Blog - And AI

How to shrink your AI token budget without shrinking the team

AI token costs look fixed, but they bend in half a dozen places. Here is how to cut your token bill with engineering, not layoffs, and reinvest what you save.

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Why AI is not making you money

Handed out licences and still seeing no return? AI value shows up in three places, each with its own yardstick. Here is how to find where your money is.

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How our AI remembers the way we work

Our AI assistant does not start from scratch after every chat. Here is how it remembers your preferences and your team rules, and grows with the way you work.

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How a Groningen company processes requests 30 times faster with AI

From 10 minutes to 20 seconds per request: how a Groningen sustainability company enriches and prioritizes leads automatically with AI. With the approach.

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The AI ecosystem in Groningen: who does what and how to get involved

The AI Factory, AI Hub Noord-Nederland, the knowledge institutions and the municipality: what each party does and what your organization gains in practice.

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Choosing an AI agency in Groningen: what to look for

Three types of AI providers, eight questions to ask every agency, and the cost logic of an AI project. How to choose an AI agency in Groningen that fits.

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AI subsidies in the Northern Netherlands: SNN, SLIM and WBSO

Up to 45,000 euros for research (SNN), up to a hundred thousand for training in Groningen (NPG), 60% via SLIM and a WBSO reduction. The AI subsidy routes for 2026.

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Noor: five care organisations build one AI intake assistant together

Five care organisations in Groningen are building Noor together: an AI assistant that guides people to support and care 24/7. Here is how it was made reliable.

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Building AI agents: the patterns that hold up in production

Anthropic tested AI agents with dozens of teams and found the same thing every time: simple building blocks beat complex frameworks. Here is what held up.

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What a good AI harness already covers for the EU AI Act

From August 2026 the EU AI Act also applies to companies that only use AI. What a well-designed AI harness already covers, and which formal steps remain.

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An AI knowledge assistant as the first step of your harness

An AI knowledge assistant answers questions from your own documentation. Why it is the logical first step of your AI harness and how to set it up well.

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Claude Sonnet 5: a breakthrough in affordable AI models

Claude Sonnet 5 delivers performance close to the Opus class at a lower price point. What it means for automation, compliance, and the AI budget of your SME.

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Sovereign AI: why Europe is accelerating now

Washington forced Anthropic to pull two top models offline. What that AI kill switch means for European sovereignty, and what SMEs can do about it now.

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Getting your people on board: AI adoption in your team

AI adoption needs as much attention as the tool itself. Read why people drop off and how you bring them along, so AI keeps running after the first workshop.

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From experiment to impact: scaling AI without an AI team

An AI maturity ladder with five phases shows your SME where it stands and what the logical next step is, from isolated experiments to building on your own.

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Which processes are suitable for AI?

Not every process is suitable for AI. With four traits and a weighing of impact against feasibility, you decide which ones to tackle first. Here is how.

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Building an AI strategy: from experiments to direction

Many organisations run AI pilots without a clear direction. Here is how to build a one-page AI strategy that sets the choices and keeps growing each quarter.

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Where do you start with AI in your organization?

Where do you start with AI in your organization? Pick one process that costs time now and where AI makes a difference, book a first win and measure it.

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Open source AI: keeping your data in-house

With ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot your data goes to US servers. An open source model keeps sensitive data in-house. Read when that trade-off is worth it.

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How to give AI good context and goals

Better AI answers start with a sharper request. Here is how to give the AI your goal and the right context, so the answer is usable in your daily work.

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What can AI do beyond chatting? Running tasks, code, images and planning

AI does more than chat: tools run tasks on your files, run code, generate images and draft a plan. Here is how to start small and keep the result in hand.

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ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot: which fits which work?

ChatGPT is the all-rounder, Claude excels at writing and long documents, Copilot knows your Microsoft environment. How to pick the right AI model per task.

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How to use ChatGPT or Claude in your daily work

AI saves you time once you tie it to work you do every week. Four kinds of tasks, how to give a clear instruction, and how to handle your data safely.

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ChatGPT's transformation: from simple chat to super-app

ChatGPT is becoming a super-app where AI agents carry out tasks themselves. What it means for your business: opportunities, GDPR, the EU AI Act and control.

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You Can't Buy AI Adoption, You Build It

AI adoption in SMEs comes not from rolling out a tool, but from letting your team build something themselves. Understanding and ownership are the drivers.

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Microsoft Copilot or Custom AI: a strategic choice for SMEs

Microsoft Copilot or a custom AI solution for your SME? A strategic framework for choosing between quick integration and bespoke work that keeps paying off.

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Should you partner with an AI specialist or build it yourself?

AI partner or self-build with ChatGPT Enterprise? For SMEs, the right choice depends on strategy, internal capacity, and rollout speed. Here is how to decide.

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n8n vs. Make vs. Zapier vs. Python for Dutch SME automation

Compare n8n, Make, Zapier and Python on Total Cost of Ownership for SME automation. Which tool best fits your budget, complexity and capacity in-house?

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Claude Agent SDK vs Claude Code for multi-tenant SME

Claude Agent SDK or Claude Code for your SME? Compare cost, complexity and data isolation for multi-tenant AI deployments, and pick the right Claude fit.

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OpenAI launches consultancy: why the AI app alone is not enough

OpenAI launches a consultancy arm. Why an AI app alone is not enough and why local expertise on the EU AI Act and custom work still matters.

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Custom GPT in your AI strategy: from pilot to integration

Custom GPTs are a strong starting point for AI adoption, but only become valuable once you embed them in a scalable AI strategy with governance and integration.

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What the xAI-Anthropic Colossus deal means for SMEs

xAI and Anthropic share Colossus 1: what this unusual AI alliance teaches Dutch SMEs about strategic partnerships, compute access and growth strategies.

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GPT-5.5 Instant: a game changer for SMEs

OpenAI launched GPT-5.5 Instant on 5 May 2026 as the default ChatGPT model. What the faster model and voice updates mean for SMEs.

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Beyond the slideshows: enterprises successfully running AI agents in production

54% of enterprises run AI agents in production with 171% ROI. Which patterns set Klarna and JPMorgan apart, and what SMEs can apply tomorrow.

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How we built our own AI harness (and what went wrong along the way)

We built our own AI harness with 18 agents and 3 pipelines. These are the three challenges we did not see coming, plus practical lessons for SME teams.

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LLM harness: the new development in 2026

What is an LLM harness? It wraps context, tools, orchestration and feedback around a language model, and in 2026 it decides whether your AI delivers value.

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Google invests up to $40 billion in Anthropic

Google is investing up to $40 billion in Anthropic, starting with $10 billion. What the deal means for the AI market and rivals like OpenAI.

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Claude Code for Smart Business Processes and Workflow Automation

Discover how Claude Code transforms from a smart assistant into a business-critical operating system. Learn how And AI leverages it for AI-First workflow automation.

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AI-First Company: What It Means and How to Become One

Discover what an AI-first company truly means: autonomous agents, self-learning workflows, and structural efficiency. Practical steps for your transformation.

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EU AI Act 2026: What Midsize Businesses Need to Know

The EU AI Act impacts midsize businesses in 2026. Learn about risk categories, obligations around transparency and governance, and practical compliance steps.

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AI Workflow Automation for Legal and Marketing Teams

AI scores higher than specialists on legal research, extraction and summaries, and works faster. Where AI helps legal and marketing teams, and where it does not.

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Claude Opus 4.5: The New Benchmark for AI

Claude Opus 4.5 scores 80.9% on SWE-bench and runs workflows up to 30% faster. What the new benchmark means for AI work in practice.

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€5 Billion for AI in the Netherlands: If We Can Realize the Investment Plan of AI Coalition 4 NL

AI Coalition 4 NL presents a €5 billion investment plan for Dutch AI infrastructure. Discover what this means for SMEs and how you can start with AI today.

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