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14 March 2025 · Newsletter

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This edition covers OpenAI’s “freedom-focused” pitch to the Trump administration on AI policy, an FOI revealing Peter Kyle’s use of ChatG...

7 March 2025 · Newsletter

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This edition covers Google’s new AI Mode Search and what it means for publisher referral traffic, Mistral OCR as a low-cost tool for digi...

28 February 2025 · Newsletter

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This edition covers a busy week at the IPG Conference and a striking Ethan Mollick chart on AI’s collapsing cost and rising performance, ...

21 February 2025 · Post

Analysing Public Consultations

(Originally published on LinkedIn): Like many people in publishing, I’ve been formulating a response to the UK Government’s Consultation ...

21 February 2025 · Newsletter

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This edition covers The Guardian’s licensing deal with OpenAI alongside the New York Times rolling out internal AI tools, reflections fro...

20 February 2025 · Post

BookNet Canada Update

A follow-up to the September 2024 BookNet Canada presentation: how the industry's questions have shifted from broad AI concerns to practical implementation, copyright and employment.

19 February 2025 · Post

Swedish Publishers Association Webinar

A short overview of a webinar delivered for the Swedish Publishers Association on recent AI trends, how publishers are approaching them, and practical examples of AI tools in use.

14 February 2025 · Newsletter

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This edition covers the fractious end to the Paris AI Action Summit and Mistral’s new Le Chat, OpenAI’s plan to unify its product line in...