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Season 2: Episode 12 - Building The Fastest AI Machines on Earth

03 March 2026 1:12:05 London Tech Leaders

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In this week’ episode of the CTO Lens Podcast, Sophie Valentine is joined by guest host Samantha Burrows, in a special International Women’ Day week special.

They explore the significance of culture in leadership, especially for women+ in tech, and continue with news on the ethical implications of AI in defence, the future of AI and its potential economic consequences, innovative AI projects in the civil service, and some light-hearted tech updates.

They are also joined by Jeremy Adcock and Josh Silverstone of Hartley Ultrafast, a company focused on light-based computing and its applications in AI. They are building the world’s fastest decision making machines, bringing artificial intelligence to the scale of single nanoseconds for the first time. This was a fantastic conversation and one not to be missed.

The episode concludes with the mid-episode game and Sophie and Sam discuss what International Women’s Day means to them.

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