AI Wales (Cardiff): AI Security | SLMs

We now have three speakers: Mukund Hirani, Anoup Kerrai, and Joseph Connor. See below for details!

Important: change of food
We're trying a change of food for this meetup and will be enjoying Asian cuisine from the five-star-rated Shree Swaminarayan Temple in Cardiff.

The food comes pre-portioned and will be:

• Dabeli – A soft bun stuffed with spiced potato, chutneys, crispy noodles, peanuts and pomegranate.
• Veg Samosa – Crisp pastry filled with spiced potato and peas, served with green chutney.

We will have a limited amount of vegan and gluten-free food available (not Asian cuisine). Those with nut and other allergies (note: peanut in the Dabeli) and those who do not enjoy Asian food should make their own food arrangements.

Our thanks to Microsoft for sponsoring the food.

Talks

Mukund Hirani - Building Trust at the Edge of AI
The future of AI will be decided not by scale, but by responsibility. Trust, transparency, and explainability are becoming the new benchmarks - especially as smaller reasoning models and edge deployments bring AI into critical, real-world environments

About Mukund
Mukund is a seasoned cyber expert and entrepreneur with a passion for leveraging AI to empower frontline workers. As the co-founder of Navatech, he focuses on delivering products that enhance safety and decision-making in critical environments. His career includes leadership roles at Mandiant and CrowdStrike, where one achieved IPO milestones during his tenure and another was acquired by Google Cloud.

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Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Anoup Kerrai - AI or not AI, how do we hold ourselves responsible?
This talk explores the critical question of responsibility in the age of AI. As AI systems become more prevalent, the lines between human and algorithmic decision-making blur. We'll examine frameworks for ethical AI development, accountability mechanisms, and the crucial role of human oversight. The discussion aims to equip attendees with strategies to ensure responsible AI implementation and address potential societal impacts.

About Anoup
Anoup is a Senior Solution Architect and Responsible AI Lead at Microsoft, focusing on Public Sector Data & AI solutions to improve the delivery of services

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Joseph Connor - The global responsible AI market and methods, SOTA methods in AI Safety, and practice in terms of RAG monitoring

About Joseph
Prof. Joseph Connor is Chairman of CarefulAI Ltd and Professor of Computer Science at UCL, specialising in AI-powered risk and return solutions. His innovations have shaped products used by 2.3 billion mobile users, de-risked over £2.3 billion in AI investments, and advanced the field of trustworthy AI.

Key Takeaways: https://www.carefulai.com/ai-safety-research-pipeline.html

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