Author: mrzpl
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Book Release: Industrial Safetytech
We are incredibly excited to share the news that we have launched a new book! INDUSTRIAL SAFETYTECH From Strategy to the Frontline: A Practical Guide to Deploying AI and Advanced Technologies in High-Risk Operations Despite decades of progress, people still die and are seriously injured at work. Technologies like AI, computer vision, and connected sensors could Read more
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Safetytech in maritime: is the tide turning?
Today I attended the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony in London, organised by Mike Yarwood and his great team at TT Club, with the support of ICHCA International and TOC Worldwide. It was great to see so many familiar faces and meet some old contacts. Two years ago, I was on a panel Read more
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Is industrial AI the real frontier for AI safety now?
Is industrial AI the real frontier for AI risk now? I spent some time from a very busy week, familiarising myself with the recently released International AI Safety Report 2026, led by Yoshua Bengio: https://lnkd.in/eURPNjed What strikes me is how many of the top risks mentioned are related to AI encroaching on the physical world: Read more
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The Strategic Scouting Matrix
Over nearly 20 years of running innovation functions and businesses, whether within large corporates, investment firms, government bodies, or for clients, my teams and I had to “scout” for external innovative solutions in almost every conceivable form. While some organisations treat scouting as a standalone business, it is more commonly a critical component of a Read more
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AI in Critical Infrastructure: The curious case of telecommunication networks
Even for me, as an AI and emerging tech expert who has been working for the past decade on AI and emerging tech for critical infrastructure sectors such as energy and transport, it is easy to forget that digital communications is critical infrastructure, and in fact, one of the most underpinning layers there is. Today Read more
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Was 2025 the year of the “Instant” AI Expert?
Was 2025 the year of the “Instant” AI Expert? It has been fascinating to watch 2025 become the year where it seems everyone is suddenly an AI expert, when probably >99% of all we are doing with AI is prompting. It’s a bit like claiming to be an internet expert because one knows how to Read more
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Mapping the UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan
The UK Government is investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) through a roadmap called the AI Opportunities Action Plan (AIOAP), published in January 2025. This detailed plan includes 50 recommendations that the Government has accepted, all aimed at speeding up AI adoption across the economy. The goal is to add up to £47 billion each year Read more
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Has Jeff Bezos just quietly validated, once and for all, the huge potential of Industrial AI?
Along with many talented colleagues, partners and clients, I’ve spent >10 years working prevalently on Industry 4.0 innovation and in particular what is now increasingly called Industrial AI. (BTW I wrote a piece on this not too long ago, https://enexem.com/news/the-future-of-industrial-ai-from-self-writing-software-to-digital-operators/ ) While the latest craze on deep learning and generative AI for creative industries, marketing, fintech, etc Read more
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Is it time for Charities and non-profits to embrace AI?
In the past decade I worked in an executive capacity very close to a number of charities, first and foremost Lloyd’s Register Foundation, and non-profits. In fact I set up and run until recently a non-profit business, Safetytech Accelerator Limited. Armed with these rich perspectives, recently I have been discussing the use of AI with a number Read more
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The UK Government proposals for AI Regulatory Sandboxes: a Good Idea, but Details are Key
I have been lucky enough in my career to have strategized, written about, shaped and delivered a few regulatory sandboxes in AI, Robotics, IoT and emerging tech in general. As you may guess, I am a big fan of the instrument, both practically and at the policy implementation level. This is why I warmly welcome Read more
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The AWS outage: my comments on the IET press release
A “smart bed” in Europe down because of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage? Surely not. A few up-down buttons for something you literally sit on would not need to call a web service 5000km away to operate? Well, yes, in fact. This particular example was on the BBC to show how pervasive it is Read more
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AI Safety: Still long way to go!
My 15yo son recently showed me a troubling demo on how to bypass AI safeguards. Major LLMs like Gemini, Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT have implemented guardrails to prevent them from generating harmful or unethical advice, particularly for “how to make” variety of dangerous topics. Yet, he showed me how you can ask prohibited questions to Read more
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Will all consultants soon be vibe-coding?
If Google’s CEO is vibe coding now, shouldn’t we all? In the past couple of months I have been sandboxing hashtag#AI hashtag#agents for a couple of small projects. Differently from Google’s CEO, though, I found myself checking the Google Cloud sandbox console often to make sure cost don’t run away because of a bug or Read more
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A quick look at the most common models for founder/advisor collaborations
It’s well known in the startup industry that early-stage entrepreneurs often struggle with choosing the right model to engage expert advisors. Finding the right fit is crucial for growth, and a few common models are widely used. 20+ year of published entrepreneurship research and surveys reveals that participating in structured programmes of tech accelerators or incubators can Read more
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Digital Twin: Using an AI Agent to Cut Through the Definition Puzzle 🙂
Before we dive into the data, let me confess: I’ve spent countless hours, across dozens of conference panels and great at the pub with colleagues, partners, and friends, locked in spirited debates over what the true definition of a Digital Twin is. It’s a rite of passage in this industry, and while these discussions were entertaining, Read more
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The Tech Prosperity Deal: Can the UK Synchronize Distinct AI Agendas?
The flurry of AI-related announcements in the past couple of weeks, detailing sweeping collaborations with global AI leaders has rightly generated excitement. The sheer scale is massive. My professional network is buzzing; the thinking is that this validates the UK as a global AI powerhouse and quickly secures the compute infrastructure we desperately need. However, Read more
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SafetyTech: From a Provocation to a Discipline?
Recently, a new report from RAND Europe, The intersection of occupational safety and health with emerging technology, has provided a crucial update on the state of SafetyTech. The report offers a comprehensive evidence review of this nascent field to date. By mapping what is and isn’t known about the impact of new technologies on worker well-being, Read more
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When 95% of GenAI Projects Fail to Deliver, Maybe Organisations Need #InnoOps?
By Dr Maurizio Pilu, PhD (AI), eMBA, Fellow IETAugust 2025 MIT recently reported that 95% of [Gen]AI projects fail. The stat got the web and investors in a frenzy. In fact, the stat is far more nuanced, and should be seen in the context of a boom in AI experimentation and well-established AI tools such as Read more
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The Future of Industrial AI: From Self-Writing Software to Digital Operators
By Dr Maurizio Pilu, PhD (AI), eMBA, Fellow IETAugust 2025 Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of working directly with dozens of industrial clients on AI-based innovations and working “under the bonnet” with some of the best industrial AI tech on the planet. The GenAI disruption of the past few years has Read more
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On advising startups
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Supporting startup in the UK: IET Magazine Contribution
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First Reactions to the new UK Industrial Strategy
I have helped develop a few national strategies hile working at UK Research and Innovation, Digital Catapult and in various advisory roles. I have also been on the other side, and on occasions celebrating interventions in my or my clients’ areas of business. So, here are some thoughts. 👏 What I like: Read more