons for your Company’s AI Strategy
Ray Poynter 5 August 2025 Microsoft have just published a study that predicts the 40 jobs most likely to be disrupted by AI – and Market Research Analysts and Data Scientists are both on their list (see more at Fortune). The Microsoft study is based on analysing 200,000 conversations with Bing. Microsoft examined the questions… Read More »Microsoft List the 40 Jobs Most at Risk of AI Disruption
Ray Poynter, 24 July 2025 ChatGPT’s new Agent Mode is another major leap forward in how AI is advancing, especially in the field of Agentic computing. It also represents a significantly increased risk level. In this post, I outline what Agent Mode is, the associated risks, and provide a simple example. Overview ChatGPT’s Agent Mode… Read More »ChatGPT’s Agent Mode is another Leap Forward – with risks
Ray Poynter, 21 July 2025 Agents are one of the key AI developments that is re-shaping the way we conduct business and processes. An agent is a software tool capable of tackling a task without user supervision. In this post, I will illustrate agents with an example that takes data (for example, from a quantitative… Read More »Creating a Data Checking Agent