Articles on AI

Hear our perspective on where the AI space is headed in NZ and afar.

AI is not a vending machine, it is a system you build

Aug 25, 2026

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8 min read

AI is not a vending machine, it is a system you build

Mike Bayly

Lessons NZ businesses can take from AWS’s latest AI agent roll out story

Aug 21, 2026

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9 min read

Lessons NZ businesses can take from AWS’s latest AI agent roll out story

Mike Bayly

What does the Claudish watermark mean for businesses?

Aug 19, 2026

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8 min read

What does the Claudish watermark mean for businesses?

Mike Bayly

Beyond the DIY AI Arc: what sits above the ceiling

Aug 5, 2026

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8 min read

Beyond the DIY AI Arc: what sits above the ceiling

Mike Bayly

Everyone thinks about Shadow AI risk wrong

Jul 31, 2026

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8 min read

Everyone thinks about Shadow AI risk wrong

Mike Bayly

AI letter wars in the USA, and what it means for New Zealand

Jul 28, 2026

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9 min read

AI letter wars in the USA, and what it means for New Zealand

Mike Bayly

Why NZ businesses are stuck in single-player AI, and what multiplayer looks like

Jul 25, 2026

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9 min read

Why NZ businesses are stuck in single-player AI, and what multiplayer looks like

Mike Bayly

Skills before AI agents: the cheapest way to find your AI gaps

Jul 24, 2026

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9 min read

Skills before AI agents: the cheapest way to find your AI gaps

Mike Bayly

Claude Roll Outs: 9 Common Mistakes Businesses Make

Jul 14, 2026

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12 min read

Claude Roll Outs: 9 Common Mistakes Businesses Make

Mike Bayly

The AI training ceiling: what it looks like in practice (three real examples).

Jun 26, 2026

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5 min read

The AI training ceiling: what it looks like in practice (three real examples).

Mike Bayly

Dario Amodei just wrote America's AI homework. NZ's is different.

Jun 13, 2026

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10 min read

Dario Amodei just wrote America's AI homework. NZ's is different.

Mike Bayly

AI is electricity. But most companies are still running the 1890 factory.

Jun 6, 2026

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7 min read

AI is electricity. But most companies are still running the 1890 factory.

Mike Bayly

How to Actually Implement AI Across a Team

May 30, 2026

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8 min read

How to Actually Implement AI Across a Team

Mike Bayly

The four types of AI skill, and how to build each one

May 26, 2026

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8 min read

The four types of AI skill, and how to build each one

Mike Bayly

How to create the perfect Claude skill: principles every AI user needs

May 19, 2026

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17 min read

How to create the perfect Claude skill: principles every AI user needs

Mike Bayly

Building an AI Operating System: AI does not learn your business by magic

May 14, 2026

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10 min read

Building an AI Operating System: AI does not learn your business by magic

Mike Bayly

Hacking Allexive: Building an agentic PM, and an AI-native company

May 9, 2026

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10 min read

Hacking Allexive: Building an agentic PM, and an AI-native company

Mike Bayly

Elon vs Sam, week 1: The first, most important AI trial of the decade. Funny enough it's not about AI

May 5, 2026

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13 min read

Elon vs Sam, week 1: The first, most important AI trial of the decade. Funny enough it's not about AI

Mike Bayly

The AI bubble story has been quiet for months. And Q1 2026 Big Tech earnings explain why

May 5, 2026

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6 min read

The AI bubble story has been quiet for months. And Q1 2026 Big Tech earnings explain why

Mike Bayly

Training Prepares People for AI. A Lighthouse Team Prepares AI for People.

Apr 29, 2026

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7 min read

Training Prepares People for AI. A Lighthouse Team Prepares AI for People.

Mike Bayly

The Behaviour-Change Tax Is Killing Most AI Rollouts. Claude Skills Are the First Real Team Operating System

Apr 24, 2026

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7 min read

The Behaviour-Change Tax Is Killing Most AI Rollouts. Claude Skills Are the First Real Team Operating System

Mike Bayly

Decoding Harness Engineering: Beyond Context Engineering

Apr 22, 2026

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10 min read

Decoding Harness Engineering: Beyond Context Engineering

Mike Bayly

Claude Code vs Claude Cowork: Choosing between Philosophies rather than Products

Apr 18, 2026

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9 min read

Claude Code vs Claude Cowork: Choosing between Philosophies rather than Products

Mike Bayly

The most important AI thing to learn in 2026 for every knowledge worker: Claude Code (including non-technical people)

Apr 15, 2026

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7 min read

The most important AI thing to learn in 2026 for every knowledge worker: Claude Code (including non-technical people)

Mike Bayly

The AI Conundrum: 1,000 × $10K Opportunities vs 10 × $1M Plays

Apr 11, 2026

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7 min read

The AI Conundrum: 1,000 × $10K Opportunities vs 10 × $1M Plays

Mike Bayly

How I Built a Content Operating System With Claude Code (Technical Breakdown)

Apr 8, 2026

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7 min read

How I Built a Content Operating System With Claude Code (Technical Breakdown)

Mike Bayly

The Frontier AI Race: Where Things Stand, March 2026

Apr 1, 2026

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5 min read

The Frontier AI Race: Where Things Stand, March 2026

Mike Bayly

Start Building Claude into your Chief of Staff

Mar 27, 2026

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5 min read

Start Building Claude into your Chief of Staff

Mike Bayly

Why Most AI Agent Scaling Strategies Keep Hitting a Wall, and What to Do About It

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

Why Most AI Agent Scaling Strategies Keep Hitting a Wall, and What to Do About It

Mike Bayly

Is Your AI Usage Akin to Micromanaging an Employee?

Mar 17, 2026

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4 min read

Is Your AI Usage Akin to Micromanaging an Employee?

Mike Bayly

Agentic Commerce Isn't Dead. OpenAI Just Tried to Build It in the Wrong Order

Mar 11, 2026

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9 min read

Agentic Commerce Isn't Dead. OpenAI Just Tried to Build It in the Wrong Order

Mike Bayly

The Pentagon Asked. Anthropic Said No. OpenAI Said Yes.

Mar 10, 2026

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17 min read

The Pentagon Asked. Anthropic Said No. OpenAI Said Yes.

Mike Bayly

AU vs NZ on AI right now: 10 insights from 19 conversations

Mar 2, 2026

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7 min read

AU vs NZ on AI right now: 10 insights from 19 conversations

Mike Bayly

Productivity AI, Engineered AI, Compound Intelligence: Three Stages Most Businesses Confuse

Feb 26, 2026

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6 min read

Productivity AI, Engineered AI, Compound Intelligence: Three Stages Most Businesses Confuse

Mike Bayly

Feb 24, 2026

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5 min read

The First Intelligence Deflation

Mike Bayly

Two Types of AI Are Happening in Enterprise. Most Companies Are Only Running One

Feb 23, 2026

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4 min read

Two Types of AI Are Happening in Enterprise. Most Companies Are Only Running One

Mike Bayly

Copilot Keeps the Team Quiet. 'Frontier Teams' Keeps the Business Competitive.

Feb 18, 2026

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8 min read

Copilot Keeps the Team Quiet. 'Frontier Teams' Keeps the Business Competitive.

Mike Bayly

The Unintended Consequences of "Something Big Is Happening"

Feb 16, 2026

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17 min read

The Unintended Consequences of "Something Big Is Happening"

Mike Bayly

Nobody Can Keep Up With AI. That's Not The Problem.

Feb 12, 2026

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11 min read

Nobody Can Keep Up With AI. That's Not The Problem.

Mike Bayly

The Output Inaccuracies Aren't Due To Hallucinating AI. It's Architecture.

Feb 9, 2026

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6 min read

The Output Inaccuracies Aren't Due To Hallucinating AI. It's Architecture.

Mike Bayly

Most businesses think they've cracked AI. They've built a brochure website.

Feb 3, 2026

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6 min read

Most businesses think they've cracked AI. They've built a brochure website.

Mike Bayly

95% of Claude Code Success is Folder Design: The Infrastructure Behind the Magic

Jan 28, 2026

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12 min read

95% of Claude Code Success is Folder Design: The Infrastructure Behind the Magic

Mike Bayly

AI's Big Misconception: Better Prompts + More Context = Best Results

Jan 19, 2026

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17 min read

AI's Big Misconception: Better Prompts + More Context = Best Results

Mike Bayly

Stop Buying AI Silver Bullets When You Need Power Tools

Jan 13, 2026

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9 min read

Stop Buying AI Silver Bullets When You Need Power Tools

Mike Bayly

From ChatGPT to Claude Code: The Upgrade Non-Technical People Miss (And 9 systems I've built using Claude Code)

Jan 11, 2026

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12 min read

From ChatGPT to Claude Code: The Upgrade Non-Technical People Miss (And 9 systems I've built using Claude Code)

Mike Bayly

ChatGPT Apps Aren't What You Think (And Why You Can't Sit This One Out)

Dec 24, 2025

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14 min read

ChatGPT Apps Aren't What You Think (And Why You Can't Sit This One Out)

Mike Bayly

Updates to my AI Stack since November. Three shifts changing everything

Dec 23, 2025

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13 min read

Updates to my AI Stack since November. Three shifts changing everything

Mike Bayly

5 AI topics (+20 resources to sift through) to dive into these summer holidays to prepare for 2026

Dec 22, 2025

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11 min read

5 AI topics (+20 resources to sift through) to dive into these summer holidays to prepare for 2026

Mike Bayly

What +1,000 AI Job Listings Tells Us About Where AI Is Heading

Dec 12, 2025

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12 min read

What +1,000 AI Job Listings Tells Us About Where AI Is Heading

Mike Bayly

Vibe Coding is the #1 Skill that you need to Learn

Dec 5, 2025

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10 min read

Vibe Coding is the #1 Skill that you need to Learn

Mike Bayly

AI Doesn't Need to Give You Text Anymore. It Can Build You the Exact Interface You Need

Dec 3, 2025

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15 min read

AI Doesn't Need to Give You Text Anymore. It Can Build You the Exact Interface You Need

Mike Bayly

Let Traders Debate the AI Bubble. Just Keep Building and Experimenting.

Nov 29, 2025

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7 min read

Let Traders Debate the AI Bubble. Just Keep Building and Experimenting.

Mike Bayly

The Two-Speed Economy Due to AI: Don't Accidentally Choose Slow

Nov 29, 2025

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4 min read

The Two-Speed Economy Due to AI: Don't Accidentally Choose Slow

Mike Bayly

The Trust Infrastructure Blocking Agentic Commerce: Why the Three A's Matter

Nov 28, 2025

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6 min read

The Trust Infrastructure Blocking Agentic Commerce: Why the Three A's Matter

Mike Bayly

More than 800 Million People Will Shop Inside LLMs. Here's What Retailers Need to Do to Prepare

Nov 26, 2025

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4 min read

More than 800 Million People Will Shop Inside LLMs. Here's What Retailers Need to Do to Prepare

Mike Bayly

My current AI stack update Nov 2025: The era of AI platform monogamy is over

Nov 23, 2025

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12 min read

My current AI stack update Nov 2025: The era of AI platform monogamy is over

Mike Bayly

The Real Threat of AI: Over-Attachment To How You Do Your Craft

Nov 20, 2025

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13 min read

The Real Threat of AI: Over-Attachment To How You Do Your Craft

Mike Bayly

Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini are your AI on-ramp, not an AI Strategy

Nov 17, 2025

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13 min read

Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini are your AI on-ramp, not an AI Strategy

Mike Bayly

What is Agentic Commerce? The readiness checklist for businesses

Nov 14, 2025

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11 min read

What is Agentic Commerce? The readiness checklist for businesses

Mike Bayly

AI Instinct: The Most Important Professional Muscle To Build This Decade

Nov 10, 2025

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11 min read

AI Instinct: The Most Important Professional Muscle To Build This Decade

Mike Bayly

AI Isn’t One Thing You Add to Your Business. It’s Five Transformations Happening at Once

Nov 6, 2025

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8 min read

AI Isn’t One Thing You Add to Your Business. It’s Five Transformations Happening at Once

Mike Bayly

Climbing AI Everest: The 5-Step AI Adoption Playbook for Business Leaders

Nov 5, 2025

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16 min read

Climbing AI Everest: The 5-Step AI Adoption Playbook for Business Leaders

Mike Bayly

Future of Commerce: The Convergence of Conversational and Agentic Commerce

Nov 3, 2025

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22 min read

Future of Commerce: The Convergence of Conversational and Agentic Commerce

Mike Bayly

AI Agents vs AI Workflows: Agent Washing in Action.

Oct 29, 2025

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14 min read

AI Agents vs AI Workflows: Agent Washing in Action.

Mike Bayly

Claude Skills are so good, I'm rebuilding all of my workflows

Oct 19, 2025

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13 min read

Claude Skills are so good, I'm rebuilding all of my workflows

Mike Bayly

The Three Paths to Staying Relevant in the Age of AI

Oct 16, 2025

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5 min read

The Three Paths to Staying Relevant in the Age of AI

Mike Bayly

AI is Moving Fast. Senior Leaders Risk Irrelevance Even Faster.

Oct 8, 2025

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6 min read

AI is Moving Fast. Senior Leaders Risk Irrelevance Even Faster.

Mike Bayly

The AI Leadership Playbook: Tools, Frameworks, and How to Apply Them

Oct 3, 2025

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10 min read

The AI Leadership Playbook: Tools, Frameworks, and How to Apply Them

Mike Bayly

AI Isn’t Just for the Young. Senior Leaders, Don’t Count Yourselves Out.

Sep 26, 2025

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8 min read

AI Isn’t Just for the Young. Senior Leaders, Don’t Count Yourselves Out.

Mike Bayly

The Two Tracks of AI Adoption: Faster Horses AND Teleporters

Sep 25, 2025

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3 min read

The Two Tracks of AI Adoption: Faster Horses AND Teleporters

Mike Bayly

Google’s New Chrome AI Browser: The AI Onboarding Ramp for Billions

Sep 24, 2025

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7 min read

Google’s New Chrome AI Browser: The AI Onboarding Ramp for Billions

Mike Bayly

The #1 Mistake Businesses Will Make With AI (And How to Fix It)

Sep 18, 2025

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9 min read

The #1 Mistake Businesses Will Make With AI (And How to Fix It)

Mike Bayly

The #1 AI Trap Leaders Will Fall Into. And How to Avoid It

Sep 16, 2025

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13 min read

The #1 AI Trap Leaders Will Fall Into. And How to Avoid It

Mike Bayly

AI Hallucinations aren’t a bug, they’re a feature of how we reward AI.

Sep 10, 2025

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4 min read

AI Hallucinations aren’t a bug, they’re a feature of how we reward AI.

Mike Bayly

Beyond Prompts: Why Evaluating AI Is the Skill You Actually Need

Sep 8, 2025

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11 min read

Beyond Prompts: Why Evaluating AI Is the Skill You Actually Need

Mike Bayly

Curiosity Divide: The Canary in AI’s Coal Mine

Sep 5, 2025

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8 min read

Curiosity Divide: The Canary in AI’s Coal Mine

Mike Bayly

The #1 ChatGPT Skill to Master: How to Build and Use Custom GPTs

Sep 3, 2025

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16 min read

The #1 ChatGPT Skill to Master: How to Build and Use Custom GPTs

Mike Bayly

NZ’s AI Report Card: 6 Numbers That Tell a Bigger Story

Sep 1, 2025

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9 min read

NZ’s AI Report Card: 6 Numbers That Tell a Bigger Story

Mike Bayly

The Three Modalities of AI at Work: Chatbots, Copilots, and Agents

Aug 30, 2025

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9 min read

The Three Modalities of AI at Work: Chatbots, Copilots, and Agents

Mike Bayly

Beyond ChatGPT: How to Evaluate AI Platforms (Relay, Autohive, Glean, n8n, and Google AgentSpace) for Real Business Transformation

Aug 29, 2025

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23 min read

Beyond ChatGPT: How to Evaluate AI Platforms (Relay, Autohive, Glean, n8n, and Google AgentSpace) for Real Business Transformation

Mike Bayly

How New Zealand can build value in the AI Bubble

Aug 24, 2025

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10 min read

How New Zealand can build value in the AI Bubble

Mike Bayly

Why Mastering One AI Tool Beats Chasing Every New Shiny One

Aug 22, 2025

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6 min read

Why Mastering One AI Tool Beats Chasing Every New Shiny One

Mike Bayly

Why Vibe Marketing is essential for New Zealand teams. And how to get started.

Aug 21, 2025

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7 min read

Why Vibe Marketing is essential for New Zealand teams. And how to get started.

Mike Bayly

Forget Word, Docs, and Notion for your thinking scratchpad. ChatGPT should be your conversational workspace.

Aug 19, 2025

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11 min read

Forget Word, Docs, and Notion for your thinking scratchpad. ChatGPT should be your conversational workspace.

Mike Bayly

NZ’s 300 Spartans: The 'Tiny Teams' Revolution

Aug 14, 2025

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11 min read

NZ’s 300 Spartans: The 'Tiny Teams' Revolution

Mike Bayly

NZ Leadership teams without Gen-Z leaders will be left behind in the age of AI

Aug 12, 2025

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10 min read

NZ Leadership teams without Gen-Z leaders will be left behind in the age of AI

Mike Bayly

Why NZ Businesses Need More AI Gardeners (and Fewer Carpenters)

Aug 11, 2025

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6 min read

Why NZ Businesses Need More AI Gardeners (and Fewer Carpenters)

Mike Bayly

GPT-5: Closing the AI Gap or Cementing the AI Divide in NZ?

Aug 9, 2025

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8 min read

GPT-5: Closing the AI Gap or Cementing the AI Divide in NZ?

Mike Bayly

3 Foundational AI Skills I’d Be Learning If I Were Starting From Scratch

Aug 8, 2025

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7 min read

3 Foundational AI Skills I’d Be Learning If I Were Starting From Scratch

Mike Bayly

Aug 6, 2025

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11 min read

Should NZ Become a 'Vibe' Nation?

Mike Bayly

Will Microsoft and Google Make NZ Lazy With AI?

Aug 5, 2025

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8 min read

Will Microsoft and Google Make NZ Lazy With AI?

Mike Bayly

Let a Hundred Kiwi SMEs Bloom. And Let AI Be the Catalyst, Not the Collapse.

Aug 1, 2025

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6 min read

Let a Hundred Kiwi SMEs Bloom. And Let AI Be the Catalyst, Not the Collapse.

Mike Bayly

Why Mainstream Thinking Could Kill AI Adoption In NZ Business (And Why The Younger Generations Might Save It)

Jul 31, 2025

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10 min read

Why Mainstream Thinking Could Kill AI Adoption In NZ Business (And Why The Younger Generations Might Save It)

Mike Bayly

NZ’s Next Xero Could Come From The AI Layer That Everyone Dismissed

Jul 29, 2025

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7 min read

NZ’s Next Xero Could Come From The AI Layer That Everyone Dismissed

Mike Bayly

Why Lovable Hit $100M in 8 Months, and Why New Zealand Should Care

Jul 27, 2025

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7 min read

Why Lovable Hit $100M in 8 Months, and Why New Zealand Should Care

Mike Bayly

Agentic AI Is Not Failing. We’re Just Judging It Wrong

Jul 22, 2025

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3 min read

Agentic AI Is Not Failing. We’re Just Judging It Wrong

Mike Bayly

The AI Browser Revolution: Our Digital Lives Might Completely Change (Again)

Jul 13, 2025

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9 min read

The AI Browser Revolution: Our Digital Lives Might Completely Change (Again)

Mike Bayly

From Experiment to Mission-Critical: The Current State of AI By The Numbers

Mar 12, 2025

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4 min read

From Experiment to Mission-Critical: The Current State of AI By The Numbers

Mike Bayly