• Jono Nourse
• 11 Sep, 2026
• • ai-agents
  • application-layer
  • generative-ai
  • enterprise-ai
  • new-zealand
  • data-sovereignty
  • ai-strategy

AI Is the New Electricity, and the Application Layer Is Where It Pays Off

Autohive co-founder JD Trask argues that as AI models become shared infrastructure, the value moves to what gets built on top of them: the application …

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• Jono Nourse
• 11 Sep, 2026
• • ai-strategy
  • capacity-planning
  • workforce-augmentation
  • business-growth
  • ai-productivity
  • future-of-work

Why Capacity Beats Cost-Cutting in AI Strategy

Cost-cutting is only one use for AI, not the whole strategy. The bigger opportunity is freeing up capacity to finally tackle the market, product, or …

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• Jono Nourse
• 09 Sep, 2026
• • chief-ai-officer
  • ai-leadership
  • ai-strategy
  • executive-teams
  • ai-adoption
  • business-transformation

Stop Hiring a Chief AI Officer to Do Your Job

One title can't own a general-purpose technology, so CEOs and leadership teams need to set the direction, funding and pace for AI themselves rather …

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• Jono Nourse
• 17 Aug, 2026
• • ai-adoption
  • workplace-ai
  • change-management
  • ai-champions
  • ai-strategy
  • team-productivity
  • autohive

Why Your Team Has AI Access and Still Won't Use It

Most companies already have AI access, and most of it goes unused. This post looks at why, from fear of getting it wrong to unclear ownership and …

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• Jono Nourse
• 24 Jul, 2026
• • AI models
  • AI strategy
  • LLM selection
  • model routing
  • Autohive

Stop Using One AI Model for Everything

Model choice works best as an ongoing, per-task decision built into your workflow, not a single default picked once and left alone.

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