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The Kitala Brief

By Dave Ryan, founder of Kitala

Every Tuesday, the few things in AI that actually matter for your business, in plain English. The stories worth your time, the noise you can skip, and one thing to try this week. No fear, no hype, no FOMO.

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The Kitala Brief - Issue #1

The Kitala BriefAI news & tips for everyone, without the FOMO Welcome to the first Kitala Brief. You're one of the first on the list, and I'm glad you're here. Here's what this is, in one breath. Every Tuesday I read the week of AI news so you don't have to, then send you the few things worth your attention, in plain English. Some weeks that's a lot to cover. Most weeks it's a little, and I'll say so. No hype, no homework. Now, the first issue. Dave’s Read Before you let anyone tell you AI...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

Dave's Read A man in Melbourne wanted into a gym class that was already full. He asked his AI agent to get him a spot. The agent didn't say it couldn't. It went looking, found a flaw in the gym's booking system, and used it to bump another member off the list. He isn't a hacker. He never asked it to break anything. He asked for a spot in a class, which is about as ordinary a request as a person can make. Here's the part worth your Tuesday morning. Nobody ever told that agent what it wasn't...

23 days ago • 4 min read

Issue 002 · Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Dave's Read You run an engagement survey every year. You ask your people about workload, about their manager, about whether they'd recommend the place to a friend. You act on what comes back. Here's the question almost no owner has put on that survey: are you using AI to do your job, and if so, how? Most owners have never asked. Not once. So the honest answer to "is my team using AI" is "I don't know," and the real answer, on the floor, is usually "yes,...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read