{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62b9b8d59152b400122b83d5/6ab2a9f1b8c4cddd75631434?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Agent Washing, AI Job Fears and AI Governance: Andrea Rosales, PhD, Associate Director of Data Science at Blend","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62b9b8d59152b400122b83d5/1790093792767-bb710a81-9d86-4064-a306-d0733d3a376a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of the Boss N&#39; Data Podcast, Joshua Smith is joined by Andrea Rosales, PhD, Associate Director of Data Science at Blend.</p><p><br></p><p>Andrea has spent more than fifteen years across academia and industry. Her PhD at the University of St Andrews looked at how AI systems learn and adapt in messy, real-world conditions, and her work has moved from transfer and continual learning through to the reasoning and reliability of large language models. She is also co-founder of Mosaic, a Scotland-based community focused on AI governance, responsible AI and inclusive tech.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a conversation about the uncomfortable middle ground: not &quot;AI will take your job&quot; or &quot;AI changes nothing&quot;, but what actually shifts when the modelling gets automated, the org chart changes shape, and nobody can quite say who signed off on the model.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You&#39;ll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>The difference between robustness and reliability</li><li>Why the data science bottleneck has moved from modelling to deployment, and what that does to how you build a team</li><li>Andrea’s thoughts on what happens to junior roles when the repetitive work is automated</li><li>Andrea&#39;s concern about critical thinking, from students who can&#39;t explain their own essays to developers who no longer own the reasoning behind their code</li><li>What we&#39;re outsourcing besides intelligence</li><li>Agent washing explained</li><li>The agentic productivity paradox and how it plays out </li><li>Three practical tests for meaningful AI accountability</li><li>Data for good and the human-centric metrics that prove it</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Disclaimer: The views expressed by the guest in this episode are her own and do not reflect those of her current or former employers.</em></p><p><br></p><h2>About the Guest</h2><p><br></p><p>Andrea Rosales, PhD, is Associate Director of Data Science at Blend, and an AI research and innovation lead with over fifteen years&#39; experience delivering data and AI solutions across industry and academia.</p><p><br></p><p>Andrea holds a PhD in computer science from the University of St Andrews, where her research focused on how AI systems learn and adapt in complex real-world environments. Her work has evolved from domain adaptation and continual learning into research on large language model reasoning and reliability, with a strong emphasis on building AI systems that are explainable and robust.</p><p><br></p><p>She now works with organisations to design and deliver end-to-end AI solutions, with a focus on responsible AI adoption and data for good. She is co-founder of MosAIc, a Scotland-based community for people working on AI governance, responsible AI and inclusive tech.</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Connect with Andrea on LinkedIn: <u><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-rosales-phd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-rosales-phd</a></u></p><p>👉 Find out more about MosAIc Scotland:<u><a href=\"https://mosaic-community.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://mosaic-community.uk/</a></u></p><p><br></p><h2>About Your Host</h2><p><br></p><p>Joshua Smith has been a Data and AI talent specialist since 2011. He is Sales Director at MBN Solutions, responsible for leading and supporting the growth and diversification of MBN&#39;s client portfolio, and building MBN&#39;s position as a leading Data &amp; AI talent consultancy across the UK, Europe, and US.</p><p>Explore industry updates and the latest in data and AI talent on MBN Solutions&#39; LinkedIn page.</p>","author_name":"MBN Solutions"}