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AI isn't slowing down. And keeping up isn't necessarily the challenge. It's deciding where AI belongs, how it fits into your existing workflows, and how to scale it without creating more complexity. That's why WordPress VIP and Americaneagle.com created Building the Enterprise AI Stack, a practical guide for marketing leaders making AI implementation decisions. Inside, you'll find a framework for evaluating different AI approaches, understanding the tradeoffs between them, and making more informed decisions across governance, workflows, content operations, and platform readiness. Get the guide: https://lnkd.in/gNj_U2nT

Every CMS architecture decision involves trade-offs. Some organizations optimize for developer experience, others prioritize content workflows, platform performance, or keeping long-term costs under control. Which factor is having the biggest influence on your team's CMS decisions today? We'll share the results in an upcoming edition of The Brief—WordPress VIP's bi-weekly newsletter on enterprise content and digital experience. Subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/e7emqUPr

Tyson Evans, Chief Product and Brand Officer at ProPublica, offered a useful way to think about AI's role in journalism. The challenge isn't a lack of information. It's finding the signal buried inside enormous volumes of data, documents, and reporting material. For ProPublica, the opportunity is helping journalists uncover patterns faster and surface insights they might not otherwise find. As Tyson puts it, the goal is to give great investigative reporters "superpowers." Watch Tyson on how ProPublica is using AI to strengthen investigative reporting while keeping journalists at the center of the work.

Do you know what AI is saying about your brand? Before prospects visit your website, they're increasingly asking AI to compare vendors, explain your products, or recommend solutions. But do those answers reflect your business the way you intend? That's the focus of Session 1 of our new Enterprise AI Discoverability Series from WordPress VIP and 97th Floor. Join us for this three-part webinar as we explore how enterprise organizations can understand, benchmark, and improve AI discoverability. Register for Session 1, or the full series, here: https://lnkd.in/gZSf9hhq

The conversation around AI visibility is evolving. Our latest Future of the Web webinar explored a shift we think more organizations should be paying attention to: AI may become the starting point for discovery, but trust is still built on what happens after someone clicks. Swipe through for some of the key insights from the discussion. If you'd like to explore the research behind them, read the full Future of the Web report: https://lnkd.in/gT_GChVH

Enterprise nonprofits are expected to move faster, support more campaigns, and demonstrate greater impact, often with limited resources and increasingly complex digital ecosystems. How are leading organizations responding? Join WordPress VIP, Happy Cog, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation for a practical discussion on how enterprise nonprofits are modernizing their digital platforms, content operations, and workflows to better support fundraising, engagement, and long-term growth. If modernization is on your roadmap, now’s the time to join us: https://lnkd.in/ggFaKXVZ

Most software licenses define what you can't do. Open Source starts from a different premise: what you're free to do. That idea has shaped the modern web for decades. It's also why so many organizations continue to build on an open foundation. Code for the People tells the story behind that philosophy—and why it still matters for the future of the web. Watch the film: https://lnkd.in/gwGfBi8y

AI agents can now read a WordPress site, reason about it, and take action on it, with human review built in. For agencies, that turns hours of routine maintenance into minutes of review. On July 22, Automattic for Agencies is hosting a free webinar: Building the AI-Augmented Agency Dev Team. You'll see live demos across WordPress.com, WordPress Studio, Pressable, and WordPress VIP, including: • Content governance at scale • Turning analytics into action • Managing hosting through AI tools • Health audits across an entire fleet of client sites Solutions engineers will also be available for live Q&A. If your team builds and manages WordPress sites for clients, this is worth an hour. Register here: https://lnkd.in/geSujcU9

Enterprise developers adopted AI agents faster than anyone expected. The productivity gains are real. So is the reason security keeps saying no. Connecting an agent to production often involves raw API keys, outdated custom integrations, or third-party tools that bypass your controls. Since none of these withstand review, teams are forced to choose between deploying agents without oversight or not deploying them at all. Secure MCP eliminates decision-making by having agents log in as the VIP Dashboard user with their role, attributing actions to them. A kill switch can stop access in a minute, maintaining review relevance. Included for every WordPress VIP customer. Swipe through below for a preview of how it works. https://lnkd.in/gq3nGb_B

AI has moved beyond experimentation, but adoption still looks very different from one organization to the next. We're looking at where organizations are today and what those patterns reveal. The results will help shape an upcoming edition of The Brief — WordPress VIP's bi-weekly newsletter on enterprise content and digital experience. Subscribe to catch it: https://lnkd.in/e7emqUPr