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AI’s highest-value promise may be not replacing scientists, but compressing the loop between hypothesis, simulation, experiment and learning.

The Automated Researcher: Discovery’s New Operating Model

AI’s highest-value promise may be not replacing scientists, but compressing the loop between hypothesis, simulation, experiment and learning.The strategic question There are moments when a technology story stops being a specialist discussion and becomes a board question. AI’s highest-value promise may be not replacing scientists, but ...
Paul Forrest London AI Consultant Ecaveo Discusses Agentic AI

Agentic AI in 2025

Update, 16 October 2026. This article set out expectations for 2025 from the vantage point of December 2024. Agentic AI has moved quickly since, and so have the governance questions around it. For the current position, read Delegated Authority, our September 2026 article on governing ...

Achieving Sustainability; Towards Green AI

Update, 16 October 2026. The data centre figures below were estimates current in late 2024. The International Energy Agency's Energy and AI report of April 2025 put data centre electricity use at about 415 TWh in 2024, around 1.5% of global consumption, and projected roughly ...

RAG & Vector Databases for AI

Unveiling the Potential of RAG Architectures and Vector Databases in AIArtificial intelligence continues to evolve and researchers and practitioners alike are constantly pursuing more efficient and powerful approaches. Among recent innovations, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures and vector databases stand out as transformative technologies. Together, they ...

Leveraging ISO/IEC 42001

Trustworthy AI in Business OperationsAs artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to revolutionise various sectors, organisations are facing increasing pressure to manage these technologies responsibly. The complexity of AI systems, characterised by their autonomy, adaptability, and the opaque nature of their decision-making processes, demands robust ...
Paul Forrest of Ecaveo discusses a primer on the new EU Ai Act

EU AI Act Primer

Update, 29 July 2026 Nothing in this article constitutes legal advice, and the material is presented to support discussion and further review by qualified advisers. This primer was written in October 2024, a few months after the Act entered into force. The risk-based structure it describes still ...
High Risk Ai Systems and the GDPR... EU AI regulations

Strengthening AI Data Privacy

Update, 16 October 2026. This article was written in October 2024 and its timeline for the EU AI Act has moved. The prohibitions applied from 2 February 2025 and the obligations for general-purpose AI models from 2 August 2025. The Digital Omnibus on AI, Regulation ...
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