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James Pearce
Senior Quality Engineer
I am Open to Write, Mentor, Teach, Speak
Quality strategist specialising in artificial intelligence testing, driven by a passion for solving complex problems with creativity and logic.
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Leading with AI reflection
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I attended the Leading with AI MoT workshop today.What felt good was the reminder that we're all on a journey. It is an incredibly safe, open, and non-demanding space where people come together to ...
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Who knew asking for an orange could be so complex?!
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Great learnings today at Leading with AI in London! I really enjoyed James' examples to better understand testing an AI chatbot, the variety in outputs and the fun way we can learn about it.&n...
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Win or Learn
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Great advice from James Pearce: no matter what you do, make sure you either win or learn, sometimes, the learning is even more important than the win.
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New testing pyramid
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Quotes of the day from the Leading with AI - London Edition
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AI is not replacing engineering, AI is changing engineering - Preeti GuptaWin or learn - James Pearce
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I saw a great talking about testing AI.As well as being interesting and funny or provided a practical tool. A new QA pyramid of risk based upon AI determinism. Thank you James
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Thanks for your session at Leading with AI. It was ace! 🍏🍌🍓
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Leading with AI - The London Edition
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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When a system improvises like a jazz soloist, "different" stops meaning "wrong"
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Is empathy a nice extra, or the engine behind good quality work?
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Myth: The real work is technical, empathy is extra
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Myth: The real work is technical, empathy is extra
awarded Simon Tomes for:
Myth: The real work is technical, empathy is extra
awarded Louise Woodhams for:
Myth: The real work is technical, empathy is extra
awarded Simon Tomes for:
Myth: The real work is technical, empathy is extra
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Myth: The real work is technical, empathy is extra
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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ALL the humans making MoTaCon 2026 happen
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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ALL the humans making MoTaCon 2026 happen
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ALL the humans making MoTaCon 2026 happen
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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