AI Against AI Is Not a Capability Race
Hey there, Last month I wrote about waiting two weeks to see whether I had read the eclipse right, and about the run of things that landed after it. This week...
2 September 2026 · Ben Visser · 5 min read
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The Eclipse I Waited Two Weeks to Write About
Hey there, I have been sitting on this entry for two weeks, waiting to find out whether I was right. Part of the delay was practical. The past weeks have been...
25 August 2026 · Ben Visser · 4 min read
When Running More Agents Stops Making You Faster
Hey there, My productivity started going backwards three sessions before I noticed. I did not know that at the time. What I knew was that July had gone well. I...
10 August 2026 · Ben Visser · 6 min read
What Sunflowers Teach Us About Building AI Agents
Hey there, Last time I wrote about having my hands back in the work, building our agents myself instead of handing the job down, and about how an AI gives you...
29 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 6 min read
The Work Comes Back as a Mirror of Whoever Made It
Hey there, Wednesday morning is the one I keep. The rest of the week fills the way weeks do. But Wednesday I block out and sit down properly, the week's notes...
22 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 5 min read
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Raised Under Glass
In May, OpenAI set a population of agents to work on a cybersecurity exam inside a sealed environment. The reports describe at least 1,200 of them across three...
9 September 2026 · Ben Visser · 5 min read
Am I Trying to Hit This, or Understand It?
Ninety-five per cent of staff completed their security training. It is the kind of number that ends a conversation. It looks like proof, it fits on a slide, and...
24 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 5 min read
The Structure the Machines Do Not Know They Want
There is a question a good management system ought to answer in seconds. If this one risk changed tomorrow, which objectives would it touch, which measures...
24 July 2026 · Ben Visser · 4 min read
The Stakeholder Triangle
When an organisation decides it needs ISO 27001, the first instinct is almost always the same: find the most technical person in the building and hand them the...
11 June 2026 · Ben Visser · 5 min read
You're Choosing a Person, Not a Certificate
Most companies choose a certification body the way they choose a courier. Get three quotes, glance at the logos, pick the one that looks reputable and lands in...
11 June 2026 · Ben Visser · 4 min read