David Prior

Summary

Senior technology executive with 35+ years of experience leading digital transformation, AI innovation, and product strategy across government, defence, and commercial sectors. Proven track record in building scalable platforms, driving 10X efficiency gains, securing funding, and taking new business activities from 0 to 1. My expertise has been honed through decades of experience working with global multinationals, government agencies, start-ups, tech giants, consultancies, and research institutions across a wide range of sectors: resulting in a proven track record of delivering significant improvements in efficiency, productivity, and profitability that have transformed public and private sector organisations worldwide. As a thought leader, I stay at the forefront of emerging trends and opportunities in order to address complex challenges and create new business models, new ways of thinking, and new value for organisations and individuals alike. In addition to my technical skills, I pride myself on my ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Whether it is presenting to C-Suite executives, collaborating with cross-functional teams, or mentoring junior colleagues, I am committed to fostering a culture of innovation and knowledge-sharing. With emphasis on collaboration, transparency, and results, I work tirelessly to ensure that my clients, colleagues, and partners are able to achieve ambitious goals and realise their full potential. And, in relation to this 'newfangled' 'AI' thing: I've been active in the space since around 1989. Some examples: Expert systems for triage in Prolog... Autonomous multi-agent systems for wraparound simulations... Symbolic knowledge bases that add common-sense to so-called AI... All-source big data pipelines processing millions of events per second... Multi-algorithm machine-learning subsumption architectures for anomaly detection and classification... K-Means/SOM/GNG subsumption architectures for anomaly detection... Computer-vision for object detection and more... Global-scale intelligence systems delivering insight in real-time... HTMs driven by real-time datastreams... Conversational agents for corporate intelligence... Just remember: While LLMs are 'AI' right now, not all 'AI' capability is LLMs.