Artificial intelligence

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Researchers’ verdict on AI detection tools? Don’t use them to make ‘significant decisions’

By Shirley Siluk 10/30/2025

Writers have been stung by critics for as long as there’s been writing. Samuel Pepys declared Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream ‘the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw…

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Written By Shirley Siluk30/10/2025
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Real > stock > AI imagery

By Tony Hallett 09/10/2025

I was looking at a carousel that my colleagues posted to our CC LinkedIn page a while ago (digression: you should follow our LinkedIn page, if you don’t already). The post was…

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Written By Tony Hallett10/09/2025
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GEO: What it is, how it’s developing and what you need to do right now 

By Andrew Smith 07/31/2025

Generative engine optimisation (GEO) is a new way to make sure your content is found by AI tools. You can think of it as an additional layer on top of…

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Written By Andrew Smith31/07/2025
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Essential healthcare insights from Q2 25

By Shirley Siluk 07/29/2025

1. LLMs used for therapy often stigmatise mental health conditions A study by a team of US researchers concluded that large language models (LLMs) should not replace clinical therapists because…

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Written By Shirley Siluk29/07/2025
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Essential cybersecurity insights from Q2 25

By Bill Clark 07/28/2025

1. Gartner identifies 3 strategic focus points for CISOs amid AI hype As AI hype gathers pace, Gartner has identified three priorities for CISOs: 1) be mission-aligned by demonstrating how…

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Written By Bill Clark28/07/2025
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Essential AI insights from Q2 25

By Eve Michell 07/24/2025

1. UK science teachers using GenAI reduce lesson planning time by 31% A study comparing GenAI user and non-GenAI user groups found that ChatGPT-assisted teachers saved an average of 25.3…

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Written By Eve Michell24/07/2025
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Essential cybersecurity insights from Q4 24

By Aled Herbert 01/28/2025

1. AI will be behind 25% of enterprise breaches by 2028 By 2028, Gartner predicts that 25 per cent of enterprise breaches will stem from AI agent abuse, driven by…

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Written By Aled Herbert28/01/2025
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Essential healthcare insights from Q4 24

By Shirley Siluk 01/05/2025

1. Cloud security a top concern for IT leaders in healthcare The 2024 CDW Cloud Computing Research Report (https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2024/10/what-new-research-report-tells-us-about-healthcare-and-cloud), based on a survey of more than 900 IT professionals across…

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Written By Shirley Siluk05/01/2025
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This colourful image evoking a circuit board is an artist’s illustration of artificial intelligence (AI). This image was inspired by AI chip design and computer vision. It was created by Champ Panupong Techawongthawon as part of the Visualising AI project launched by Google DeepMind. Photo by Google DeepMind on Unsplash

Essential AI insights from Q3 24

By Eve Michell 12/09/2024

1. Report: 100% of lawyers in larger firms use AI in their workflows The International Bar Association and the Center for AI and Digital Policy’s September 2024 report, The Future…

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Written By Eve Michell09/12/2024
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Your “critical thinking” makes you unique – and GenAI can’t help you with that

By Collective Content Team 11/14/2024

As more of the world turns to generative AI (GenAI) to produce blog posts, LinkedIn posts, reports and much more, there is an even more pressing need for “premium thought,…

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Written By Collective Content Team14/11/2024
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Policing policies – 20 years of lessons

By Tony Hallett 10/30/2024

Don’t lie. You’re not thinking that policies are sexy. But we’re kind of making a big thing about the latest version of our AI policy, aimed mainly at our writers,…

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Written By Tony Hallett30/10/2024
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Evolving GenAI guidelines: Collective Content’s AI Policy 2.0

By Collective Content Team 10/29/2024

Almost exactly a year ago, we published a piece titled Why we have a GenAI policy – and why you should too. The blog post introduced our formal guidelines for…

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Written By Collective Content Team29/10/2024
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