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AI in shipping: Why the workforce is the real bottleneck

Matthew Talbot warns that AI pilots fail without six months of leadership oversight and role redesign

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Matthew Talbot, co-CEO of Complexio, at Splash Singapore 2026

The co-CEO of Complexio, Matthew Talbot, has warned that the shipping industry’s AI experiments are colliding with a stubborn reality: technology alone cannot bridge the gap between digital promises and the fragmented, human-driven workflows of maritime operations. Speaking ahead of his appearance at Splash Singapore on September 24, Talbot argued that the industry’s focus on AI adoption is misplaced. “This is really a workforce discussion before it is a technology discussion,” he told Splash. The challenge, he said, lies not in the algorithms but in the people who must use…

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