Colette Mason
She had her first tech job at 14, then supported mission-critical IT systems for investment banks, the Metropolitan Police, London Underground, and UK government agencies. Systems where failure had consequences.
That background shapes how she thinks about AI now. Not as a product to sell, but as a tool under scrutiny, in a public conversation too often dominated by people who've never built anything.
She understands the tech, the commercial incentives, and the human and environmental cost when all three collide.
Colette runs her Clever Clogs AI consultancy, covering AI industry news through her writing and toolkits. Her focus: what's actually happening vs what's being sold, hyped, and battled with, plus who pays the price when those three converge.
Author of Ditch Rework Build Teamwork: 10 AI Principles to Fix the Friction and Build a Trusted AI Assistant
Available for commentary on: AI hype vs delivery · who benefits when AI governance fails · why enterprise discipline matters in the AI era · the human cost of badly designed AI systems · ethics that go beyond compliance theatre
Media Coverage
Wales Online
New Argos warning that shoppers urgently need to know
Argos customers have received a warning
Daily Mirror
New Argos ‘essential’ warning to customers
Customers have been given an important warning
HR Magazine
AI can create jobs, says Invest NI boss
"AI can actually create jobs," the chief executive of Northern Ireland’s economic development agency, Invest NI, told the BBC last week, after announcing a £1.5m investment to create new AI jobs, on 10...
Bristol Live
New Argos warning that shoppers need to know
Experts are urging Argos customers to be vigilant
HR Magazine
Ford rehires workers after AI deployment fail
Ford has rehired experienced human engineers to fix costly quality issues following a failed AI rollout, The Times reported on Monday (29 June).
Daily Mirror
HMRC rule change ‘legal requirement’ started in April ‘many unaware’
There’s no choice and more people will be affected over the next two years
Daily Express
HMRC’s new rule change ‘confusing’ as 100,000 in UK ‘need to sign up’
So many will get caught out by this
FT Adviser
ChatGPT adviser switch a ‘wake-up call’
Advisers have warned that a recent case of a client switching allegiance on a ChatGPT recommendation was a “wake-up call” for those practising “portfolio reporting” as opposed to meaningful client engagement.
My London
World Cup football fans given a new £150 risk warning
New research suggests thousands of Britons are already victims
Wales Online
World Cup football fans given a new £150 risk warning
New research suggests thousands of Britons are already victims
Small Business
Small firms have to report profit and loss from 2028
Small and micro businesses will be required to file profit and loss (along with other accountancy changes). Here’s what we know so far
FT Adviser
Small firms must report accounts to Companies House from 2028
Small companies will have to file accounts of profits and losses under changes announced by the government on Tuesday (June 9).
FT Adviser
Firms risk failure over AI costs
Industry experts have warned that a failure to understand the “true cost” of
British Brief
AI Investment Warnings: Experts Warn Against ‘Dangerous Path’
Experts warn that using AI for investment decisions is a ‘dangerous path’ as it sounds plausible but not accurate. They recommend keeping a ‘human in the loop’.
Devon Live
Experts warn over ‘highly dangerous’ tactic in the job market
UK jobseekers have been warned
UK Sustainable Business News
Data centre the size of 15,840 Tesco Extras should have Brits “worried” about UK’s AI Growth Zones
THE approval of a mega AI-data centre in the US that will be the size of 15,840 Tesco Extras should have Brits worried about the environmental impact of increasingly large data centres being built in the...
Healthcare Newsdesk
Ai Experts raise concerns about clinical guidance on AI-hallucinated research
AI experts have warned there is a risk doctors and specialists could soon be offering clinical guidance based on AI-hallucinated studies following a worrying revelation, in one of the world’s most respected…
UK Tech News
Data centre the size of 15,840 Tesco Extras should have Brits “worried” about UK’s AI Growth Zones becoming “AI Drought Zones”
THE approval of a mega AI-data centre in the US that will be the size…
AOL
New AI data center will produce 23 atomic bombs’ worth of heat a day, claims professor - AOL
There are plans to build an AI data center in Box Elder County, Utah, which has a number of people concerned, including experts and local residents.
Devon Live
Experts warn over ‘highly dangerous’ tactic in the job market
UK jobseekers have been warned
HR Magazine
Met Police admits using AI to monitor staff - HR Magazine
Metropolitan Police leaders at Scotland Yard have admitted to using AI to monitor staff behaviour and performance, prompting criticism from the Police Federa…
Somerset Live
Experts warn over ‘highly dangerous’ tactic in the job market
UK jobseekers have been warned
Hull Live
Experts warn over ‘highly dangerous’ tactic in the job market
UK jobseekers have been warned
Devon Live
Experts warn over ‘highly dangerous’ tactic in the job market
UK jobseekers have been warned
Birmingham Live
Digital ID slammed as ‘dark day’ in British politics after King’s Speech
The system will “modernise how citizens interact with public services”
OK!
New cancer breakthrough as ‘AI detects disease years before doctors’
A new study has been published
Daily Star
New cancer breakthrough as ‘AI detects disease years before doctors’
A new study has been published
Daily Express
‘AI detects disease years before doctors’ in bombshell cancer breakthrough | Express.co.uk
A new study has come out
Daily Mirror
New cancer breakthrough as ‘AI detects disease years before doctors’
A new study has been published
Daily Express
Investors warned of ‘dangerous path’ as more turn to AI for financial advice
Easy to be swayed when it sounds that clever
Daily Mirror
Investors given new ‘dangerous path’ warning as more use new method
Experts are warning against the tactic
Daily Star
Investors given new ‘dangerous path’ warning as more use new method
Experts are warning against the tactic
Business Matters
BADR hike branded a ‘tax-grabbing assault’ as Britain’s founders eye the exit
Founders and advisers warn the latest hike in Business Asset Disposal Relief to 18% is squeezing entrepreneurs and pushing Britain’s homegrown talent abroad.
Daily Express
Urgent alert as ‘four in five would trust AI with personal data’
Giving it the keys is asking for trouble
Sky News
The 'car wash test' you can use to spot AI scam
Scammers are increasingly deploying AI to steal money as bots are rapidly improving at imitating real humans such as relatives in phone calls or over texts.
Wales Online
Three text messages ‘could empty your bank account’
People are being told what to look for
Daily Express
Phrase you can use to tell you if your genuine sounding caller is AI
Experts warn that fraudsters are now deploying artificial intelligence on an ‘industrial scale’
Business Matters
Government’s £100m pledge for innovators dismissed as a drop in the ocean after £25bn National Insurance raid
The government has announced £100m in new investment for start-ups and scale-ups through expanded EIS, VCT and EMI schemes, but business leaders say established firms paying higher National Insurance are...
Daily Mirror
Key signs to look out for as Brits may have bank accounts emptied
People are being urged to look out for three warning signs
Express.co.uk
Three text messages that could empty your bank account
Experts are warning that just three types of message could be enough to empty your bank account
Express.co.uk
Huge new HMRC change set to impact 2 million Brits
The change will help to modernise tax filing in the UK.
HR Magazine
C-suite leaders lack AI competency, survey suggests - HR Magazine
The vast majority (93%) of C-suite leaders have made decisions based on AI outputs generated from inaccurate data, according to survey findings published yesterday (27 January) by the talent advisory firm...
Freelance Informer
Making Tax Digital 2026: Mandatory £50k Thresholds And New 5-Filing Rules For Sole Traders, Landlords & Directors
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax becomes mandatory on 6 April 2026 for anyone with a qualifying income over £50,000.
Surrey Live
TV licence fee ‘similar’ to Amazon and Netflix - full comparison
The BBC TV licence fee will rise within a few weeks - and many analysts are complaining about the cost