ASMEX 2026 · 19 May 2026
Twelve Months of AI And Losing Sleep
Welcome. This page holds the deck, the references, the reading list, and the two ways to start a conversation with me.
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The Keynote
Twelve Months of AI
The full deck from the ASMEX 2026 keynote.
For Organisations
Compass AI Blueprint — Introductory Conversation
For maritime organisations considering the full Compass AI Blueprint pathway — the structured, end-to-end engagement across policy, oversight, and operational integration.
Request an introductory conversationReading List
Sources & references
Every source referenced in the ASMEX 2026 keynote. Where the original source is freely available, the link below points to it directly.
Research Reports
MIT NANDA — State of AI in Business 2025 · July 2025
https://nanda.media.mit.edu/ai_report_2025.pdfMcKinsey & Company — The State of AI 2025 · November 2025
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-aiMETR (Model Evaluation & Threat Research) — Measuring AI Ability to Complete Long Tasks · 2025
https://metr.org/blog/2025-03-19-measuring-ai-ability-to-complete-long-tasks/Writer — 2025 Enterprise AI Adoption Survey
https://writer.com/blog/enterprise-ai-adoption-survey-press-release/
Government & Regulatory
European Union — Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation EU 2024/1689)
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/ojEuropean Commission — AI literacy questions and answers (Article 4 explainer)
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/faqs/ai-literacy-questions-answersAustralian Government — Guidance for AI Adoption · October 2025
https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/guidance-ai-adoptionAustralian Government — National AI Plan · December 2025
https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/national-ai-plan
Vendor Announcements
Anthropic — Mythos preview · April 2026
https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-previewAnthropic — donating MCP & the Agentic AI Foundation
https://www.anthropic.com/news/donating-the-model-context-protocol-and-establishing-of-the-agentic-ai-foundationOpenAI — Introducing GPT-5 · August 2025
https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5/Microsoft — Agent 365 generally available · May 2026
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/01/microsoft-agent-365-now-generally-available-expands-capabilities-and-integrations/Linux Foundation — Formation of the Agentic AI Foundation · December 2025
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-the-formation-of-the-agentic-ai-foundation
Industry Data
OSWorld benchmark
https://os-world.github.io/Harba — 2024 marina software analysis
DockMaster — 2024 digital work order systems data
Vendor Training
Free training from the vendors
Foundational AI training delivered directly by the platform vendors.
Anthropic Academy
Thirteen free courses on building with Claude, including certificate-bearing tracks.
https://anthropic.skilljar.comAnthropic — Building Effective Agents
The technical primer that shaped how the industry now thinks about agent design.
https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agentsMicrosoft Learn — Copilot and AI
Every Microsoft Copilot product, every certification, free.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/browse/?products=copilotMicrosoft AI Skills Navigator
Microsoft's structured learning paths organised by role and AI maturity.
https://aiskillsnavigator.microsoft.comFurther Resources
Continue the conversation
Engagement Guide 2026
The full 2026 Engagement Guide. Pathways, investment structure, and how Southern Sky AI works with maritime organisations.
OpenChart Room Dispatch
A weekly email for maritime leaders. Short, plain-language reflections on AI adoption, governance, and the road ahead.
OpenVendor training
Anthropic Academy, Microsoft Learn, and Microsoft AI Skills Navigator — foundational AI training direct from the vendors.
OpenReading list & references
Every source cited in the talk — MIT NANDA, McKinsey, METR, Writer, EU AI Act, Australian Government, OSWorld, and more.
OpenLog Book
Outcomes from completed Compass and Command engagements — what was built, what changed, and what it produced.
OpenAbout Southern Sky AI
The practice, the founder, and how the work gets done.
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