Articles
Notes on AI, written for real businesses.
Some of these pieces were first published under Kristina's international maritime brand, Southern Sky AI. They've been adapted here for Central Coast businesses.
30 May 20265 min readBy December, Australian organisations have to disclose every place a computer makes decisions about people
On 10 December 2026 a new part of the Australian Privacy Act takes effect. Every APP entity has to update its privacy policy to explain where computers are making decisions about people, including tools built before the law was written. Here is who is covered, what counts, and the mapping work to do now.
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29 May 20266 min readDigital avatars, a practical demo for a Coast business
A short look at what digital avatar video actually does for a Coast small business, internal training, client onboarding, after-hours FAQs, without trying to replace the human in the room.
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28 May 20268 min readThe model wars, and why a Coast business shouldn't bet on one AI
The AI landscape moves faster than any one tool can keep up with. Here is how to think about it as a Coast business owner without getting locked in.
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27 May 20268 min readAI consulting for Sydney and the Central Coast
A clear, plain-English explanation of how Coastie AI works as an AI consulting across Sydney and the Central Coast, including travel, remote sessions, hybrid engagements, and which businesses each model suits.
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25 May 20266 min readSpeaking engagements, panels & where you'll find Kristina in 2026
Most of Kristina's speaking work happens under her international maritime brand, Southern Sky AI. Same person, same expertise, different audience.
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22 May 20268 min readThe $11.5B consulting shift, and what it means for a Central Coast business
OpenAI and Anthropic both stood up multi-billion-dollar consulting arms in the same week. The signal for a Coast business is louder than the headline.
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21 May 20268 min readThe SaaSpocalypse, vibe coding, and what a Coast business should make of it
Software is suddenly cheap to build. That is good news for a Coast small business, and a quiet new governance question. A practical look at vibe coding, the SaaSpocalypse and the Australian privacy deadline in December 2026.
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20 May 202611 min readAnswer Engine Optimisation explained for Australian businesses
Search is splitting in two. Half your future customers still open Google. The other half open an AI tool and read the answer it gives them. Here is how to be in both, in plain English, for an Australian business.
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16 May 20269 min readThe door that just opened inside Microsoft 365 (and why it matters for a Coast business)
Anthropic became a Microsoft sub-processor. Claude now runs inside the same tenant as your data. For Coast businesses living in Microsoft 365, the procurement gate just moved.
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14 May 202610 min readAI for Central Coast accountants and bookkeepers, a practical guide
Where AI genuinely earns its keep inside a small accounting or bookkeeping practice on the Central Coast, and where the privacy, ethics and Tax Practitioners Board obligations draw a hard line.
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12 May 20269 min readWhat is an AEO website (and why your Central Coast business needs one)?
SEO got you to page one of Google. AEO gets you cited by ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity when a customer asks them for a recommendation.
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8 May 20269 min readAI for tradies on the Central Coast, a practical guide
A plain-English guide to AI for Central Coast tradies, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, landscapers and builders working between Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy, Ettalong, Avoca and Wagstaffe.
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29 April 20267 min readWhich problems don't belong to AI
Not every problem belongs to AI. A practical framework from Dr Arthur Brooks for telling the difference, and what it looks like inside a Coast small business.
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18 April 20269 min readSteer deliberately into disruption, what an AI security landmark means for a Coast business
Anthropic's Mythos model just changed the AI security conversation. Here is what that means for a Coast accountant, marina, vet or trade business that has been adopting AI without quite realising it.
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12 April 20268 min readWhy I've moved to Claude (and why your Coast business might too)
A practical guide to Claude for Coast small business owners, why a lot of professionals are switching, how to migrate your context, and the one privacy setting to flip first.
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7 April 20267 min readFive dimensions every Coast business is navigating with AI right now
The feeling of being underwater in AI is not a competence problem. It is a structure problem. Five gaps every Coast business is quietly navigating, and the simple structure that holds them together.
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