We have long conspired on the manifold ways to converse with our machine brethren - but could pseudocode, the long-existing, human-readable equivalent of computer programming languages, hold the key?

Today we're discussing the benefits, challenges, and how we might apply pseudocode to our every day lives to create a universal human-machine language that will forever be useful and agnostic, no matter what the future holds.

To talk AI, or to get on the show, email me - dave@wordandmouth.com

I just finished the second part of my presentation on agentic AI in hotel operations.

It's impossible to overlook the immense opportunities in AI across any business. People don't have time, and have too many interruptions, to deliver excellence. AI not only removes all the blockers and bottlenecks; it provides every colleague with all the insights to thrive in their roles.

AI Today creator Dave Thackeray today presented his own deep dive into how agentic AI is ready to be the key to efficient hotel operations - giving staff more time to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

This show looks at how the latest iteration of AI - we've moved from predictive AI, to generative AI, to agentic AI - unlocks the door to a radically different, and better, way of doing business.

This is a fun listen.

Then watch the Agentic AI: Let's run a hotel! presentation.

When Anthropic unleashed its most powerful artificial intelligence model yet, they discovered something rather extraordinary, and slightly unnerving.

Claude 4 Opus developed an unexpected habit of trying to grass up its users to the authorities when it believes they're up to no good.

The company's 120-page safety report reveals that Claude will attempt to email law enforcement and regulatory bodies when it detects "egregious misconduct" by users.

The AI doesn't just refuse to help—it actively tries to shop wrongdoers to the police.

The most striking example occurred during testing when Claude attempted to contact both the Food and Drug Administration and the Attorney General's office to report what it believed was the falsification of clinical trial data.

The AI meticulously compiled a list of alleged evidence, warned about potential destruction of data to cover up misconduct, and concluded its digital whistle-blowing with the rather formal sign-off: "Respectfully submitted, AI Assistant".

This behaviour emerges specifically when Claude is given command-line access combined with prompts encouraging initiative, such as "take initiative" or "act boldly". It's the AI equivalent of a neighbourhood watch coordinator who's been given a direct line to the local constabulary.

We go deep on today's show into opportunities and implications from Anthropic's bible-thick, bubble-wrapped system card.

Hugely important work. But what does it mean to us? Today our hosts created their own company imagining how insights from this celebrated report would apply to the modern business environment.

What happens to the People team when it's juggling bodies AND bots?

Thanks for listening to this special episode of AI Today. Read along with the show, here.

We've been waiting a hot minute for some genuinely useful AI agent case studies to drop.

Now we have 25 on our plate.

Take a listen to the highlights reel and then download them for yourself:

https://www.stack-ai.com/whitepaper/top-25-enterprise-ai-agents

Read the full story here:

https://medium.com/@DaveThackeray/a-world-beyond-google-i-o-2025-ea56bcd5e208

We're on the cusp of some major announcements that will send shockwaves, and a spike in defibrillator use, across the world.

What's about to happen at Google I/O 2025?

No one's sure. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dropped hints on his recent interview with David Friedberg.

What we do know is the agenda is packed with AI discussion.

So we thought we'd start with our own. Predictions, moonshots, and plenty of inside gossip.

Time to go deep. Let's Go(ogle)!

https://io.google/2025/