the great enabler

150 years ago, Samuel Butler wrote his Erewhon a utopian satirical novel about a world where all machines had come to be forbidden. Although written in the 19th century, “Erewhon” touches upon the idea of machines gaining consciousness and self-awareness, a topic central to many tech/AI debates today. It begs the question of what roles machines will play in our lives 50 years from now?

Tech has grown from a niche industry 50 years ago, to arguably the central engine of economic growth today, and reaches all aspects of our lives. This includes all aspects of business. Tech changes the dynamics of business and the shape and scale of opportunities that drive business activity. It moves the fulcrum of growth from financial to intellectual capital, and radically reduces timelines required to create, implement, and move to enable very large scale interventions, impacts, and outputs.

As well, tech and related systemic risks pose challenges to the integrity of business and personal identities. The risk of loss of control of business data and the tech stack is an existential threat in business today.

Today Hughes works in Cloud, Serverless, and AI computing - as well as developing secure Apps that use smart database architectures to enable greater control and enjoyment of our business as well as personal lives, assets, and memories. He works with associates and clients to understand how best to manage, cultivate, and leverage their human and data capital using these tools to grow while also safeguarding the business.