AI, Growth, productivity

Productivity diffusion and invention during era shifts

Colin Henderson

Repost from my post to Medium Jun 2024. Introduction: I wanted to repost this from 2024 mainly to reflect what ha happened in the intervening year, where I was wrong and what we need to learn to move real gains in Productivity. _____________________________________________ How technology strategy, leadership and being the inventor does not associate with leadership. I have been considering the relevance of AI in context of more than just another invention, rather the catalyst for a step change in productivity. I believe AI, AGI and beyond will bring significant and consequential changes to countries, companies and people. But only if … Continue reading Productivity diffusion and invention during era shifts

AI, Business Models

Jony Ive details OpenAI’s hardware vision

Colin Henderson

Courtesy of The Rundown AI The Rundown: Ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive provided a broader glimpse into his hardware partnership with OpenAI during an exclusive session with Sam Altman at Dev Day, outlining plans for AI devices that heal humans’ fractured relationship with tech. The details: Ive noted a current “uncomfortable relationship” with tech, hoping AI devices can make us “happy, fulfilled, peaceful, less anxious, and less disconnected.” He revealed his team has created 15-20 product concepts for a “family of devices” following OpenAI’s $6.5B acquisition of his startup, io, in May. Ive said it’s ‘absurd’ to think AI can be delivered … Continue reading Jony Ive details OpenAI’s hardware vision

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MIT report ‘The GenAI Divide”; Business is missing the ‘transformation’ point of AI

Colin Henderson

State of AI in Business 2025 This post looks at the state of play for corporate AI deployment and bottom line impacts based on a recent MIT report. I would categorise the result as AI represents a net cost to most business with no consequential ROI nor improvement in Net Income or future cost reduction. Tools like ChatGPT and Copilot are widely adopted. Over 80 percent of organizations have explored or piloted them, and nearly 40 percent report deployment. But these toolsprimarily enhance individual productivity, not P&L performance. Meanwhile, enterprise grade systems, custom or vendor-sold, are being quietly rejected. Sixty … Continue reading MIT report ‘The GenAI Divide”; Business is missing the ‘transformation’ point of AI

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The Rundown: We sat down with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at Dev Day 2025

Colin Henderson

For a wide-ranging conversation on the company’s new launches, AGI, the future of work, the rise of AI agents, and more The details: Altman said AI’s ability for “novel discovery” is starting to happen, with recent scientists across fields using the tool for breakthroughs. Altman thinks the future of work “may look less like work” compared to now, with a fast transition potentially changing the “social contract” around it. He believes Codex is “not far away” from autonomously performing a week of work, saying the progress of agentic time-based tasks has been disorienting. The CEO also highlighted the potential for a zero-person, … Continue reading The Rundown: We sat down with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at Dev Day 2025

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Here are the week’s biggest tech developments across AI, chips, startups, and gadgets

Colin Henderson

Big tech moves AMD signed a multi‑year AI chip supply deal with OpenAI that includes an option for OpenAI to acquire up to roughly a 10% stake in AMD, signaling a deep strategic alignment around AI accelerators and long‑term capacity commitments.[2] Reuters also reported broader multi‑billion AI infrastructure investments by major firms as demand for training and inference capacity surges, underscoring continued capex intensity across hyperscalers and leading AI labs.[2] Tesla teased an October 7 event with investor focus on a more affordable EV to sustain unit growth, indicating potential product or roadmap updates for the mass‑market segment.[2] Startup financing … Continue reading Here are the week’s biggest tech developments across AI, chips, startups, and gadgets

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U.S. Army’s NGC2 cybersecurity “deficiencies” – moved a company shares down 8% based on false reporting

Colin Henderson

Great example of someone cherry picking part of a report and releasing to investment companies with missing context. Below are the primary PDF sources relevant to the Breaking Defense article on the U.S. Army’s NGC2 cybersecurity deficiencies including direct download links and formatted in APA style citations. These documents provide context or official background to the quotes and points made in the article. Official PDF Background Sources 1. U.S. Congress Hearing: Statement on Army Modernization, C2, and NGC2 • Direct Download: https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118206/documents/HHRG-119-AS03-20250506-SD006.pdf ⠀APA Citation:Mingus, J. J. (2025, May 6). Statement before the House Armed Services Committee: Army Modernization and Next … Continue reading U.S. Army’s NGC2 cybersecurity “deficiencies” – moved a company shares down 8% based on false reporting

banking, Canada

Plumery expands digital banking experience platform into Canada

Colin Henderson

With the changes occurring for Canadian Credit Unions using Central1 here is a press release from a new to Canada player from Amsterdam in the core and digital banking space – Plumery. _________________________________________ Press Release: Plumery expands digital banking experience platform into CanadaPlumery’s expansion, collaborating with Vancouver-based Aequilibrium, brings specific Canadian market capabilities to support credit unions delivery of personalized, compliant, and elevated member experiences. October 2nd 2025, Amsterdam. Plumery, the digital banking experience platform, today unveiled Canada-specific features and integrations giving Canadian credit unions a clear path to deliver personalized, compliant, and modern digital banking experiences. Canadian financial institutions … Continue reading Plumery expands digital banking experience platform into Canada

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How is OSFI considering AI

Colin Henderson

https://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/en/news/peter-routledge-participates-fireside-chat-2025-iif-cba-canada-forum Artificial intelligence Moderator: How is OSFI considering AI – both for use by OSFI as the regulator, and for those OSFI regulates? Superintendent Peter Routledge: AI is part of OSFI’s expanding integrity and security risk lens. AI technologies present both opportunities and risks to the financial system. OSFI is focused on how AI affects institutions’ financial resilience and operational, cyber, and integrity and security risk profiles. We encourage thoughtful adoption—AI tools may become essential for areas like fraud detection and cybersecurity, but institutional governance and control must keep pace with deployment. OSFI is taking a measured, fact-based approach to AI … Continue reading How is OSFI considering AI