Perhaps most strikingly, as I understand it, even in as sanctified places as the bedroom, couples waking up together only to be disrupted by the reflexive pull of social media, replacing simple, human gestures like a morning greeting.

It’s a clarion call!

Although, just briefly touched on under Supply Chain Management, I feel Equipment Maintenance warrants explicit recognition as a distinct and significant area of AI application.

For example, in my small organisation, we are currently trialling AI to take on our Maintenance Management process. This process involves leveraging AI to streamline the entire workflow, from scheduling maintenance tasks and defining the details of the maintenance work programme to managing the procurement of spare parts and requisite maintenance materials.

However, my attention is drawn more to the question of infrastructure—particularly AI’s reliance on supercomputers and high-performance chips. The extent to which externally manufactured chips can be integrated into a sovereign AI framework without undermining the very sovereignty being pursued would stand out to be and critical question for deeper consideration.

It hoped this will contribute to employee morale and general fairness of work.

While understanding the strategic circumstances leading to such narrowing of scope, it is generally true that businesses often sacrifice more than they gain when they do so or find themselves in that position, leading to exposure to significant operational and financial vulnerabilities.

Consider Kodak: its revenue exceeded $14b in the 90s, compared to just about $1b in 2024. Additionally, the company is now more heavily leveraged, with a higher debt-to-revenue ratio than in the past. It can also be noticed that its revenue has been on a continuously downward spiral, in some years dropping by as much as 15%. In short, its niche technological focus is appealing, but its financial side is haemorrhaging.

This precarious financial position highlights a critical risk—any disruption to its niche could push it to a point of no return.

I use a similar set of conversation starters as you describe in conversing with business executives trying to define risk and boards providing oversight of risk mitigation.

Also don’t forget related critical issues such as reliable power, and related to this, the ability to get service for damaged equipment, replacement power bricks for laptops, for instance.

While there are numerous resources available, I feel there is a greater need for central governments and local authorities to provide structured awareness programmes or exercises. Such initiatives would signinificantly help individuals understand the basic fundamentals of cybersecurity and adopt safer online practices.

Accessing mental health services is not just stigmatic, but can be expensive, and the attendant therapeutic processes prescribed are often both lengthy and costly too.

The simple, practical recommendations provided here are insightful, cost-effective and valuable.

They will be shared appropriately. Thanks.