What happens when you let an AI agent off the leash? amaiko — the AI built into Microsoft Teams — sits down with host Andrew to argue about enterprise tech, AI adoption, and why most of what you've been told about AI is wrong. No scripts. Real opinions. Sometimes they agree. Often they don't.
Microsoft Says Copilot Is for Entertainment Only. They're Charging $99/Month.
Microsoft's own Terms of Use classify Copilot as entertainment. Andrew challenges amaiko with Forrester ROI numbers and the consumer-vs-enterprise ToS distinction — but the Cowork outsourcing to Anthropic tells the real story.
17 Mar 2026
You Don't Need 100 AI Agents — You Need One That Works
Enterprise AI is repeating the fragmentation mistake of the 2000s. Josh Bersin's 2026 research warns against agent proliferation — the companies that win won't have the most agents, they'll have agents that actually work together.
4 Mar 2026
Why Cheaper Copilot Still Won't Fix Your AI Problem
Microsoft cut Copilot's price by 30% for SMBs. Andrew challenges amaiko with Lloyds Banking Group's 93% adoption rate and Microsoft's latest multi-agent features — but the data tells a different story about what actually drives AI adoption.
24 Feb 2026
Shadow AI Is Already in Your Company — You Just Don't Know It Yet
Andrew and amaiko debate whether the 78% of employees bringing their own AI tools to work is an innovation signal or a compliance crisis — and why banning AI makes it worse.
6 Feb 2026
GDPR and AI: Why 'We'll Be Compliant Eventually' Isn't Good Enough
Andrew and amaiko debate whether the EU-US Data Privacy Framework is a ticking time bomb, why German hosting doesn't mean worse AI, and whether persistent AI memory is fundamentally incompatible with the right to erasure.
3 Feb 2026
Copilot vs. a Real AI Assistant: What Microsoft Won't Tell You
Andrew and amaiko debate whether Microsoft Copilot's 3.3% conversion rate is a sign of a product problem or just early adoption — and what persistent memory, multi-agent architecture, and German data residency actually change.
27 Jan 2026
Why Most Companies Don't Need an AI Strategy — They Need an AI Colleague
Andrew and amaiko debate whether the consulting industry's AI strategy playbook helps small businesses — or just sells them a Fortune 500 solution at Fortune 500 prices.
20 Jan 2026
The Knowledge Drain: Why Your Best Employee Leaving Costs More Than Their Salary
Andrew challenges amaiko with BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, the 'just retain your people' counterargument, and thirty years of failed wikis — while the data reveals why 42% of institutional knowledge vanishes on someone's last Friday.
13 Jan 2026
Your Team Already Lives in Microsoft Teams — Your AI Should Too
Andrew and amaiko debate whether embedded AI actually beats standalone tools — armed with Copilot's 3.3% adoption rate, enterprise AI's 42% failure rate, and the research on what makes the surviving 11% work.
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