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There is no such thing as Artificial Intelligence

Richard Bennett, Field CTO at IBM & HashiCorp

6 August 2026 · 46 min

Richard Bennett explains why he thinks true artificial intelligence does not yet exist, and what that means for how organisations should think about agentic AI risk. He sets out why observability, orchestration and governance matter more than chasing the latest AI tool.

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80% Biology, 20% Technology: Rethinking Cyber Defence

Andy Bates

The 24-hour rule
Why slow Cyber Hiring is now a board risk

A 16-page invitise briefing for cyber, risk and people leaders. Why the hiring window has narrowed, what 24-hour mobilisation actually requires, and the four conditions that have to be true for next-morning on-site to mean something.

55%

of senior cyber roles take 6 months or longer to fill in the UK.

46 days

longer than other IT roles, senior cyber vacancies stay open.

68%

of large UK businesses now own cyber at board level.

There is no such thing as Artificial Intelligence

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