In this week's episode of The CTO Lens, David is back from holiday and Sophie is fresh from the London Tech Leaders Summit, as they tackle a familiar challenge for technology leaders: dealing with non-technical executives and boards.
With technology shaping almost every business decision, is it still acceptable for senior leaders to say they don't understand it? Or is the bigger risk an executive who thinks owning an iPhone makes them a technologist? David and Sophie explore where responsibility lies, how to bridge the gap between technology and the boardroom, and why a little curiosity goes a long way. (Expect an analogy involving jam doughnuts!)
In the news, Starling Bank's move towards sovereign AI raises questions about whether building your own AI model is realistic for organisations without billions of transactions at their disposal. Meanwhile, Anthropic's latest workforce report reveals a shift in how employees work, with fewer junior hires, more meetings and some staff feeling more like AI supervisors than creators. And with growing scrutiny of social media platforms, should technology leaders be paying closer attention to the wider societal impact of AI?
Plus, David and Sophie explore TIME's Best Inventions of 2026, from a tactile tablet helping blind sports fans follow the action to a robotic beekeeper that David, an amateur beekeeper himself, isn't entirely convinced by.
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