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Beyond the Model

Pillar 1 of The Applied Layer research programme.

14 Jul 2026BriefingMember

Executive briefing: Beyond the Model

The most consequential layer of the AI buildout is not the foundation models themselves, but what sits between them and the organisations that deploy them: architecture, integration, evaluation, and governance. This is the applied layer — and the public record of the past year has clarified its shape rather than settled it.

2 min readBeyond the Model

14 Jul 2026ResearchPatron

Beyond the Model

The foundation study for the five-pillar programme — why the applied layer shapes enterprise AI outcomes, what the evidence establishes, what it recalibrates, and what it leaves open for the field interviews to test.

39 min readBeyond the Model