Organizations face a significant challenge in balancing the rapid pace of AI innovation with the critical need for risk management and trust. While projections for AI investment are high, with some estimates suggesting it could account for 10-12% of technology budgets, a more cautious and critical approach is necessary.
Andy's talk will explore why firms should resist the pressure to blindly adopt AI and instead treat it like any other new technology investment. We'll discuss the importance of being agile while also maintaining a strong focus on managing risk, building trust, and critically evaluating the real-world implications of AI implementation before committing significant resources and how to differentiate ourselves, beyond the GenAI hype.


Contexts change, and processes should too.
The biggest waste in software development is building the wrong thing. But we continue to use processes that focus on the efficiency of building software instead of effectiveness and sustainability.
We don't know what customers will like until they have the product so we need to build processes around short cycles, quick experiments and iterations. That's what UXDX is all about.
We host speakers who share how they are changing their processes to enable more autonomous, empowered product teams. The goal is for everyone involved in product development from Product Managers, UX Researchers, Designers and Developers to get involved and learn the T-shaped skills necessary for high-performing product teams.
Platform Sponsors

Torc is a community-first platform bringing together remote-first software engineer and developer opportunities from across the globe. Join a network that’s all about connection, collaboration, and finding your next big move — together.
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Organizations face a significant challenge in balancing the rapid pace of AI innovation with the critical need for risk management and trust. While projections for AI investment are high, with some estimates suggesting it could account for 10-12% of technology budgets, a more cautious and critical approach is necessary.
Andy's talk will explore why firms should resist the pressure to blindly adopt AI and instead treat it like any other new technology investment. We'll discuss the importance of being agile while also maintaining a strong focus on managing risk, building trust, and critically evaluating the real-world implications of AI implementation before committing significant resources and how to differentiate ourselves, beyond the GenAI hype.


Contexts change, and processes should too.
The biggest waste in software development is building the wrong thing. But we continue to use processes that focus on the efficiency of building software instead of effectiveness and sustainability.
We don't know what customers will like until they have the product so we need to build processes around short cycles, quick experiments and iterations. That's what UXDX is all about.
We host speakers who share how they are changing their processes to enable more autonomous, empowered product teams. The goal is for everyone involved in product development from Product Managers, UX Researchers, Designers and Developers to get involved and learn the T-shaped skills necessary for high-performing product teams.
Platform Sponsors

Torc is a community-first platform bringing together remote-first software engineer and developer opportunities from across the globe. Join a network that’s all about connection, collaboration, and finding your next big move — together.
Join our community today!

Don't let broken lines of code, busted API calls, and crashes ruin your app. Join the 4M developers and 90K organizations who consider Sentry “not bad” when it comes to application monitoring. Use code “guild” for 3 free months of the team plan.
https://sentry.io
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