Field notes · Updated weekly25+ posts · Vol. 6

Field notes from installing AI in real businesses.

What we learn shipping AI into the real world — the patterns that work, the things that break, and what's actually changing quarter by quarter.

§ 02Filter
§ 01AI Strategy

The AI Agent Economy: New Business Models, New Rules, New Opportunities

A new economy is forming around AI agents — not the economy of selling AI tools, but the economy of agents creating value alongside humans. Here's how to position yourself for it.

15 min read
§ 02Engineering

Context Windows Explained: Why 2 Million Tokens Changes Everything

The context window is the most important — and most misunderstood — spec of any AI model. The jump from 128K to 2M tokens isn't incremental. It's a qualitative shift that enables entirely new applications.

14 min read
§ 03Industry News

AI Regulation in the UK: What SMEs Actually Need to Know in 2026

The UK took a different path from the EU's AI Act. For SMEs deploying AI agents, this creates both opportunity and uncertainty. Here's what the rules actually say — stripped of the legal jargon.

13 min read
§ 04Case Studies

7 OpenClaw Automations Running Our Business Right Now

No hypotheticals. Seven specific automations running in production through OpenClaw — what they do, how they're configured, and exactly how much time and money they save.

16 min read
§ 05Engineering

Multimodal AI: Why Your Agents Need Eyes, Ears, and More Than Just Text

Most businesses think of AI as a text tool. But your business runs on photos, voice notes, PDFs, and video. Multimodal AI closes the 55% gap that text-only agents miss entirely.

14 min read
§ 06AI Strategy

The Death of SaaS: How AI Agents Are Replacing Your Software Subscriptions

30,000+ SaaS tools on the market. The average SME subscribes to 15 of them. For the first time, there's a credible alternative: AI agents that do the work instead of tools that help you do it.

14 min read
§ 07Engineering

Gemini 3 Deep Think: When AI Learns to Actually Reason

Google quietly added Deep Think to Antigravity. It took us two weeks to realise it was the most important addition since launch — because it doesn't just process faster. It reasons differently.

13 min read
§ 08Case Studies

A Day in the Life: Running a Business Where AI Agents Do the Operational Work

Not the theory. Not the vision. The actual, daily, unglamorous reality of an entrepreneur whose business partner is software. Here's a real day, documented as it happened.

15 min read
§ 09AI Strategy

Quantum Computing Meets AI: What's Coming, When, and What to Do About It

Quantum computing has been 'five years away' for twenty years. But something has shifted. Google's Willow chip, IBM's Heron processors — the implications for AI are approaching fast.

15 min read
§ 10Engineering

Antigravity + OpenClaw + Google Cloud: The Stack That Lets Two People Outship an Agency

People ask us what tools we use. The answer is three: Antigravity for building, OpenClaw for deploying, and Google Cloud for running. Here's exactly how the pieces fit together.

14 min read
§ 11Engineering

OpenClaw: The Open-Source OS for AI Agents (And Why We Run Everything on It)

Every serious AI deployment hits the same wall: you need your agent on WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, and email — all at once. OpenClaw solves this with a hub-and-spoke architecture.

16 min read
§ 12Engineering

Google Antigravity IDE: 3 Months In — An Honest Review

Google's agent-first IDE promised to change how we write software. It did — but not in the way we expected. Here's our unfiltered assessment after 90 days of daily use.

15 min read
§ 13Tutorials

Vibe Coding Done Right: How to Direct AI Agents Without Producing Slop

Google coined the term. The internet mocked it. Then developers tried it and couldn't go back. Here's how to vibe code effectively — and avoid the AI slop that gives it a bad name.

13 min read
§ 14Engineering

Self-Hosting AI Agents: The Architecture, The Costs, and Why It Beats Managed Services

£25-75/month for a 24/7 AI workforce? We break down our self-hosting architecture on Google Cloud — with real cost numbers and real deployment timelines.

14 min read
§ 15AI Strategy

AI Agents vs. Traditional Automation: What's Actually Different

Zapier, Make, and n8n changed the game. But AI agents are playing a completely different sport. Here's why the distinction matters.

10 min read
§ 16Case Studies

The £500 AI Audit: What We Actually Do and Why It Works

We've audited dozens of businesses for AI readiness. Here's exactly what happens during our audit, what we look for, and the patterns we see over and over again.

11 min read
§ 17AI Strategy

The Agentic AI Revolution: Why Chatbots Are Dead

We are moving beyond simple Q&A. Autonomous agents that can plan, execute, and correct their own actions are the new standard for business automation.

12 min read
§ 18Tutorials

Building Your First AI Agent: A Practical Guide for Business Owners

You don't need to be a developer to understand how AI agents work. This guide walks you through the anatomy, the first project, and the most common mistakes.

15 min read
§ 19Engineering

Why We Bet Everything on the Google Unified Stack

From Gemini's 2M token context window to Cloud Run's serverless compute — why Google's ecosystem is the only enterprise-grade infrastructure for true agentic workflows.

14 min read
§ 20Industry News

The State of AI in UK SMEs: A 2026 Reality Check

UK SMEs are simultaneously the most excited about AI and the least prepared to deploy it. Here's where things actually stand — and what to do about it.

12 min read
§ 21AI Strategy

Building the Neural Enterprise: The Architecture That Replaces Hierarchy

Most businesses are structured like factories. The Neural Enterprise is structured like a brain. Here's how to make the transition.

11 min read
§ 22Tutorials

Is Your Business Ready for AI? The Honest 5-Point Checklist

Before you invest a single pound in AI, you need to know if your business can actually use it. Most can't — yet. Here are the five critical factors.

9 min read
§ 23Industry News

The Hidden Cost of Waiting: Why Q1 2026 Is the AI Tipping Point

Every month you delay AI adoption, your competitors compound their advantage. Here's the hard data on why early 2026 is the moment to move.

10 min read
§ 24Case Studies

Case Study: How We Built an AI-Powered Website in 48 Hours

A behind-the-scenes look at how we deployed a swarm of specialised AI agents to design, develop, and ship a complete business website in just two days.

13 min read
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