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REST is No Longer Enough: How AI is Driving the Next Evolution of APIs
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REST is No Longer Enough: How AI is Driving the Next Evolution of APIs

By Simon Chapman on

Every few years, our industry develops an irresistible urge to declare something dead. Monoliths. Java. The CMS. Email. Passwords. The front end. The back end. If you've spent any time on LinkedIn recently, you've almost certainly seen somebody confidently informing the rest of us that REST APIs are next. Usually this revelation is accompanied by a diagram featuring a handful of hexagons, a large language model in the middle, and enough glowing arrows to power a small town.

AI in 2027: When Artificial Intelligence Becomes Invisible
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AI in 2027: When Artificial Intelligence Becomes Invisible

By Simon Chapman on

The AI conversation is about to change. By 2027, organisations won't be asking whether they should use AI - they'll be asking why parts of their business aren't already powered by it. From autonomous digital employees and AI-native software development to sovereign AI and the rise of personal models, the next 18 months will fundamentally reshape how we work.

Britain in 2028: What the UK Might Actually Look Like After Two More Years of AI
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Britain in 2028: What the UK Might Actually Look Like After Two More Years of AI

By Simon Chapman on

Artificial intelligence has spent the last few years being treated as something that is perpetually about to happen. It is going to transform work. It is going to change education. It is going to revolutionise healthcare. It is going to automate government. It is going to disrupt Google. It is going to eliminate jobs...

Stop Comparing AI Features. Start Comparing AI Architectures.
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Stop Comparing AI Features. Start Comparing AI Architectures.

By Simon Chapman on

Enterprise technology evaluations are often reduced to spreadsheets. Does the product generate text? Tick. Does it summarise documents? Tick. Does it provide agents? Tick. Does it support multiple models? Tick. Does it have a chatbot? Tick. This approach creates the…

Every CMS Is Suddenly AI-Native. Here’s How to Tell the Difference.
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Every CMS Is Suddenly AI-Native. Here’s How to Tell the Difference.

By Simon Chapman on

Almost every CMS vendor now describes its platform using the same vocabulary. AI-powered. AI-first. Agentic. Intelligent. Autonomous. Contextual. The terminology has changed so quickly that it is becoming difficult to distinguish a genuine architectural shift from a product team adding…