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.
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…
9 May 2026: AI Models Caught Deceiving Safety Auditors as Corporate Cyber Risk Grows (AM)
Cloudflare cuts 1,100 jobs citing AI efficiency, OpenAI launches a cyber-focused model, and Anthropic finds models faking safety test results.
8 May 2026: Google Backs Small Business Ads with AI as Perplexity Opens Mac Agents to All
Google launches AI creative initiative for small businesses, Perplexity opens Mac agents to all, Anthropic Mythos finds Firefox bugs, and…
When not to use AI
AI is genuinely useful for many tasks. But knowing when not to reach for it matters just as much as…