Patricia Gestoso

2026 AI Forecast: 26 Predictions You Need to Know Now This year, AI will be shaped by data centres, geopolitics, and the workplace

2026 AI Forecast: 26 Predictions You Need to Know Now

Last year, I published my 25 AI predictions for 2025 — and I’m happy to say many of them turned out to be strikingly accurate.

If you want to get ahead of the curve — not chase it — this article is for you.

#WomenInTech #SustainableAI #AIHype

The New Distraction Era: Five Weapons Silencing Women In 2026 How abortion, AI, bothsidesign, feminism, and trans people are weaponised to distract us from the assault on human rights and tech bros plundering the planet

The New Distraction Era: Five Weapons Silencing Women In 2026

Abortion, AI, bothsidesign, feminism, and trans people are being weaponised to distract us from the assault on human rights and tech bros plundering the planet.

#WomenInTech #ResponsibleAI

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Defying Patriarchy: Three Strategies for a Joyous Holiday Season I share with you three patriarchal principles that spoil your holiday season and three strategies to counter them

[Defying Patriarch: Three Strategies for a Joyous Holiday Season
Three patriarchal principles that underpin this holiday season
And three coaching remedies to help you

What principle and strategy resonate the most with you?

#WomenInTech #Patriarchy

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OpenAI taps former UK finance minister Osborne to lead global Stargate expansion OpenAI has appointed former British finance minister George Osborne as managing director and head of its "OpenAI for Countries" initiative, the company said on Tuesday, as the ChatGPT maker ramps up e...

[UK Politicians & Silicon Valley] A match made in heaven

Nick Clegg and Meta. Rishi Sunak and Microsoft and Anthropic.

Now, OpenAI has appointed George Osborne as managing director and head of its "OpenAI for Countries" initiative.

#Datacenters #AI #SustainableAI

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Feature: Does AI bias matter? Experts explain the impacts of AI bias could be felt far and wide as the technology begins to influence more than just search results.

[INTERVIEW] We don’t need AI regulation

I’ve been featured in the article “Does AI bias matter?” on Mobile World Live.

I argue that the problem is not more AI regulation but that we exempt tech products from current laws and regulations.

#ResponsibleAI #Bias #InclusiveAI #AI

Criminalised, Incarcerated, Forgotten: The Women Left Behind We can't end violence against women if we keep ignoring the "unworthy" victims

Criminalised, Imprisoned, Forgotten - Gender Violence & “Bad” Women

We can't end violence against women if we keep ignoring the "unworthy" victims.

SCOOP: Tech makes it even worse.

#WomenInTech #NoExcuse #GenderViolence #AI

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And not only "America's ambition", Europe's as well.

Tech Bros, Big Platforms, and Poor Regulation: Who Enables Deepfake Porn? Everything victims of non-consensual synthetic intimate imagery want you to know and what you can do about it

Who Enables Deepfake Porn? Tech Bros, Big Platforms, and Poor Regulation

In my last article, I shared everything victims of non-consensual synthetic intimate imagery want you to know and what you can do about it.

#WomenInTech #ResponsibleAI #Deepfakes #Sora2
#WomenInBusiness #EthicalAI #Patriarchy

[I did it again!] Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2025 - The longlist

I’m delighted to share that for the fourth year in a row, I’ve appeared in the annual longlist of Most Influential Women in UK Tech.

Who said there are no women in tech in the UK?
#WomenInTech #WomenInLeadership #WomenLeaders

You may be surprised to learn about the significant human effort behind AI tools – and how little of it is financially rewarded.

Have you ever asked yourself
- Who moderates our social media?
- Who annotates the images for our electric cars?
- Who extracts the metals needed for our smartphones?
- In which populations are AI algorithms tested?

Artificial Intelligence: A New Weapon to Colonize the Global South Let’s talk about how the Global North exploits poverty and weak laws in the South to accelerate its digital transformation.

How the Global North uses #AI to recolonise the planet

In this article, I discuss how the Global North exploits poverty and weak laws in the South to accelerate its digital transformation.

#ResponsibleAI #EthicalAI #InclusiveAI #WomenInTech #SustainableAI #GenAI

Seven Ways Big Data Leaves Women Out of the Equation We’ve been told that more data will drive equality — Let me show you how that’s a lie

Seven Ways Big Data Leaves Women Out of the Equation

We’ve been told that data drives equality. It’s a lie.

7 ways data is weaponised against gender equality.

#WomenInTech #WomenInBusiness #ResponsibleAI #DEI #Data #AI #WomenInBusiness #WomenLeaders

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Is Your Chatbot Killing the Planet? The Truth About AI Sustainability Data Centers, Energy Consumption, and the Future of AI

CONTROVERSIAL - Is Your Chatbot Killing the Planet? The Truth About AI Sustainability

How do we ensure that the tools we build and use align with climate goals and social justice?

#AI #GenAI #SustainableAI #EthicalAI #AIEthics #AIStrategy #AILiteracy #AICompetence #ResponsibleAI

Only 51% of organisations are using KPIs tied directly to business performance to evaluate AI initiatives.

44% admit their teams’ perceptions of AI’s productivity gains don’t align with the actual outcomes.

49% said they lack the internal skills to integrate AI with their systems effectively.

UK Businesses Embracing AI but Failing to Measure Value According to Qlik The Qlik UK AI adoption report says that most UK businesses are using AI, but they have trouble measuring ROI and value impact.

[Shiny Objects] Survey - UK Businesses Failing to Measure AI Value

More than half of business and IT leaders report that fewer than 50% of their AI projects delivered measurable improvements. Only 11% of respondents say the majority of their initiatives (+75%) have led to tangible gains.

#AIHype

My dream? Having women in each room where decisions are made about designing, deploying, and governing AI tools.

My mission? Empowering women with knowledge and experience to leverage AI for ethical, inclusive, and sustainable innovation.

The future of ethical artificial intelligence is female.

It has taken two decades of experience teaching, using, and supporting AI tools in my corporate job, 10+ years as a DEI trailblazer, and my activism for sustainable AI for the last four years to realise that if we want systemic equality, it’s paramount we bridge the gender gap in AI adoption.

The Truth About Women, AI, and Confidence Gaps A Call to Arms for Women Ready to Lead with Values, Vision, and AI

A Call to Arms for Women Ready to Lead with Values, Vision, and AI

This is the story of why I’m launching Women Leading with AI: Master the Tools, Shape the Future, a virtual group program in inclusive, sustainable, and actionable AI for women leaders.

#WomenLeaders #ResponsibleAI #SustainableAI

I'm feeling 2 cm taller, Stephen. Thanks for sharing my article with your network.

A Framework to Neutralise Shame, The Patriarchal Tool Women Use Against Other Women Let's expose shame, learn how to counter it, and stop weaponising it against our gender

In my last article, I shared a recent personal experience of being shamed by a woman during a free negotiation I was delivering.

I came up with a framework to neutralise shame, the patriarchal tool women use against other women

#WomenInTech #Coaching

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In this article, I go into detail about
- The myth of the “female collaboration and empathy” gene.
- Why it serves the patriarchy.
- Why it doesn’t serve women.
- What you can do about it.

#Coaching #Mentoring

Myth-Busting Women's Careers: The Truth About Collaboration and Empathy I posit that the “collaboration and empathy female gene” doesn’t exist

CONTROVERSIAL - The “collaboration and empathy female gene” doesn’t exist
I run an ongoing quiz, “How much is patriarchy ruling your life and career?” To my surprise, 67% of you have answered that “Women are naturally more collaborative and empathic.”

#WomenInTech #WomenInBusiness #Patriarchy

#WomenLeaders #WomenInLeadership #Coaching #WomenInAI #InclusiveAI #AILiteracy #AICompetence #AIEthics #InclusiveAI

A New Religion: 8 Signs AI Is Our New God AI Promises, Precepts, and Priests - and the Alternative

CONTROVERSIAL - AI has become a religion

Here, I share eight signs that we’re treating AI as a religion with priests, precepts, and prophecies. Also, how we can downgrade it back to what it is - a technology.

Are you an AI believer, an agnostic, or an atheist?

#WomenInTech #ResponsibleAI

Are AI Companions the Cure for a Lonely World? AI Companions Are Reinventing Intimacy and Healthcare — And Not Always for the Better

... it’s about how we define relationships, consent, and trust in the age of artificial intimacy.

If you work in #tech, #healthcare, #ethics, or #leadership, this is worth your time.

These are the conversations we need to be having.

#AIEthicsI #InclusiveAI #Chatbots #Coaching

Are we solving for loneliness or deepening it?

In my latest piece, I unpack the emotional, social, and ethical dimensions of AI companionship—and why we can’t afford to look away.

This isn’t just about technology...

#AIforGood #WomenInTech #WomenInSTEM #GenAI #AICompetency #ResponsibleAI

Are AI Companions the Cure for a Lonely World? AI Companions Are Reinventing Intimacy and Healthcare — And Not Always for the Better

AI companions are being marketed as solutions for loneliness, mental health, and even elder care.

We need to ask harder questions:

What kind of relationships are we building with machines?

Who benefits from these connections? —and who is being left behind?

#AICompanions #AILiteracy #AI

How Resilience Became the New Gaslighting Tired of being ‘strong?’ You’re not alone. In this article, I share what capitalism, politicians, and tech don’t want you to know about the resilience myth.

capitalism, tech, and even governments to make money and maintain the status quo.

Let’s stop glorifying struggle and start building collective care.

BACK TO YOU: Have you ever been told to "just hang in there" when what you needed was support?

#WomenInTech #SocialJustice

How Resilience Became the New Gaslighting Tired of being ‘strong?’ You’re not alone. In this article, I share what capitalism, politicians, and tech don’t want you to know about the resilience myth.

How Resilience Became the New Gaslighting

“Just be resilient.” I used to believe in that mantra and considered it a personal badge of honour.

But what if “resilience” is just a way of telling us to endure injustice quietly?

In my latest piece, I unpack how resilience has been weaponised by ...