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Episode #113, Agentic AI Special: "The Rise of AI Agents" - Joseph Connor, Founder of CarefulAI and Prof. at UCL
Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, as Gareth sits down with Joseph Connor, Chairman of Agentic AI specialist, CarefulAI and Professor at UCL and formerly Director of AI innovation at NHS England. Joseph talks about his allegiance to the NHS, his love of Stoicism, and his experiences building AI agents for businesses.
On this episode Joseph and Gareth discuss why innovation is difficult in the public sector, how AI can help with effective ITAM and compliance, and how to make sure everyone benefits from Agentic AI.
Time Stamps:
- Good leadership and Joseph’s early days (2:30)
- Lessons learned and musings on Stoicism (7:19)
- Allegiance to the NHS (11:10)
- Careful AI (15:20)
- What is Agentic AI? (23:48)
- Maintaining control of AI Agents (30:44)
- Always read the terms and conditions (35:55)
- Concerns around the next five years of AI (40:10)
- AI in education (49:10)
- Conclusions (53:48)
Access CriticalAIonAI podcast mentioned in the show here - https://www.carefulai.com/accelerating-safe-ai-providers.html