Nick Patience
@nickpatience.bsky.social
Tech analyst, VP & AI Platforms Lead at Futurum @futurumgroup.bsky.social. Fulham FC & NY Mets fan.
I've been following AI21 Labs for a few years & just got briefed on its Maestro agentic orchestration layer. It's got some interesting model-agnostic integration and validation methods. Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nickpa...
AI21 Labs Aims to Fix AI Agents' Unreliability with Maestro – Report Summary | Nick Patience
Reliability will be a challenge for AI agents in complex enterprise automation. My new Futurum Intelligence report examines AI21 Labs’ Maestro, an orchestration layer designed to validate and manage m...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I've been following AI21 Labs for a few years & just got briefed on its Maestro agentic orchestration layer. It's got some interesting model-agnostic integration and validation methods. Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nickpa...
We launched our new Utilizing AI podcast today- the first episode can be found here with Stephen Foskett & me & new episodes drop every Wednesday at 11am ET utilizingai.podbean.com
Utilizing AI - A Futurum Group Podcast | The Futurum Group
<span>Welcome to Utilizing AI, the podcast about the application of artificial intelligence from The Futurum Group. This podcast features a variety of perspectives to discuss practical applications, u...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We launched our new Utilizing AI podcast today- the first episode can be found here with Stephen Foskett & me & new episodes drop every Wednesday at 11am ET utilizingai.podbean.com
My thoughts on the OpenAI-AWS partnership: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Quick thoughts on the OpenAI - Amazon Web Services (AWS) $38bn, 7-year deal announced earlier today:
This is further evidence of OpenAI multi-cloud strategy, adding AWS to a list of cloud… | Nick P...
Quick thoughts on the OpenAI - Amazon Web Services (AWS) $38bn, 7-year deal announced earlier today:
This is further evidence of OpenAI multi-cloud strategy, adding AWS to a list of cloud providers...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
My thoughts on the OpenAI-AWS partnership: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Reposted by Nick Patience
The seven-year deal, which takes OpenAI’s total recent commitments to close to $1.5tn, will allow OpenAI to make immediate use of AWS infrastructure to run its products, including ChatGPT. on.ft.com/4qCZ6Ke
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The seven-year deal, which takes OpenAI’s total recent commitments to close to $1.5tn, will allow OpenAI to make immediate use of AWS infrastructure to run its products, including ChatGPT. on.ft.com/4qCZ6Ke
Had fun recording the first episode of Utilizing AI today, a new weekly podcast with @stephen.fosketts.net Look for it in your podcast platform of choice every Wednesday!
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Had fun recording the first episode of Utilizing AI today, a new weekly podcast with @stephen.fosketts.net Look for it in your podcast platform of choice every Wednesday!
Tune in live to AI Field Day next week Oct 29-30. I'll be there myself on 30th #AIFD7
AI Field Day #AIFD7 is happening October 29th and 30th! Tune in on #LinkedIn and #TechstrongTV to see presentations from #HYCU, #HPE, #Articul8AI, #Fortinet, #Nutanix, and #Digitate, as well as the debut of #UtilizingAI from The Futurum Group! #AI #AgenticAI #AISecurity
October 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Tune in live to AI Field Day next week Oct 29-30. I'll be there myself on 30th #AIFD7
Very proud to launch Futurum Signal: AI Cloud Platforms - our first evaluation of the key AI cloud vendors, revealing the market leaders and innovators. Deep dives in 9 market leaders & assessment of broader ecosystem. 📄 Access the full report here: futurumgroup.com/signal
Futurum Signal
Futurum Signal delivers unmatched market insights through a blend of AI analysis, expert research, and up-to-the-minute data—including real customer reviews from G2. Get real-time evaluations on marke...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Very proud to launch Futurum Signal: AI Cloud Platforms - our first evaluation of the key AI cloud vendors, revealing the market leaders and innovators. Deep dives in 9 market leaders & assessment of broader ecosystem. 📄 Access the full report here: futurumgroup.com/signal
Some of my thoughts on Deepseek's new model in this @cnbc.com report www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/w...
China's DeepSeek launches next-gen AI model. Here's what makes it different
The Chinese artificial intelligence startup has now released DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, an experimental version of its current model DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Some of my thoughts on Deepseek's new model in this @cnbc.com report www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/w...
It's relentless: NVIDIA & OpenAI partnership including a $100bn investment in OpenAI as the systems are deployed. OpenAI free to date other people and it's going for it nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/openai-...
OpenAI and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership to Deploy 10 Gigawatts of NVIDIA Systems
OpenAI and NVIDIA today announced a letter of intent for a landmark strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure to train and…
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September 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's relentless: NVIDIA & OpenAI partnership including a $100bn investment in OpenAI as the systems are deployed. OpenAI free to date other people and it's going for it nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/openai-...
I had the privilege of attending NVIDIA’s event in London last night, at the end of a week of announcements from the company including, of course, the Intel deal. But last night was very much focused on the UK www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I had the privilege of attending NVIDIA’s event in London last night, at the end of a week of announcements from the company including, of course, the Intel deal. But this was very much focused on… | ...
I had the privilege of attending NVIDIA’s event in London last night, at the end of a week of announcements from the company including, of course, the Intel deal. But this was very much focused on the...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I had the privilege of attending NVIDIA’s event in London last night, at the end of a week of announcements from the company including, of course, the Intel deal. But last night was very much focused on the UK www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
My take on what's been announced in the UK AI sector - correct as of yesterday, it's changing very quickly!
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UK AI Sector Boosted by $40bn+ Investments from Microsoft, NVIDIA & Others
UK AI sector sees $40B investment from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and others to build Europe’s largest GPU hub, despite extensions of prior deals.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My take on what's been announced in the UK AI sector - correct as of yesterday, it's changing very quickly!
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Some of my thoughts in here about Nscale & it's rapid ascent to become a strategic partner of NVIDIA, among other things www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/a...
AI startup Nscale came out of nowhere and is blowing away Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Nscale has quickly become an important part of the U.K.'s bid to become a global AI player.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Some of my thoughts in here about Nscale & it's rapid ascent to become a strategic partner of NVIDIA, among other things www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/a...
My thoughts on the ASML & MistralAI tie-up and what it might mean for European AI futurumgroup.com/insights/is-...
Is an ASML-Mistral Alliance the Blueprint for European AI?
ASML's €1.7B investment in Mistral AI is a strategic move to secure European AI market leadership and compete with US tech giants.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My thoughts on the ASML & MistralAI tie-up and what it might mean for European AI futurumgroup.com/insights/is-...
Another half marathon, this time #TheBigHalf taking in some of the London Marathon course & some famous landmarks. Not pleased with the time tbh, heat & prep not ideal but great experience ahead of a winter's worth of training. Oh, and I got the boat home
September 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Another half marathon, this time #TheBigHalf taking in some of the London Marathon course & some famous landmarks. Not pleased with the time tbh, heat & prep not ideal but great experience ahead of a winter's worth of training. Oh, and I got the boat home
I was quoted by CNBC on OpenAI's plans in India. I mentioned their lower-cost ChatGPT is a "classic wedge strategy to capture a price-sensitive market." It will be fascinating to watch challenges like infrastructure and domestic competition unfold. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/o...
OpenAI is going big in India — here's everything the ChatGPT developer is up to
OpenAI is looking to expand its infrastructure and hiring in India after CEO Sam Altman visited the country this year.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I was quoted by CNBC on OpenAI's plans in India. I mentioned their lower-cost ChatGPT is a "classic wedge strategy to capture a price-sensitive market." It will be fascinating to watch challenges like infrastructure and domestic competition unfold. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/o...
Some of my thoughts on Anthropic's recent $13bn fundraising and the circular nature of revenue generation in this TechTarget report www.techtarget.com/searchenterp...
Anthropic announces $13B fundraise, $183B valuation | TechTarget
Anthropic's new $13B fundraising round shows investors' continued confidence in the AI vendor.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Some of my thoughts on Anthropic's recent $13bn fundraising and the circular nature of revenue generation in this TechTarget report www.techtarget.com/searchenterp...
Great to be back on Schwab Network again last night, talking about Palantir. They asked about the stock's recent weakness after such a strong 2025 performance. My quote that drove the headline was "I don’t think it’s as much of a game changer as perhaps it likes to portray"...
August 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Great to be back on Schwab Network again last night, talking about Palantir. They asked about the stock's recent weakness after such a strong 2025 performance. My quote that drove the headline was "I don’t think it’s as much of a game changer as perhaps it likes to portray"...
I tend to agree: Silicon Valley Needs to Stop Obsessing Over Superhuman A.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...
Opinion | Silicon Valley Needs to Stop Obsessing Over Superhuman A.I.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I tend to agree: Silicon Valley Needs to Stop Obsessing Over Superhuman A.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...
Palantir is soaring while C3.ai stumbles - why? 🚀🤖 My latest report dives into the diverging fortunes of these two AI Platforms futurumgroup.com/insights/if-...
August 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Palantir is soaring while C3.ai stumbles - why? 🚀🤖 My latest report dives into the diverging fortunes of these two AI Platforms futurumgroup.com/insights/if-...
Just published my coverage initiation of Decagon the fast-growing company doing innovative things in the AI-powered customer experience market. Exec summary here, full report for Futurum Research subscription clients futurumgroup.com/press-releas...
Decagon Aims to Simplify AI Agent Development with Natural Language
Learn how Decagon’s AI-powered Agent Operating Procedures and $1.5 billion valuation position it to disrupt customer experience automation.
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August 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just published my coverage initiation of Decagon the fast-growing company doing innovative things in the AI-powered customer experience market. Exec summary here, full report for Futurum Research subscription clients futurumgroup.com/press-releas...
My thoughts included in this CNBC report on this morning's tariff news www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/t...
What Trump's Nvidia and AMD China deal means for the world
Analysts said the deal to give some China revenue to the U.S. government is positive for both AMD and Nvidia as they get access to a huge market.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My thoughts included in this CNBC report on this morning's tariff news www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/t...
What a life Stephanie "Steve" Shirley had - from a traumatic childhood in Germany to becoming a true UK tech pioneer & an inspiration for women in technology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, technology pioneer, dies aged 91
She founded the software company Freelance Programmers in 1962, which almost exclusively hired women, and in later life donated almost £70m of her fortune.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
What a life Stephanie "Steve" Shirley had - from a traumatic childhood in Germany to becoming a true UK tech pioneer & an inspiration for women in technology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I was asked what I thought of the concept of artificial general intelligence (AGI) - funny you should ask, I thought.... www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/s...
Sam Altman now says AGI, or human-level AI, is 'not a super useful term’ — and he's not alone
Computer science experts say it's better to focus on the more specialized use cases of AI.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I was asked what I thought of the concept of artificial general intelligence (AGI) - funny you should ask, I thought.... www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/s...
West London looking good tonight
August 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
West London looking good tonight
Excited to share my perspectives in this CNBC report on South Korea's ambitious national AI initiative. South Korea possesses the entire AI stack from memory chips to cloud infrastructure to AI models making it a alternative to U.S. & Chinese systems www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/s...
South Korea charts one-of-a-kind course in AI race with U.S. and China
South Korea is looking to create a near self-sufficient AI industry and position its technology as an alternative to China and the U.S.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Excited to share my perspectives in this CNBC report on South Korea's ambitious national AI initiative. South Korea possesses the entire AI stack from memory chips to cloud infrastructure to AI models making it a alternative to U.S. & Chinese systems www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/s...