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5 June 2026 · Newsletter

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There are two big themes this week: what new AI agents are making possible, and the need for a more nuanced discussion of AI’s impact on ...

29 May 2026 · Newsletter

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This week’s newsletter focuses on the economics of AI becoming more visible. Sometimes that’s positive for publishers: a new tool for est...

22 May 2026 · Newsletter

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It’s been a week of jet lag, catch-up and presentations, with a workshop, a webinar for PW and my friends at Westchester Publishing Servi...

15 May 2026 · Newsletter

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Greetings from Portland, where I’m writing this on the Thursday of IBPA Publishing University—or, as my body clock is telling me, about 0...

14 May 2026 · Post

Building AI Workflows That Survive Platform Risk

AI platform volatility, pricing changes, usage limits, makes it risky to build workflows inside specific models. The smartest users are using AI as a harness, keeping data and value in their own stack. Optionality matters as much as optimisation.

8 May 2026 · Newsletter

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It was a quieter week for product releases, but there were significant legal, policy and research developments. I am in Portland, Oregon ...

7 May 2026 · Post

How AI Affects Publishing Depends on Existing Incentives

New Australian research frames AI training on creative work as a market failure. But economic analysis needs segmentation: AI may cause underproduction in literary publishing while driving overproduction in academic sectors where volume is rewarded.

1 May 2026 · Newsletter

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Happy Friday. I’m catching up after a week on the road and there is a lot to process. This week my reading and thinking clustered around ...