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"Excellent point, and thanks for highlighting. This ties into my research into thinking becoming increasingly important as we move more tasks to AI. "
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The talks I heard today reminded me that AI hasn't rewritten the rules of quality thinking, it's just raised the cost of ignoring them. Shift-left and shift-right, risk-based prioritisation, separa...
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How much has really changed with AI?
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The EAA anniversary: Compliance, community, and what’s next
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This is the first time we've had six people with cameras on on the TWiQ stage. Woop! Woop! 🎉Good humans being open and honest about things. Thank you, Judy, for leading the way. 🤩
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A thoughtful, vulnerable episode about grief, identity, AI, writing, and the emotional cost of trying to influence quality in organisations that don’t always listen.
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Porridge caring: Finding joy in a shifting industry - Ep 140
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"Grief means different things to different people and in various circumstances. No one can really tell you what to do, only offer advice and examples from their own experiences. In the end only you can decide what is best for you. I hope you find the de..."
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In this week's episode of This Week in Quality, we talked about grief. Grief may be a strange topic to talk about in technology, but I think it's an important one. Much of the industry is shifting....
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WCAG 3.0 Will Create a Governance Problem Most Organizations Aren't Ready For
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Ady Stokes
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MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for MoT and WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified.
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