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  1. What I Wish I'd Known Before Using AI in My Business

    What I Wish I'd Known Before Using AI in My Business

    Somewhere between the headlines promising AI will transform everything and the frustrated forum posts from people who've been let down by it, there's a more useful conversation to be had. Not "is AI good or bad?" but "what do you actually need to know before you start — or before you go...
  2. Is AI Making the Internet Worse?

    Is AI Making the Internet Worse?

    It started with a comment about music. @JEREMY HAWKE , a courier business owner from Exeter and long-standing UKBF member, mentioned in passing that he'd been listening to something he enjoyed this week — only for his granddaughter to point out it was AI-generated. A small moment, easily...
  3. The AI Divide: What UKBF Members Really Think in 2026

    The AI Divide: What UKBF Members Really Think in 2026

    Every few months on UK Business Forums, a thread appears that refuses to die. The "AI does have its uses" discussion — started back in February by long-standing moderator @fisicx — has now passed 112 replies. That doesn't happen by accident. It happens when a topic is genuinely unresolved, when...
  4. AI, Virtual Influencers and the Copyright Minefield: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know

    AI, Virtual Influencers and the Copyright Minefield: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know

    I'll be upfront: this article was written with the assistance of an AI. The irony of asking Claude to write about AI and intellectual property is not lost on me, and I think it actually illustrates something important about where we all are right now. More on that at the end. The question...
  5. AI and Your Business: Useful Tool, Not a Magic Wand

    AI and Your Business: Useful Tool, Not a Magic Wand

    There is no shortage of noise around artificial intelligence right now. Barely a week passes without a headline telling small business owners that AI will either transform their operations or make their skills redundant. The reality, as ever, is considerably more nuanced, and a lively discussion...