Alastair McDermott

AI doesn’t need to eat your workforce for breakfast.

I guide business leaders to implement Human-First AI strategies that deliver remarkable efficiency without sacrificing your greatest asset – your people. Because contrary to the tech hype cycle, the robots don’t actually need all the jobs.

Let’s be honest… most AI implementations fail spectacularly. They either gather dust as expensive digital paperweights or create chaos when deployed without strategy. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

At HumanSpark.ai, I’ve transformed organisations by creating systems where robots handle the mind-numbing tedium while humans do what they do best – think, create, and connect. The results? Processing times slashed by 92%, operational costs cut by 90%, and capacity increased 12X – without anyone updating their LinkedIn profile in panic.

My approach isn’t complicated:

• AI handles the repetitive tasks (because no human should waste their finite existence on spreadsheets)
• Your team focuses on higher-value work that actually requires a pulse
• Everyone goes home feeling useful rather than obsolete

Just ask the lab scientists who now spend time actually sciencing instead of administrative drudgery, achieving an ROI exceeding 10,000% in the first year. (Ten-thousand percent ROI it’s not a typo – your CFO just got butterflies).

I’m pro-AI done right. I’m against AI done carelessly. The gap between these approaches is massive.

With over 18 years of experience guiding business leaders through complex technical challenges, I bring a rare combination of deep technical understanding and uncompromising human focus. I’ve seen both brilliant AI implementations and catastrophic failures – and the dividing line is almost always how humans are factored into the equation.

Whether you’re AI-curious or need to rescue initiatives that are currently failing, I’ll help you create systems where humans and machines complement each other without one plotting the other’s obsolescence.

Who benefits from this approach? Your business, your people, and your conscience.

Ready for AI that amplifies human potential rather than replacing it? Let’s talk.