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AI consulting for the work that runs your business.

DecodesAI trains teams and builds AI systems around the work they do every day.

Start with the work.

We look at the handovers and repeated tasks that shape a normal week. That is where a useful AI project begins.

Two ways to work with DecodesAI.

Choose training when the team needs judgement. Choose the studio when a workflow needs rebuilding.

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AI enablement that starts with your own work.

Briefings and workshops use your existing documents and day-to-day tools. People leave with better judgement and a next step they can try at work.

  • Executive and board briefings
  • Role-based team workshops
  • Responsible-use guidance
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An AI studio for one difficult workflow.

We choose a job worth improving, prototype it with the people who know it and test it against real inputs. If the result holds up, we put it into the process and show the team how to run it.

  • Opportunity and workflow design
  • Working prototypes
  • Internal tools and automation

Small enough to stay close to the work.

Direction and delivery sit with the same small team. You see the work early and decide what deserves to continue.

Choose a useful problem

A narrow starting point gives the team something real to test.

Build in the open

Short working sessions expose weak assumptions before they become expensive.

Hand over the capability

The team gets the system and a clear way to keep improving it.

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Cody McCarney, founder of DecodesAI

Cody is an Australian AI leader with a rare ability to move from boardroom strategy to working AI systems.

Previously, he worked as Head of AI at NextEd Group (ASX: NXD), where he founded the company's AI function and team, led enterprise strategy and governance, and drove a 1,000-seat ChatGPT rollout. He also founded their AI training function, which is now partnered with OpenAI as a Service Partner.

Across his previous consulting ventures, Cody advised organisations including Victor Smorgon Group and Nilsen Engineering. He has personally delivered AI training to more than 1,000 people and reached many more through his educational content.

Bring us one piece of work worth fixing.

Tell us what takes too long or breaks at handover. We'll tell you whether there is a sensible AI project in it.