There is no disputing that AI has the potential to create efficiencies, lower headcount and help charter a business into the future, but at the expense of what? Many organizations who’ve trimmed or replaced junior roles with AI are discovering those cuts bought short-term savings and long-term headaches. Businesses are facing slower delivery, higher vendor spend, talent pipeline collapse, and HR headaches that no amount of acetaminophen can resolve. On this weeks’ blog we dive into the causes, the financial math, the biggest operational problems, and pragmatic fixes business leaders can...

In 2023 we published the Artificial Intelligence Glossary: The Top 15 Definitions You Need To Know, and promised to update the list as AI evolved. With cyber crime predicted to grow 15% annually over the next 5 years, arming yourself and your stakeholders with relevant terms is your first line of defense to ensuring your business stays protected. This leads us to our last post for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a new list of a dozen terms IT pros wish you knew about AI and cybersecurity. Let’s dive in: 1. Adversarial Machine Learning (AML) Adversarial Machine Learning (AML) is a...

This week we continue our series “Questions from the C-Suite” with a question that is coming up around boardroom tables a lot lately: What is Shadow AI and is it an HR or IT Issue? The answer is not as cut & dry as you might think. Shadow AI, a subset of Shadow IT, is the use of AI tools and models inside a company without IT, security, or legal knowing. It is a people problem that rapidly becomes an IT, operational and financial problem. Let’s unpack the risks associated with Shadow AI, why you should care, and why HR and IT must act together to limit risk and prevent...

Cybersecurity & Final Stretch Change Requests As a company we provide custom software, advisory, and legacy system services. But the challenges we see with our client’s often cross pollinate between divisions, cybersecurity is a regular topic. In October we are launching a blog series called, “Questions from the C-Suite”.  We will cover topics that come up from all three divisions, questions asked by nontechnical members of our client’s teams, and scenarios where we suspect our readers could use some clarity. Cybersecurity and change requests (CR) are two topics on repeat,...