Ctrl Alt Lead
Computing editor Tom Allen talks to tech execs about their challenges, their passions and, of course, their technology - from AI to zero-days, and everything in between.
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Jill Luber, Elsevier: AI’s Future Depends on Showing its Working (opens the original)
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Elsevier CTO Jill Luber explains why trust, transparency and evidence sit at the centre of AI adoption in academic research.
Who Owns AI's Kill Switch? - Inside the News (opens the original)
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Tom and Penny explore AI kill switches, rogue agents and the growing argument that AI should now be treated as critical infrastructure
RSPCA: Doing Digital via Donations (opens the original)
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RSPCA COO Emily Tierney and head of DX Jake Brown explain how the charity is modernising its technology estate, adopting AI responsibly and using digital to improve animal welfare across the UK.
Prashanth Chandrasekar, Stack Overflow: What Comes After Coding? (opens the original)
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Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO of Stack Overflow, predicts that developers will increasingly become managers of AI agents rather than writers of code.
Kate O'Neill Tech Humanist: Leading wisely through uncertainty (opens the original)
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Kate O'Neill, the Tech Humanist, joins Ctrl Alt Lead to discuss why successful AI adoption depends less on speed and more on judgement, governance and keeping human outcomes at the centre of decision-making.
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