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“ There are so many opportunities , including the use of technology for Covid and solving world problems around climate change ”
RICHARD BENJAMINS HEAD OF AI & DATA , TELEFONICA
about how organisations come to grips with that changing technology map and the changing way of decision making and architecture . Employees are a lot more empowered , they are a lot more demanding and I don ’ t think they will go back ”.
Following the morning ’ s networking session , viewers were invited back into the main stage for talks that touched on cybersecurity and some AI development risks . Technological change will always present some vulnerabilities . With AI working around the clock to manage new systems , it can quite easily be applied in the wrong way . Chief Data and AI Strategist at Telefonica , Richard Benjamins , explained how AI has developed over the years and some of the risks involved in its application .
“ It is true that in the media , there is more attention on negative uses , even though there are so many opportunities , including the use of technology for Covid and solving world problems around climate change , the headlines are negative and that ’ s a problem ”, says Benjamins .
Diversity and supporting women in technology The afternoon at Tobacco Dock consisted of some talented female leaders in technology and their outlook on the current adoption of diversity in the industry . Vicky Sleight , Global Director of Human Factor , Diversity and Inclusion at TM Forum , joined Keri Gilder , Chief Executive Officer of Colt Technologies , to talk about some of the key issues that remain in the industry and how leaders and employees can play important roles in encouraging diversity .
“ We can do more and I think that organisations and we as individuals need to find out what their needs are , and also make sure our organisations are running programmes like mentorships and going into schools ”, says Sleight . aimagazine . com 87