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AI adoption in business: real examples, risks and lessons from UK leaders
AI: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Over the last six months, I have had the privilege of sitting down - virtually and in person - with leaders from across UK industries: energy, utilities, construction, law, manufacturing, media, education, and beyond. Not to sell anything. Not to run a workshop. Just to have an honest conversation about where they are with AI adoption and implementation.
What I heard was revealing. Not because everyone was doing extraordinary things with AI (some were, some weren't), but because the honesty in those conversations cut through the noise that dominates most AI discourse
...AI governance is no longer a technical challenge, it’s a business one
AI governance has traditionally been seen as a technical concern... something owned by data teams, security, or IT.
But that framing is starting to break down. At our recent AI governance roundtable in Bristol, one thing became clear very quickly: the organisations making real progress aren’t treating AI governance as a technical layer. They’re treating it as a business priority.
AI is no longer just supporting systems, it’s shaping decisions
AI isn’t sitting quietly in the background anymore, it’s influencing how decisions are made, how workflows are structured, and how outcomes are delivered across the business. That shift changes the
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