When Allan Beechinor, chief executive of the data compliance startup Altada, was asked in a podcast about mentorship what advice he would give to his 20-year old self, he laughed and replied: “I’d probably kick my ass.” But the tech engineer, recognised within his sector as an artificial intelligence (AI) thought leader, then took a minute to consider the question in a more serious light. “Always think that people have good intentions,” he said. “If they don’t, that’s their loss. Don’t go around with a heavy heart or heavy burdens on your shoulder. Just get rid of that negativity, stay…