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AI Agents Functional and Non-Functional Testing
AI Agent Functional and Non-Functional Testing Software vocabulary can be extremely confusing. The difference between functional and non-functional testing is a great example. The phrase “non-functional test” suggests a…
There’s No Such Thing as AI Ethics
Over the past few years, something curious has happened. A new professional class has emerged - the AI Ethicist. LinkedIn profiles have been…
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What is the difference between AI governance and AI verification?
Broadly speaking, governance is about policies and oversight, while verification is about testing. Verification of AI agents involves finding out whether…
Conscium comments on the UK’s £500m Sovereign AI fund
UKTN's Oscar Hornstein asked me for a reaction when the UK government launched its £500m Sovereign AI Fund, a state-backed venture vehicle for UK AI…
Why can't the UK scale like Silicon Valley?
Daniel´s op-ed in LBC News on 24 October 2025. In September, US companies pledged $150bn of investments in the UK’s AI infrastructure, raising the age-old…
Calum on Sky News. The UK´s AI plans and confabulating AIs
Calum reviews the UK government´s plans to invest £1bn in AI infrastructure and training. Then he discusses journalists Sam Coates' experience with…
Trump has shown Europe it needs to build a full-stack AI industry
This article first appeared in Fortune on 29 May 2025Europe did not outsource its defense capabilities to the USA, but it did allow itself to become dependent,…
Calum explains Conscium, and argues that Europe needs to build a full-stack AI industry
Published in POLITICO Pro Morning Technology UK newsletter on 30 May 2025 What are you working on at the moment? In addition to my decade-long career as a…
Conscium commentary on the UK's tech visa policy announcement
The UK government has promised more visas for highly skilled tech talent as it looks towoo international AI workers and science graduates amid a wider shake…
Expert Comment: How Does the UK Stand to Benefit from Recently Introduced US Tariffs?
TechRound spoke to business leaders and experts and got their thoughts on the current situation and how they expect these tariffs to affect businesses in the…
Conscium comment in Sifted on the Paris AI Summit
“If the UK government is simply following the lead of the US, it may well backfire,” says Calum Chace, cofounder of AI research organisation Conscium. …
Conscium talks on Sky News about the Paris AI Summit
Wilfred Frost had me on Sky News while the AI Action Summit was underway in Paris, to talk about what was actually at stake there: AI risk, and where the UK…
