person
Rebecca Parsons
Thoughtworks CTO emerita; AI pragmatist
Thoughtworks CTO emerita who has written on the practical software engineering implications of AI deployment. Argues careful deployment practices matter more than headline-grabbing safety debates.
current CTO Emerita, Thoughtworks
Strategy positions
Governance firstmixed
Lead with regulation, treaties, liability regimesArgues software-engineering discipline and careful deployment practice is where most AI 'safety' actually happens.
Most AI safety work is really software-engineering hygiene that happens in deployment, not metaphysics.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.