Field Notes

Insights on AI Strategy

Practitioner thinking on agentic search, secure on-prem AI, and the transformation work that actually ships — not theory, not hype.

№ 01 One
answer.

Agentic Search

Agentic Search Has Already Changed the Rules

Classic SEO still works — but in 2026 it's no longer enough. Discovery is moving from ten blue links to one AI answer, and that shift is rapid, real, and winner-take-all.

Stuart Kerr June 24, 2026 · 6 min

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№ 02 Two
engines.

Transformation

Why Most Corporate AI Initiatives Stall

Technology without adoption is shelfware. Adoption without technology is a pep rally. AI doesn't fail in the lab — it fails at the org boundary. The two engines that fix it.

Stuart Kerr Jun 26 · 6 min

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№ 03 In-house.

Secure AI

Why Your Most Sensitive AI Shouldn't Leave the Building

The cloud isn't insecure — it just isn't yours. A practitioner's case for on-prem, private and air-gapped AI in legal, healthcare, finance, and code.

Stuart Kerr Jun 26 · 6 min

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