IRWIN MITCHELL

GRAHAM THOMSON CISO , IRWIN MITCHELL

Fair enough , you could do it manually , but Gen AI speeds things up and can be very effective .”

AI a ‘ turbo booster ’ for Irwin Mitchell Plenty of conversations since Gen AI ’ s mainstream breakthrough have revolved around its potential to replace humans in the workplace .

However , Graham perceives the technology as a skills booster , especially for businesses with relatively small teams – complementing their work , acting as a troubleshooter and there to be used as an additional source of research and learning .

“ You ’ ve still got to verify your sources ,” Graham emphasises . “ Humans are still very much responsible for making sure information is accurate , but Gen AI does speed up these processes .”

At Irwin Mitchell , Graham has been passionate about ensuring widespread utilisation of Gen AI – not just within his security team , but in other IT teams and those across the business .

He recently developed a secure , in-house Gen AI tool and has been involved in a range of additional projects in this area , ensuring employees can understand and tackle use cases .

The security team specifically has been harnessing the power of those same tools , but also more bespoke , security-focused Gen AI solutions that are embedded in products .

These have proved to be a “ turbo booster ”, Graham says , in areas like troubleshooting issues , reviewing and

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