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2026 was the year of the agent. 2027 is the year of computer use.

Get ready for the era of AI that uses your computer just like you do.

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Computer use
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How to evaluate a new model release (and why the benchmarks can't do it for you)

Should you be using the latest and greatest AI model? And if so, what for?

AI
Models
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You want AI ROI? Know what drives your business

Getting AI ROI starts with understanding your key business drivers and how AI could accelerate them.

AI ROI
AI strategy
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Being good at prompting isn’t enough

Your team needs to move from AI prompting to redesigning workflows with agents. Here's how.

AI workflow redesign
AI strategy
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5 questions every AI leader will need to answer in 2027

The questions for Heads of AI will get harder in 2027. Here's how to prepare as you set your 2027 AI strategy.

AI strategy
Head of AI jobs
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What Should Be in Your AI Budget for 2027

Budget season is coming. Here's everything that should be in your AI transformation budget in 2027.

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3 steps to uncover your real competitors (hint: they may not be who you think)

April Dunford is a product positioning expert who helps executives zero in on the real competitive alternatives to their product.

In this post, we’ll share some of her tips.

Product positioning
Marketing strategy
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7 steps to writing a powerful sales pitch

In life, great stories can have a profound impact. Hence why you (we) wept like a baby at the end of Titanic.

But great stories don’t just belong on the big screen. Their power belongs in the business world too. The key to a sales pitch that wins clients, gets business, and drives results? You guessed it. Storytelling. 

In this post, we’re going to walk you through positioning master April Dunford’s sales story framework. This is the narrative that helps you easily communicate the unique value of your product to customers.

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5 questions every great manager asks their team

Stop asking, "When will I get this by?" and start asking the five questions that matter for coaching great teams.

Management
Leadership
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EY's Global Head of AI: Don’t rush to prove AI ROI

If you feel like you’re falling behind because you haven’t figured out how to make a bulletproof investment in AI, read on for John Thompson’s take on why you actually need to slow down and stop sweating the ROI.

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AI ROI
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Staying silent on AI is almost as bad as banning it

The piece of data from our latest AI Proficiency Report that we can’t stop thinking about: Silence on AI breeds more AI skepticism than an outright AI ban. So if you’ve been gathering your thoughts on AI, now is the time to put them in writing.

AI
Change Management
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Why shadow AI is probably happening in your company

We surveyed over 5,000 knowledge workers in the second half of 2024 on AI knowledge, skill, and usage. One of the most troubling takeaways: AI use is happening, whether your company sanctions it or not, and the implications are huge.

AI
AI Proficiency Report
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Why most organizations aren’t ready to deploy AI

In September, we re-ran our AI Proficiency Survey to over 5,000 knowledge workers across the US, UK, and Canada. Our biggest takeaway: The knowledge workforce is vastly unprepared for an AI-augmented future.

AI
AI Proficiency Survey
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How the Royal Family’s AI-powered mental health agent overcame privacy concerns

Most orgs feel unready for the challenges that Gen AI brings to risk management. Yet many AI applications will have to navigate the line between user value and user privacy. So we sat down with specialist, Brian Kolodny, to understand how he traversed matters of privacy when building a mental health bot for the Royal Family’s foundation.

AI
Agents
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Our Guide to Building Enterprise AI Applications

Every company needs to be thinking about where AI slots into their product or service, but all the noise and hype makes it hard to determine what a valuable vs. novel use case looks like. Machine & Partners’ Ed Ortega is sharing 2 frameworks to narrow down your laundry list of AI ideas.

AI
Enterprise Apps
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