Technology should give ordinary people more power to act.
Dainu Devis's vision for technology that strengthens workers, small businesses and communities in the age of AI.
The strongest case for a new technology is not that it is impressive. It is that someone can now do something useful that they could not do before.
That is the test Dainu Devis applies to the platforms built through Sharktech Global. Does the product give an ordinary person or business a genuine capability they could not previously access?
This matters as AI becomes part of more everyday work. Large organisations can buy tools, employ specialists and absorb the cost of experimentation. A small business owner or independent worker has less room to make an expensive mistake. Technology that reaches them needs to be practical, understandable and worth the effort of adopting.
Capability matters more than novelty
Imagine a small firm that spends hours each week moving information between disconnected systems. An AI product may generate an impressive report in seconds, but that alone may not solve the firm’s problem. The owner needs information they can trust, a process that fits the way the business runs and enough confidence to act on the result.
Dainu’s method considers those needs together. It connects the product to the user’s work, the way it will be delivered, its economics and the evidence that it creates value. This is how technology moves from a demonstration to a useful capability.
It also changes the question leaders ask. Instead of starting with how many tasks can be automated, they can ask which barriers keep people from doing good work. Could a worker spend less time on administration and more time serving a customer? Could a small business make a decision that previously required specialist resources? Could someone gain a new route into work?
Keep human value in the decision
Dainu has said he will not sign off on technology that removes human value in the name of progress. That does not mean preserving every task exactly as it is. It means being responsible for what a product enables and for the people affected by its use.
For national leaders, the stakes are broad. Decisions about AI will shape the opportunities available to workers and businesses for years to come. A useful strategy should encourage innovation while making it easier for people to learn, participate and build something of their own.
That is a future worth designing for. Technology should leave more people able to act, contribute and prosper.
Common questions
What does human-centred technology mean?
It means judging a product by the useful capability it gives people and the effect it has on their work and choices. In Dainu's approach, that test sits alongside practical questions about delivery, adoption and evidence.
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