01Guide
ModelsFoundation
6 minRead time
The intelligence layer
Choose the model for the job.
Compare OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and open-weight options on quality, context, deployment and real operating cost.
Explore leading modelsIndependent field notes / Business AI
Work,
rethought.
The next generation of business AI is more than a better chatbot. Understand the models, agents and systems changing how work gets done.
Find your starting point01 / The reading list
Five layers.
One clearer picture.
Practical comparisons, implementation trade-offs and questions worth asking before you buy.
02Guide
AgentsExecution
6 minRead time
The decision layer
Give AI a task. Keep control.
What makes a system an agent, where autonomy helps, and how to design permissions, approvals and measurable stopping rules.
Understand intelligent agents03Guide
ServicesOperations
6 minRead time
The delivery layer
Buy an outcome, not a demo.
A buyer’s framework for managed AI operations, customer-service agents and the contracts behind automated outcomes.
Evaluate agentic services04Guide
FlowsIntegration
6 minRead time
The connection layer
Connect intelligence to action.
Where Zapier, Make, n8n and Power Automate fit—and why reliability often matters more than the number of connectors.
Compare automation platforms05Guide
ToolsNext wave
6 minRead time
The emerging layer
Spot useful signals early.
Explore coding assistants, enterprise search, browser agents and voice systems. Separate a promising capability from a dependable business tool.
Survey emerging tools02 / Our approach
Less prediction.
More evaluation.
A benchmark is not a business case. A fluent answer is not a completed task.
We organise AI around the decisions teams actually face: what to automate, what to measure, where to keep a human involved and how to avoid expensive dependencies.
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Define the outcome
Name the work, its owner and an observable success condition.
- 02
Test the hard cases
Evaluate messy inputs, missing permissions and costly mistakes—not just ideal demonstrations.
- 03
Account for the whole system
Include review time, integration, governance and recovery in the cost.
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