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The Testing Centre of Excellence (TCoE) at His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) was thrilled to participate in a fantastic day of learning and collaboration at the QA Town Hall, run by Solirius. Our Test Lead, Elizabeth Jones, shares insights into our activities and experiences from the day: https://lnkd.in/evJdVuT5 A special thank you to our amazing organisers and session hosts — Elizabeth Jones, Tom Bowker, Gareth Davies, Nimesh Patel, Joshua Gray, Christine Pinto, James Widdowson, Abigail Smith, Ayesha Saeed, Piya Patel, Philena B., and Jake Gowler — for making this event impactful and engaging. And, a big thanks to PA Consulting for generously hosting us. Your support made all the difference! 🌟 #AccessibilityTesting #Playwright #AIinTesting #QualityAssurance #TestingExcellence

As AI continues to transform industries and our daily lives, we’re witnessing incredible innovation—but also facing significant ethical challenges. From biased algorithms to privacy concerns, AI's impact isn’t always positive. In this final article of our AI series, Harry Lloyd explores the challenges of algorithmic bias and ways to mitigate it. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/ecitJ_aj #AI #Ethics #ResponsibleAI

Generative AI has undergone a remarkable transformation, moving beyond pattern matching ("System 1") to developing reasoning capabilities ("System 2"), marking a pivotal shift in its evolution. As Sequoia Capital's latest insights suggest, OpenAI's model update "o1" exemplifies this change with "inference-time compute," enabling models to "stop and think" before responding. For businesses, this presents both challenges and opportunities. Founders may no longer compete in foundational models, as tech giants dominate this space. Instead, value creation now resides in agentic applications—domain-specific AI that combines reasoning with real-world utility. Startups that understand the nuances of cognitive architectures can disrupt vast service industries as AI becomes increasingly capable of handling complex workflows autonomously. In short, the race is no longer just about who has the best models, but who can turn reasoning into scalable, valuable AI-driven services—making this an exciting time for innovation. Read Sonya Huang and Pat Grady's full essay here: https://lnkd.in/eQY5tWiY

At Solirius, we’re excited to be partnering with The Talent Tap through our social value initiative, which provides pro-bono digital and design support to charities. The Talent Tap is an inspiring organisation, dedicated to helping young people from socio-economically deprived areas, with a specific focus on coastal and rural regions, gain access to professional opportunities and work placements that can shape their futures. We’re collaborating with them to help redesign their website so they can continue to make a meaningful impact on the lives of the young people they support. Follow us for updates as we continue this important work! Read more about our partnership with The Talent Tap in our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/eDJQn4q2

AI is transforming industries, but adoption comes with its own challenges. What do you think is the biggest hurdle to adopting AI in your industry? Take part in our poll and share your thoughts! 👇 #AI #DigitalTransformation #AIAdoption #Innovation

Introducing Harrison Boyle-Thomas, a member of our AI and Data team who shares his journey to becoming a specialist data engineer at Solirius. [Full text from image] Meet Harrison: Specialist Data Engineer Harrison has been a data engineer at Solirius for 3 years, contributing to a large data migration project performing data discovery for complex legacy systems, and led the development of a data catalogue for HMCTS. Top Tip: “It's better to understand how to use the manual than to try to memorise the manual” Favourite Resource: "VSCode - really good Integrated development environment (IDE) that has extensions for pretty much every programming language, and some cool utility features”

Discover how AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants are revolutionising citizen services in government departments. In the second of our AI series, one of our talented software engineers, Emily Sato, delves into how AI can improve efficiency, responsiveness, and safety in public services. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eEaEQ2RE #AI #Chatbots #VirtualAssistants #GovernmentServices

A big congratulations to Rob Downton for completing a 20 mile walk in Essex to support the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a charity dedicated to suicide prevention. 💙 As part of Solirius' Charity Matching initiative, we're proud to announce that we have matched Rob's efforts with a £1,000 donation to CALM. 🙌 If you would like to support, you can donate via his fundraising page here: https://lnkd.in/gm7MNTpj   Well done, Rob! We admire your dedication to raise awareness for such an important cause! #CharityMatching #CALM #SuicidePrevention

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the future, and at Solirius, we're proud to leverage our expertise to drive innovation while harnessing AI responsibly and effectively. In the coming weeks, we’ll share insights on how AI has become pivotal in unlocking new opportunities and driving success. Stay tuned! But first, what is it and how is it used? Ella Richards breaks down the world of of AI and its applications. #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #AI #FutureOfWork [Full text from images] The World of Artificial Intelligence: What is it and how is it used? What is AI? Artificial Intelligence is the science of creating machines that mimic human thought processes, enabling them to learn, reason, and solve problems Two types of Artificial Intelligence: Weak vs Strong AI Weak/Narrow AI: Weak AI is designed to perform only one specific task and operates within predefined boundaries Strong/General AI: Strong AI exhibits human-level intelligence across a variety of tasks and solves complex problems in a manner similar to human cognition Branches of AI: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing Machine Learning: Analyses data to solve a variety of real-world problems, improving this capability continuously Examples: Chatbots, fraud detection Deep Learning: Utilises artificial neural networks to extract deeper insights from data and tackle complex challenges Examples: Facial recognition, virtual assistants, self-driving cars Natural Language Processing: Enables machines to understand and respond to human language Examples: Speech recognition, translation AI isn't just a trend: Embracing its potential is key to building smarter, more efficient solutions for the future. Stay tuned in the coming weeks to learn more about the exciting opportunities AI has to offer.

Introducing Ayesha Saeed, who shares her journey to becoming our Accessibility Lead at Solirius. Read the full article on our website and find out more about having a rewarding career in accessibility. https://lnkd.in/ejayeBvy [Full text from image] Meet Ayesha: Accessibility Lead Ayesha began her accessibility journey over 5 years ago and has since delivered training, design reviews, conducted audits, and created implementation and remediation plans, in both private and public (GDS) sectors and iOS/Android apps. Top Tip: "You don’t need to know it all! Keep asking questions and continue to learn" Favourite Resource: "The A11y Slack - a great community of Accessibility advocates. Join at web-a11y.slack.com"