GDG Douglas - Google Developer Group

2026 promises to be the year that a mixture of MCP feeds from the major Institutions, coupled with great data tools implemented by strong Agents and powerful foundational AI models sees AI move language roles to financial roles. We are going to take a look at some open source components, IBM Watson X tools, and the new context feeds from the likes of the FTSE, and how these combine to do real financial work relevant to the IOM.

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Arron Clague - Viking IOM (Director of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning)

Arron Clague has been building AI systems since the Stone Age (1997) and is currently the AI/ML Director at Viking Office Systems, delivering secure, private inference to local regulated industries here in the IOM.

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In the world of interactive fiction, the "Complexity Explosion" is the ultimate challenge for writers and developers alike.

Project CYA is a publishing platform that reimagines the relationship between the author and the reader. Here, writers don't just pen a single storyline; they craft an intricate web of choices where the reader's primary power is to unravel and navigate entirely new branches. As readers journey through these interactive books, their decisions are further weighted by a dynamic asset system, gaining or losing Life, Gold, or Ammo based on the paths they take.

Because a reader's choice changes the very fabric of a story, the task isn't just enabling writing; it is architecting a complex State Machine. Join Olorunfemi Davis as he explores how to use Gemini 3, .NET, and the Microsoft Agent Framework to build and, more importantly, test a non-linear publishing platform. This session focuses on Agentic Testing: using AI agents as "Simulated Writers & Readers" to craft multi-branch storylines, calibrate game balance, and validate platform logic.

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