Adam Leon Smith is a specialist in software quality and emerging technologies, with deep technical expertise and nearly 20 years’ experience. He has held senior technology roles at multinationals including Barclays and Deutsche Bank, delivering large complex transformation projects. 

Adam is Chair of the BCS Special Interest Group in Software Testing and holds officer roles with ISO/IEC in the AI and Software & Systems Engineering committees.

Adams current holds the position of CTO at Dragonfly, a European based consultancy focused on Testing, AI and Digital transformation. Dragonfly has a focus on Financial Services, Healthcare and Retail sectors. 

Topics discussed in this episode:

02:16 - How Adam got into AI and Software Testing?

04:48 - Can the UK actually be a leader in AI technologies?

06:33 - How organisations can sanitise AI solutions

09:25 - AI is built on bias.

10:00 - Will the imminent EU Commission act stifle AI innovation?

13:34 - Risk based approach at multiple levels.

15:47 - Is testing AI difficult?

17:27 - If we don’t know the answer, how do we validate that the answer is correct?

19:03 - Complex language and AI

20:45 - It doesn’t understand our world – Chat GPT

22:14 - Autonomous vehicles and smart cities, is the tech good enough?

25:02 - Can AI be tricked and are there security risks?

25:55 - What qualities should customers look for in choosing an AI application?

28:25 - Quick fire questions.

Where to find us: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asm-technologies-limited 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASMTechnologies 

Website: asmtech.com 

Connect with Iain Tomkinson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iainjtomkinson/