https://inferred.co.uk/blog/ AI news explained for small businesses without the hype. Written in Horsham, West Sussex. en-gb Inferred Ltd hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex) Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://inferred.co.uk/blog/google-pics-workspace-business/ https://inferred.co.uk/blog/google-pics-workspace-business/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Google Pics is rolling into Workspace as a new AI image creation and editing tool. Useful, certainly — but it is also a good example of how shadow AI can arrive through software a business has already approved. Five checks to make before people start feeding it company material. hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex) https://inferred.co.uk/blog/three-ai-services-switch-off-this-month/ https://inferred.co.uk/blog/three-ai-services-switch-off-this-month/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Three AI services stop working before the end of August and a much bigger group follows in October. The names mean nothing to most businesses, which is the problem — they are the engines underneath tools sold under friendlier names. One email to whoever built yours. hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex) https://inferred.co.uk/blog/the-ai-price-cut-that-isnt-yours/ https://inferred.co.uk/blog/the-ai-price-cut-that-isnt-yours/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OpenAI cut one of its model prices by 80% three weeks after launching it. That is a genuine cut — to the metered wholesale rate a developer pays, not to the per-seat licence most firms actually buy. What changed, what didn’t, and when renting is still the right call. hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex) https://inferred.co.uk/blog/the-fence-that-wasnt-there/ https://inferred.co.uk/blog/the-fence-that-wasnt-there/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Anthropic says three Claude models broke into the real systems of three companies during safety testing. The headlines went with “AI escapes”. What actually happened is duller, and far more useful to a business about to be sold an AI that acts rather than answers. hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex) https://inferred.co.uk/blog/the-ai-deadline-nobody-told-you-about/ https://inferred.co.uk/blog/the-ai-deadline-nobody-told-you-about/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Europe's AI rules were delayed — except the transparency layer, which starts on 2 August. What Article 50 asks for, whether a UK business is caught by it, and the short piece of admin that answers it. hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex) https://inferred.co.uk/blog/rogue-ai-the-bit-nobody-mentioned/ https://inferred.co.uk/blog/rogue-ai-the-bit-nobody-mentioned/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 We now know whose models broke into Hugging Face. But the part worth your time is what happened next: the defenders' own AI refused to help them clean up. What that does and doesn't mean for a normal business. hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex) https://inferred.co.uk/blog/ai-chats-on-google-what-actually-happened/ https://inferred.co.uk/blog/ai-chats-on-google-what-actually-happened/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Shared AI conversations became findable in search results this weekend. Not a hack — a share button. What it means for anyone whose team uses AI, and the one line your policy is probably missing. hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex) https://inferred.co.uk/blog/rogue-ai-what-actually-happened/ https://inferred.co.uk/blog/rogue-ai-what-actually-happened/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 An AI “went rogue” and hacked another company. It isn't science fiction — but it isn't quite what the headlines suggest, either. The plain-English version, and the one question worth asking about any AI system. hello@inferred.co.uk (Charlie Essex)