Future Bytes

We are heading into Easter break with a new episode of Future Bytes News, your weekly updates on AI in business. This time, host, Magnus Oxenwaldt, VP Group AI at Columbus covers these top stories:  OpenAI abandons a billion-dollar Disney deal to focus on enterprise. Anthropic advances with AI coworkers and cybersecurity-grade models. The shift signals that AI is moving from consumer hype to business-critical infrastructure. 

Four companies launched AI coworkers in a single week, all designed to sit alongside the world’s knowledge workers. At the same time, new data from OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy maps which roles are most exposed. Is this where the shift begins? Hosted by Magnus Oxenwaldt, VP Group AI at Columbus. Highlights week 12: Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and Perplexity launched AI coworkers built for knowledge workers. These systems execute tasks across tools, moving from assistance to workflow automation. New data shows 42% of jobs are highly exposed, especially high-paid, screen-based roles. Enterprise software is being repriced as AI reduces the need for multiple tools and licences. AI vendor choice is becoming a strategic and geopolitical consideration. 

Trust is becoming a competitive advantage in AI. Claude surged as users switched from ChatGPT, even as OpenAI launched a powerful new model. Magnus Oxenwaldt breaks down why values, portability, and governance are quickly becoming key factors in choosing an AI provider. Highlights - week 11: Claude overtakes ChatGPT in the App Store. OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with computer-use capabilities. Deloitte warns most companies lack AI agent governance. A lawsuit involving Gemini raises new safety questions. 

In this episode, host Magnus Oxenwaldt, looks at a week where AI strategy collided with geopolitics. The US government blacklisted Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, OpenAI closed the largest private funding round in history, and the gap between European AI ambitions and American infrastructure became impossible to ignore.

In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Luca Sanitelli, Senior Partner Solutions Engineer, from Shopify about AI-driven discovery, infrastructure and why clean, machine-readable product data is becoming the new competitive edge. "Future-proof your tech stack. Invest in infrastructure. Be ready to flip the switch." Links:Shopify.com Find Luca´s LinkedIn here

Accenture now ties promotions to AI tool usage. Anthropic cuts model costs to one-fifth. Every enterprise surveyed plan to expand AI agents. Regulation is moving fast across US states. The risk in 2026 is no longer moving too fast. It’s standing still. Highlights for week 9: Accenture ties senior promotions to measurable AI tool usage  Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 delivers near-flagship capability at one-fifth the former cost. 100% of surveyed enterprises plan to expand agentic AI this year  US states advance AI regulation as global adoption accelerates  

This time, host Magnus Oxenwaldt examines a recent UC Berkeley study that links heavy AI use to rising burnout, as saved time quickly turns into more work. A familiar pattern is emerging across industries. Many firms are reducing headcount based on expected AI gains. OpenAI has introduced ads in ChatGPT's free tier. A global safety report calls for layered controls as vendor safety teams shift. The tools work. The real question is how we use them. Highlights for week 8: Heavy AI use increases speed but also raises the risk of burnout. Workforce cuts are being made based on expected, not yet proven, AI gains. Ad-supported AI models introduce new incentive questions for enterprises. Safety experts call for layered controls as vendor teams evolve.  

A simple AI plugin wiped billions off legal tech valuations. Agent platforms moved from demos to production. Apple set a new standard for how software is built. The signal is clear: AI is no longer assisting work. It is starting to do it. Host Magnus Oxenwaldt explains the meaning behind the headlines. Top stories for week 7:A Claude contract-review plugin triggered a 10-20% sell-off across major legal software firms. Enterprise AI agents move into production: OpenAI’s Frontier platform lets agents operate across multiple enterprise systems, not inside one app. Apple redefines how software is built. Xcode now supports autonomous AI agents that write, test, and verify code end to end. Models get cheaper and more reliable. New releases focus on sustained work with lower compute, cutting usage costs for businesses. Voice AI becomes a serious channel Anthropic commits to subscriptions only. OpenAI begins testing ads. Incentives now matter.