What advice would you give executives as they determine how best to employ AI across their business?
Start small and focus on driving business value. Identify early use cases, show value and make the case for AI by showing tangible, real-world benefits.
What's driving today's progress in AI?
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My most overused phrase is "utility's the number one driver of progress". So in today's economic and political climate it's the need for cost savings and scale that are driving innovation in AI.
What will take AI capabilities to the next level?
Counter-intuitively, people. The real value from AI comes when we use it to empower people with insight to make decisions and drive change. But to do that we need people with the skills, capabilities and mindset to work in this way.
What two people do you admire most in the world of AI in terms of their work?
Kate Crawford and Timnit Gebru, for their work ensuring ethics and accountability are at the heart of AI.
Why did you choose to present at the WSAI series this year?
I felt it had a packed and varied agenda.
What are your personal goals from the Summit?
I'm focused particularly on the future of work stream, and hope to learn from and connect with people looking at the hybrid of human and non-human work.
What are you most excited about taking part in the WSAI series?
Despite being Extremely Online it's great to get out and connect with people in real life to share ideas and be inspired.