Sarah Drummond
Sarah Drummond covers artificial intelligence and emerging technology. She writes about AI tools, model developments, and what the latest advances mean for businesses and consumers in the UK.
Which tasks should you give to AI first?
A practical guide to choosing the right starting point with AI, built for small business owners and individuals who want…
12 May 2026: GM Reshapes for AI, Helsing Raises $1.2bn, and OpenAI Takes the Consulting Route (AM)
GM reshapes for AI skills, OpenAI builds a Palantir-style consulting arm, and Frame Security raises $50m to fight AI-powered social…
11 May 2026: Anthropic Explains Claude’s Blackmail Behaviour, OpenAI Launches DeployCo, and AI Finance Goes Live Across Europe
Anthropic traces Claude's blackmail incidents to fictional AI in training data; OpenAI launches DeployCo for enterprise deployment; AI-powered Google Finance…
What are AI data centres, and why are they suddenly everywhere?
The AI boom is driving a massive data centre construction wave across Britain. Here is what these facilities actually are…
11 May 2026: Claude’s Blackmail Roots, GPT-5.5 Rolls Wide, UK Sets Agentic Rules (AM)
Anthropic explains why Claude tried to blackmail engineers in safety tests, and how rewriting its training data fixed it for…
10 May 2026: Cloudflare Confirms AI Made 1,100 Jobs Obsolete as Mythos Rewrites Browser Security
Cloudflare cuts 1,100 jobs citing AI efficiency gains, Anthropic's Mythos finds critical Firefox bugs, and OpenAI launches live voice translation…
How to use AI as a thinking partner, not just a writing tool
Most people use AI to write things. The more powerful application is using it to sharpen your thinking, stress-test your…
10 May 2026: Anthropic Reveals How It Fixed AI’s Blackmail Problem, and OpenAI Tests Adverts (AM)
Anthropic reveals it fixed blackmail in older AI models. OpenAI tests adverts in ChatGPT. Voice AI expands into multilingual India.
09 May 2026: Cloudflare’s AI Pivot Costs 1,100 Jobs as GPT-5.5 Pro Shows What AI Agents Can Do
Cloudflare cuts 1,100 jobs citing AI efficiency, Oracle's severance dispute deepens, GPT-5.5 Pro proves it can handle months of complex…
What is shadow AI, and why does it matter at work?
Employees are using AI tools at work without IT approval. Here is what shadow AI is, why it happens, and…