Fire on the Hill AI Digest – November 2025

This month, we look at the rocky launch of AI-driven browsers like OpenAI’s Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet, while also examining cracks in the dominance of AI giants OpenAI and Nvidia amid rising competition, high costs, and market skepticism. Find out more

Fire on the Hill AI Digest – October 2025

With the launch of the Atlas web browser, ChatGPT-maker Open AI is seeking to move onto turf long held by Google, while developments in quantum computing could further accelerate the roll-out of AI. But does the technology come at the expense of accuracy online? Find out in the Fire on the Hill monthly AI Digest

Fire on the Hill AI Digest – September 2025

From WTO optimism on AI-driven growth to California’s push for safeguards, Nvidia’s $100 billion bet on OpenAI and looming cuts at Accenture and Lufthansa, the promise of AI is matched by mounting risks

Fire on the Hill AI Digest – August 2025

Love it or loathe it, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay – and it’s getting harder to ignore. From how we generate and consume content to how industries operate and innovate, AI is reshaping the world around us. It’s making waves across sectors from media to science, transforming not just the headlines, but the […]

How did AI shape the first generation of students to use it?

Victoria Gutierrez joined Fire on the Hill for a period of work experience this summer. Here she explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) impacted upon her time at university and what we can expect in the future. When ChatGPT launched in 2022, I had just started my degree in International Relations & Politics. Despite the hype, […]

How should we talk about AI in the energy sector?

Grid balancing, the real-time management of electricity supply and demand, is a resource-intensive process that allows our electricity supply to remain steady and reliable. Can AI help overcome challenges?

Fire on the Hill AI Digest – July 2025

Trump’s new AI Action Plan made headlines this month, just as the UK launched its powerful Isambard-AI supercomputer and teamed up with OpenAI. Meanwhile, creatives are still figuring out how to coexist with the fast rise of AI