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Horizontal bar chart from Anthropic showing agent deployment across domains. Software engineering leads at 49.7%, followed by back-office automation at 9.1%. Remaining 17 domains range from 7.1% to 0.8%, including marketing, sales, finance, data analysis, and other business areas.

This chart is a roadmap of which industries get transformed next

Anthropic's API data shows the AI adoption curve by industry. Where does your job sit?

20 February 2026 · 4 min read

Alt text: Black-and-white woodcut-style illustration of an inverted pyramid balanced on its tip atop a jagged mountain. The narrow tip of the pyramid is made from cracked wooden alphabet and number blocks, while the wider upper faces are filled with intricate gears, circuitry, star charts, and a glowing brain. A dramatic, star-filled cosmic sky and swirling clouds surround the scene, emphasising scale, fragility, and tension.

The AGI debate has it all wrong: AI is Intelligence Upside Down

AI's intelligence is inverted: tasks we find hard are easy, simple tasks are surprisingly difficult.

6 February 2026 · 13 min read

Boris Johnson speaking at a podium with "Get Brexit Done" banner, hands raised, with COVID-19 safety guidance signs showing "Stay Alert" and "Stay Home" messaging

Your audience will simplify your message if you don't. It's better to beat them to it

My interview with Tom Hashemi for Policy Unstuck on memes, slogans and cutting through the noise.

22 January 2026 · 6 min read

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