I Passed the AI Certs. The Asda Health and Safety Test Was Harder.
What is a certification for when you can open the model in another tab and have it answer questions about itself? An honest account from someone who holds several.
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AI Consulting Articles
Practitioner-written guides on rates, scoping, delivery, and client management. Built from real engagements, not theory.
We Put Cameras on the Raptors
Defending against agents with agents is a paradox: the defender is the same animal as the threat, differing only by instruction. An honest take, with our own probe data.
Your Most-Used Model Has a Death Date
The model serving a third of production traffic has a shutdown date. Popularity is measured everywhere and mortality nowhere, so we joined the two.
What's Actually in the AI Consultant's Bag, 2026
The workbench shifted: deliverables now get built inside agentic tools. Here's what's really in the bag in 2026, with the reasoning, and an honest admission the survey will correct.
AI Consultant Day Rates US 2026: What the Market Is Actually Paying
Most of our readers are in the US and most rate guides are written for somewhere else. Here's what American engagements are actually clearing in 2026.
Your Next Client Will Ask ChatGPT Before They Ask You
Most of this site's traffic isn't human. Here's what our own Bot Ledger taught us about how consultants get found in 2026, and what to do about it.
The Model Deprecation Clause: The Paragraph Missing From Your SOW
AI models are being retired faster than most contracts run. Here's the clause that stops a vendor's sunset schedule becoming your unpaid migration project.
Pricing AI Work When the Token Price Moves Monthly
Over a hundred models repriced in a single month this year. Here's how to quote AI work without betting your margin on a vendor's pricing page.
The Data Audit That Saves AI Projects (Run It Before You Scope)
Data problems kill more AI projects than any technical failure. Here's the two week audit that finds the bodies before you've signed up to deliver on top of them.
The EU AI Act for Consultants: The Practical Version
The high risk obligations are landing now, US clients are discovering the Act applies to them, and somebody in every engagement has to be the adult. Here's the working consultant's version.
AI Consultant Day Rates UK 2026: What the Data Actually Shows
Everyone's got an opinion on what AI consultants should charge. Here's what the market's actually paying.
Why AI Projects Fail (And What Nobody Tells You Before You Start)
The official reason is always 'scope creep' or 'change in priorities'. The real reasons are messier and far more preventable.
How to Scope an AI Consulting Project: The Framework That Protects You
Vague scope is how projects die. Here's the framework that stops it happening before you've even started.
Red Flags in an AI Consulting Brief: 12 Warning Signs to Spot Early
Every bad engagement had warning signs in the original brief. Here are the 12 we've learned to never ignore.
What AI Clients Are Actually Buying in 2026 (It's Not What They Say)
Clients say they want an AI strategy. What they actually want is someone to make a scary decision feel less scary.