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Analysis, guides and insights from the Smart Island team.
Smarter Advisors — Memory, Economic Context, and Grok
Smart Island's AI advisors now remember what they said last week, cross-reference government economic indicators, and run on Grok-4.3 for sharper, more opinionated analysis. Here's what changed and why the advice is better.
Why We Use Four Different AI Models — and How Azure AI Foundry Makes It Possible
Smart Island now uses four different AI models across its pipeline — each chosen for a specific job. Here's why one-size-fits-all AI is a mistake, and how Azure AI Foundry's model catalogue lets us match the right brain to the right task.
Election Tracker Upgrades, Chris Thomas Enters the Race, and What Will AI Do to My Job?
Treasury Minister Chris Thomas confirms his re-election bid for Douglas Central, bringing our candidate tracker to five. Plus: a redesigned AI job impact tool, census-linked fluency data for 200+ occupations, and a reference political compass featuring world leaders.
Starlink vs Fibre, MCP Security Hardening, and Platform Updates
New Starlink & Alternative Broadband dashboard tracking LEO satellite growth despite the subsidised FTTP rollout. Plus: a full MCP server security audit against the OWASP Secure MCP Guide, parameterised SQL across 25 tools, and IP-based rate limiting.