EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO Europe . This month ’ s cover story , which can be found on page 54 , features Claire Lebarz , Chief Technology Officer at Malt , a leading freelance consulting marketplace in Europe and the Middle East .
She explains how the company harnesses AI and data analytics to more effectively match freelance talent with the right opportunities . She also explores the role of technology in ensuring the scalability and security of Malt ’ s platform . their organisations while ensuring security , compliance and business value . Experts from Aqilla , Version 1 and CTERA respond .
This month ’ s Get to Know features Keith Williams , Chief Technology Officer at Capgemini Engineering . He tells us : “ AI has changed all our jobs in the last 12 months . But at the same time , it ’ s important to understand that AI is not new . In my first ever project back in 1994 I was using AI based image recognition techniques to process cervical smears using functional programming . That is still a trendy combination today .
“ Malt employs state-of-the-art AI models to enhance talent matching , moving beyond simple keyword searches to deep learning-powered recommendations ,” says Lebarz .
“ By utilising large language models , Malt ensures that freelancers with relevant skills – even if they don ’ t use exact matching terms – are surfaced in search results .
“ So , what has changed ? The ChatGPT moment was important because it made AI and Gen AI accessible to your average person on the street and it put AI on the radar of CXOs . The current noise around AI is partly justified because it ’ s effectively solved the problem of communicating with AI . For the first time , it ’ s enabled a high level of interaction between people and machines .”
“ We are building our own small language models powered by the millions of projects and profiles we ’ ve assessed over the last decade . This enables us to have models that are more performant and keep a low carbon footprint for our solution .”
You can read the full article by turning to p73 .
Don ’ t forget you can read daily news updates on our website . I ’ d like to wish you a good month ahead and please enjoy the read !
In this month ’ s Editor ’ s Question on pages 30 – 33 , we ask industry experts how CIOs can balance the opportunities and risks of integrating Generative AI into
Mark Bowen Editorial Director
www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO EUROPE 7