Why AI Is Slowing Down Experts Before It Speeds Up Work
AI adoption inside teams is not following the narrative most people expect — in some cases, experienced engineers actually become slower when adopting AI tools.
Show Notes
Alex Brooker brings back Ian Painter, Oli Deakin, and Adrian McKenzie to explore how AI adoption inside teams is not following the expected narrative. The panel examines how experienced engineers can actually become slower when adopting AI tools, and why trust, accountability, and organisational structure — rather than pure technical capability — create the real constraints in moving AI from experimental to production environments, particularly in safety-critical fields like aviation.
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