Serendipity AI — WritingEssays and field notes from Serendipity AI on serendipity, signal vs noise, the agent economy, and applied AI.https://serendipity.ai/en-gbMCP as a Backend for Frontendhttps://serendipity.ai/blog/mcp-as-a-backend-for-frontend/https://serendipity.ai/blog/mcp-as-a-backend-for-frontend/I started as an MCP sceptic. What changed my mind wasn't an argument — it was building something, and recognising a pattern I already knew from web architecture showing up somewhere I hadn't expected it.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTOliver FarrenThe AI Productivity Paradox: Why Your Agents Should Be Run Like Mini-Startupshttps://serendipity.ai/blog/ai-productivity-paradox/https://serendipity.ai/blog/ai-productivity-paradox/The 'show me the money' phase of AI has arrived. The problem isn't that agents can't deliver value — it's that we measure it badly. A case for running every agent like a mini-startup with its own P&L.Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTJim MarshallMosaic Started It. Agents Will Finish It.https://serendipity.ai/blog/mosaic-started-it-agents-will-finish-it/https://serendipity.ai/blog/mosaic-started-it-agents-will-finish-it/Why the age of browsers is ending, and what's taking its place. The internet of documents gave way to the internet of applications — which is now yielding to the internet of agents, with rich MCP clients as the new browser.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTJim MarshallIntroducing markdown2pdf.ai: bridging the agent economy to human productivityhttps://serendipity.ai/blog/markdown2pdf-launch/https://serendipity.ai/blog/markdown2pdf-launch/A service that lets AI agents convert markdown into beautifully formatted PDFs, billed by Bitcoin micropayments. An early bet on agent-native HTTP.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTJim MarshallCreating immersive views on visionOS using AI-generated 360° images, SwiftUI and RealityKithttps://serendipity.ai/blog/visionos-immersive-views/https://serendipity.ai/blog/visionos-immersive-views/How we use AI-generated panoramic imagery and a few RealityKit tricks to deliver immersive Apple Vision Pro experiences without the cost of full 3D scenes.Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTGeorge AlexiouStrategic trend forecasting: anticipating the future with artificial intelligencehttps://serendipity.ai/blog/strategic-trend-forecasting/https://serendipity.ai/blog/strategic-trend-forecasting/If a black swan was only black because we weren't looking for it, what changes when machines can read everything at once?Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTJim MarshallWhy a serendipity mindset is crucial to make AI a successhttps://serendipity.ai/blog/serendipity-mindset/https://serendipity.ai/blog/serendipity-mindset/Co-written with serendipity researcher Dr Christian Busch — why AI's biggest opportunities will be left on the table without humans who can connect dots.Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTJim MarshallSerendipity is the key that unlocks strategic advantagehttps://serendipity.ai/blog/serendipity-strategic-advantage/https://serendipity.ai/blog/serendipity-strategic-advantage/On knowledge asymmetry, Hayek, echo chambers, and why most organisations miss solutions they already have access to. As featured on Forbes and the WEF Davos Agenda 2022.Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTJim Marshall