Recording available · 30 minutes · Free
AI Reality Check:
March 2026
Something significant has shifted in AI over the past eight weeks. Most leadership teams haven't had time to properly take stock of it.
In this 30-minute session, Antony Mayfield explains exactly what's changed, what it means for your organisation, and where to focus your energy this quarter.
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What's happened in the last eight weeks
Your software budget is being repriced – whether you act or not
Enterprise software companies lost roughly $1 trillion in market value in early 2026. Investors are betting AI agents will replace the per-seat tools your organisation runs on today. Salesforce is down 30%+. The question isn't whether this affects you – it's whether you're ready.
Your team can now deploy AI agents without writing a line of code
In January, Anthropic launched Cowork with plugin support – connecting AI agents to Slack, Asana, Google Drive and dozens of other tools. The shift from individual experimentation to organisation-wide AI capability just became available to everyone.
The speed of change is no longer theoretical
OpenClaw became the fastest-growing project in GitHub history in 14 days – and in the same week, exposed 1.5 million records and enabled an $8 million crypto scam. Extraordinary capability and extraordinary risk, arriving together. Your organisation needs a clear position.
What you'll take away
- → Explain what's changed – and why this quarter is the moment that matters, not some future roadmap
- → Read the market signals – what the software repricing means for your technology spend and vendor relationships
- → Act this quarter – three concrete steps, tiered: one you can do today, one this week, one this quarter
20 minutes of briefing · 10 minutes of Q&A
Presented by Antony Mayfield
Antony is the founder of Brilliant Noise. He works with leadership teams at global organisations on AI strategy and capability – and has been building with AI agents daily since their emergence.
Brilliant Noise partners with organisations to turn scattered AI activity into lasting capability. No hype. Real problems. Real outcomes.
About Brilliant Noise →Where does your organisation get stuck with AI?
The AI Culture Audit is a short diagnostic that identifies your AI Journey Blockers – which patterns apply to your organisation, and what to focus on next.
It takes a few minutes. It works whether you're leading the AI strategy or just trying to make sense of it.
Take the AI Culture Audit →Want something deeper?
A limited number of private AI Reality Check Briefings are available this month – 90-minute sessions for leadership teams or senior individuals.
We go deeper: mapping the current AI landscape to your specific sector, technology context, and strategic priorities. You leave with a clear picture of what's changed and a concrete next-steps plan.
- Team sessions (up to 15 people) or 1-to-1
- 90 minutes
- From £2,000