Agentic AI set to transform tech roles, McKinsey warns Tech Agentic AI is poised to shift software engineering from manual coding to high-level orchestration, which is set to transform tech roles according to a McKinsey executive. Speaking at Viva Tech Paris on Thursday, Stéphane Bout, the firm’s France leader and senior partner at QuantumBlack, AI – McKinsey’s data and analytics branch – said the software industry is [...]
Banks have used AI for decades, but ChatGPT bias changes everything Opinion Banks may have been using AI for decades, but ChatGPT and its in-built biases present a massive problem for the industry, writes Lewis Z Liu.
KPMG: The real AI bottleneck isn’t tech, it’s humans Tech The challenge with AI is no longer about whether the tech works, but whether the people and processes around it are ready, claimed business and tech leaders at KPMG’s panel at Viva Tech Paris. “We see the potential”, said Nicole Buttner, chief executive of Melantec and general secretary of Germany’s MPP party. “But it’s like [...]
L’Oréal claims creative jobs are safe despite its new artist AI June 12, 2025 L’Oreal has insisted that human creativity remains essential, despite announcing its new partnership with Nvidia on Wednesday, which will be used to scale up AI-driven production across creative sectors like content creation. At the Viva Tech conference in Paris, the French beauty giant unveiled an expansive plan to roll out Nvidia’s AI enterprise platform across [...]
Salesforce: Labour’s AI plan won’t work without skills push June 11, 2025 The UK could fall short of its economic growth ambitions unless it accelerates investment in workforce skills to match the rapid expansion of AI technologies, Salesforce has warned. This statement comes following the UK government and leading tech firms unveil major plans to enhance the country’s AI capabilities. At the opening of London Tech Week [...]
ChatGPT down: did anyone need more proof we’re all addicted? June 10, 2025 Uh-oh, it looks like the rumours are true! ChatGPT went down this morning and its temporary loss proved we’re all as addicted as everyone feared. “How will I answer if someone asks me my name,” one user wrote on social media. Another less dramatic post perhaps captured the nation’s feelings more aptly: “Can’t function now [...]
ChatGPT down: chatbot owners respond as AI fails June 10, 2025 It’s the sort of social media storm we’ll almost certainly be seeing a whole lot more of in the future. As ChatGPT temporarily went down this morning due to technical issues, thousands of users were left without the use of the world’s most commonly adopted AI. Many have taken to social media to share how [...]
London Tech Week: Accenture warns of AI divide as Starmer launches tech skills plan June 9, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer may sound like he is making the right noises for the tech sector with his flagship pledge at London Tech Week to train one million students in AI – but new data highlights a stark regional divide has already taken shape. London is rapidly pulling away from the rest of the country [...]
Canva’s AI gambit rekindles the human cost debate June 4, 2025 When Canva announced in April that it was cutting the headcount of its technical writing team, the decision surprised many in the industry. The move came just months after the Australian tech giant had strongly encouraged employees to integrate generative AI tools into their daily workflows – a push that, for some, felt like a [...]
London Tech Week is a chance to take the lead on AI June 3, 2025 Rapid advancements in AI – if matched by agile government policy, infrastructure investment, and responsible adoption across both private and public sectors – presents a transformative opportunity for the UK, says Leon Butler The pace of change in technology is moving faster than it ever has – but slower than it ever will. This presents [...]