How AI Will Change the Shape of Product Teams
As a Chief Product Officer (CPO), I spend a lot of time thinking about how my teams should evolve to meet the future. With AI accelerating the pace of innovation, the classic approach to building product teams won’t cut it anymore. The roles, skills, and structures we’ve relied on for years are shifting fast. What worked yesterday won’t guarantee success tomorrow. Here’s how I see AI changing the shape of product teams; and what CPOs, and leaders generally, should be thinking about to stay ahead.
Why the Smart Bet Might Be on Small Language Models - Not LLMs
In the corporate race to harness artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs) have emerged as the poster child of innovation. From OpenAI’s GPT-4 to Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude (as well as loud new entrants like DeepSeek), companies across industries are scrambling to invest in these behemoth AI systems, believing they hold the key to unlocking competitive advantages. However, as the dust settles, a new perspective is emerging - one that suggests the real opportunity might not be in LLMs at all but in their more focused, domain-specific cousins: Small Language Models (SLMs). SLMs, designed for highly contextualised and deeply specific data, knowledge, and intelligence, could be the smarter and more cost-effective choice for businesses looking to drive real-world impact.
An Agentic Future: How To Prepare for AI Agent Domination
The world of Artificial Intelligence is evolving at breakneck speed, shifting from basic automation to intelligent, independent agents capable of executing complex tasks. As a portfolio CPO working with private equity backed companies across the UK, Europe, and the USA, I see navigating this transformation as more than just about keeping up - it’s about actively shaping the future of your product, team, and company.
8 Must-Read Books in 2024 for Leadership, Technology, and Product
As we embrace the challenges and opportunities of the year ahead, staying informed and inspired is key for any professional. I've compiled a list of eight transformative books that are a must-read for anyone keen to read more on leadership, technology, and product. Some of these are new, some are much older, all of them are books I dip into regularly.
An Ethical Charter for Artificial Intelligence
I studied Artificial Intelligence at Saïd Business School, which is part of the University of Oxford. The six-week executive education program focused on both the commercial opportunities for, and the operational impact of, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. As part of my course deliverables I was tasked with creating an Ethical Charter for AI. This is the result of that project.