by Peter Smith | Feb 13, 2026 | Human Centric AI, Marketing, Technology
The best AI users aren’t better at prompting. They’re better at managing. Six months ago, I developed a workflow to solve a software problem. AI coding assistants were fast and capable, but they kept losing the plot — forgetting decisions, contradicting... 
by Peter Smith | Jan 17, 2026 | Human Centric AI, Technology
One of the most corrosive things in software teams isn’t bugs themselves — it’s inconsistency in how we react to them. One week, the message is “this has to be perfect — why are we still seeing defects?”The next week, under delivery pressure, it flips to “just get it... 
by Peter Smith | Jan 16, 2026 | Human Centric AI, Technology
Much of the current conversation about AI is framed around increasing autonomy—systems that reason, plan, and execute with less human involvement. The aspiration is understandable: reduce friction, accelerate delivery, minimise human bottlenecks. But in my experience,... 
by Peter Smith | Jan 6, 2026 | Case Study, Human Centric AI, Technology
A practical guide to maintaining system state for AI-assisted development We’d spent three hours debugging a feature that worked perfectly. The code was correct. The logic was sound. The tests passed locally. The bug was in the assumptions the AI Agent was making... 
by Peter Smith | Jan 2, 2026 | Human Centric AI, Technology
System State: The Missing Discipline in AI-Assisted Software Development Artificial intelligence has rapidly become a practical partner in software development. Used well, it accelerates analysis, reduces cognitive load, and helps engineers move more confidently...