Henry Garner
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Principal Engineer & AI Lead @juxt.pro AI/ML • data intensive applications • product Author of Clojure for Data Science https://cljds.com/book Maintainer of Clojure(Script) library kixi.stats {London | Cambridge | Brighton}, UK
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Don’t let the title fool you, this is one of the most personal talks I’ve given.

It goes beyond the technology: I think AI skeptics are missing genuine opportunities, while AI enthusiasts risk sacrificing the context required for mastery, satisfaction, and responsibility.

Please watch and share.
JUXT Blog: From Unstructured to Actionable: AI-Powered Regulatory Intelligence
Watch Henry Garner's talk at XT25 Fintech Conference [video]
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Find someone who looks at you the way Skoda designers look at Mary Poppins
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New JUXTCast episode! I had a blast chatting with the team about our upcoming AI Radar. We explored practical insights beyond the hype, from inconsistent AI engineering studies to why classical ML still matters. Thoughtful perspectives to help navigate the AI ecosystem: www.juxt.pro/blog/juxtcas...
JUXT Blog: JUXT Cast: Mapping the AI Landscape
A behind-the-scenes look at the new JUXT AI Radar [video].
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I did a podcast! Many thanks to @juxt.pro for inviting me to talk about a project I’ve been working on for the past few months: the JUXT AI Radar 📡

Links for all the usual podcast platforms here: juxt.pro/blog/juxtcas...
JUXT Blog: JUXT Cast: Mapping the AI Landscape
A behind-the-scenes look at the new JUXT AI Radar [video].
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I spent months on this video about people worshiping ChatGPT, please watch and leave a comment and share if you can!! My YouTube channel is still so small that I lose money making these videos rn 😭. Every little bit helps!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKCy...
ChatGPT Is Becoming A Religion
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So for me, the question isn't whether AI can think like us. It's whether we can design it to help us think better.
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It's not just about commercial success: in every regulatory framework—now and for the foreseeable future—humans are accountable. To exercise effective oversight we need context, not just conclusions.
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The fascinating thing is that while the science goal dominates headlines and captures public imagination, the commercial AI successes so far have come from the innovation side combining sophisticated models with human control and creativity.
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Yet there's always been a parallel 'Innovation Goal' focused on extending human capabilities instead of replacing them. William Ross Ashby wrote about Intelligence Amplification, (IA, not AI), back in 1956.
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Ever since the earliest days of cybernetics we've been captivated by what Ben Shneiderman calls the 'Science Goal' of building systems that can replace human judgement entirely.

And this long-imagined future where autonomous agents and robot teammates take over our roles may finally be upon us.
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There are two grand goals of #AI research, and we're fixated on the wrong one.
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Another day shovelling thoughtcoal into the Claude-furnace
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The Work of Software Engineering in the Age of Mechanical Reproduceability
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There was a time when anyone could be an artist 👨‍🎨 — if they loved the work enough.
Then came the professionals.
Then came the camera.

Today, it’s not paint that’s being replaced. It’s code.

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When Skill Became Obsolete: Art, Code, and the End of the Amateur - 9elements
Combining finest craftsmanship with elegant design to ship innovative digital experiences.
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Am I “ready to revamp my AI strategy for 2025?” I don’t know grandma I just wanted to drop in and give you these flowers
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Are you sure you know which are the ‘predictable and routine’ tasks which can be safely delegated? Are you practicing reliable, safe, and trustworthy #AI use?
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The flexible nature of current AI interfaces means we choose our relationship with it via our prompts: an autonomous assistant, a reasoning partner, and everything in between.
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Yet AI has also scaffolded our own understanding of new frameworks with examples and visualisations, and facilitated debate about competing designs before we commit.
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As leader of JUXT’s AI Chapter, I’ve observed for myself how easy it is for us fall into ‘vibe coding’, accepting AI suggestions uncritically and gradually losing our situational awareness.
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The sweet spot (except for predictable, routine tasks) combines high automation with high human control. He calls these systems "reliable, safe and trustworthy”.
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Ben Shneiderman, author of the book 'Human-Centered AI', argues that the choice between human control and computer automation is a false dichotomy. They are actually orthogonal dimensions creating four distinct regions.
A chart showing “computer automation“ on the x axis and “human control” on the y axis adapted from Ben Shneiderman‘s ‘human-centered AI’ framework. The top right, corresponding to high human control and high computer automation, is labelled “reliable, safe and trustworthy“.
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The difference in outcomes was striking. The second approach, where AI built on investors’ own ideas, led to better portfolio diversification, fewer but more strategic trades, and significantly higher satisfaction: 67% versus 43%.
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In the first approach, AI generated recommendations for investors to review. In the second, investors developed their own investment thesis first then received feedback on their reasoning from the AI.