Most AI advice is vibes, this is the data
Field Notes is VibeZero's research desk: short, fully-sourced briefs on the AI questions Australian businesses actually face. Every number traced to its primary source. No vendor spin, no hype, no six-figure slide deck.
The one to read this month
Nearly half of AI-generated code ships with a vulnerability
In the largest study of its kind, 45% of AI-generated code samples carried a security vulnerability, and bigger models did not fix it. Secrets leaked in AI-assisted commits at about twice the baseline rate. The brief collects the verified, citable research so you can see what the data says before you ship.
of AI-generated code samples carried a security vulnerability.Veracode, 2025
Every Field Notes brief
Why Most Business AI Returns Nothing
Companies are spending billions on AI and getting almost nothing back. The 2025 research on why, how staff really use it, and what the few winners do differently.
Shadow AI in Australian Workplaces: the 2026 data
Most staff already use AI at work, often on personal accounts with company data, and most employers cannot see it. How widespread shadow AI is, what gets fed into it, and what it costs.
AI Governance in Australia: the 2026 data
The privacy and AI rules now landing in Australia, what they mean for the businesses that handle customer data, and the numbers behind the new regime.
On the research desk now
AI automation ROI for Australian SMBs
researchingThe AI fraud bill for Australian business
sourcingWhen AI screens your job applicants
queuedWant a brief on your sector? Suggest a topic. We research the questions clients ask first, then publish the data here for everyone.
Why these aren't just another AI blog
Primary sources only
We quote Veracode, the OAIC, GitGuardian and the like: peer-grade research and first-party data, never a recycled listicle of recycled listicles.
Cited line by line
Every figure links to where it came from, with a methodology note on each brief. Check our working. If a number is approximate, we say so.
Built for Australian SMBs
Read through a Privacy Act and Essential Eight lens, with a verdict you can act on Monday, not a Fortune 500 strategy deck you will never open.
One new brief a month. No noise.
The data behind one AI question your business is probably already wrestling with: sourced, short, and free.
~12 emails a year · no spam · no sharing your address