Jun 17, 2026 · 50 min · 11 segments
The CTO Lens Podcast does something a little different this week. David is away, and Sophie has taken the opportunity to bring together three brilliant women working at the sharp end of AI for a…
Stephanie StaceyGuest
Sophie ValentineHost
Hema PurohitGuest
Alina TimofeevaGuest
Um, our icebreaker is what is the biggest lie people confidently repeat about AI right now? I'm gonna, you know, insert myself in this podcast and, and answer it.
I think the biggest, uh, the biggest lie for me is that it's just gonna solve all of our problems, and all of the promises are going to pull through and, you know, the bubble doesn't exist and, you know, the hype is real.
I, I did this, you know, this is my narrative, my speech," and you just think, it isn't.
Make mistakes, you know, mess it up, do whatever you want, but I really want the human to come back.
Uh, so for me, it's more like, you know, there is a lot of focus on the promise, which is what you mentioned, but there is less focus on implementation, like some of the less exciting things like, you know, having the data clean, having the data organized, having the cybersecurity controls, having, you know, the, uh, implementation behind it.
There is a lot of hype and there is less understanding by the citizens and by the customers that it's actually quite challenging with the legacy in which we live.
Can, can I, can I sneak in a slightly, slightly more, um, blunt question as well?
So ladies, what's the absolute worst thing you ever downloaded and you just wish you could wipe it from your memory in terms of AI? What's the worst mistake you ever made with it?
Um, our icebreaker is what is the biggest lie people confidently repeat about AI right now? I'm gonna, you know, insert myself in this podcast and, and answer it.
I think the biggest, uh, the biggest lie for me is that it's just gonna solve all of our problems, and all of the promises are going to pull through and, you know, the bubble doesn't exist and, you know, the hype is real.
I, I did this, you know, this is my narrative, my speech," and you just think, it isn't.
Make mistakes, you know, mess it up, do whatever you want, but I really want the human to come back.
Uh, so for me, it's more like, you know, there is a lot of focus on the promise, which is what you mentioned, but there is less focus on implementation, like some of the less exciting things like, you know, having the data clean, having the data organized, having the cybersecurity controls, having, you know, the, uh, implementation behind it.
There is a lot of hype and there is less understanding by the citizens and by the customers that it's actually quite challenging with the legacy in which we live.
Can, can I, can I sneak in a slightly, slightly more, um, blunt question as well?
So ladies, what's the absolute worst thing you ever downloaded and you just wish you could wipe it from your memory in terms of AI? What's the worst mistake you ever made with it?
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