Robert Daigle is the Director of Global AI Business at Lenovo. He's a public speaker & visionary tech leader with over a decade of AI experience within startups to fortune 200 companies. He helped launch one of the first AI recruiting platforms in 2014 and now leads a global AI team supporting AI deployments around the world. He's a LinkedIn Top AI Voice with an MBA.

In this conversation, we explore the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, focusing on its implications for businesses, technology, and society. We discuss Robert's background in AI, Lenovo's strategic investments in the field, and the technical aspects of AI hardware. The conversation also delves into the rise of generative AI, the future of AI agents, and the importance of responsible AI practices.

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Website: https://robertdaigle.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

9:23 - Robert's background

15:58 - Where Lenovo fits into the AI ecosystem

21:19 - Emergence of NPUs on each device

32:51 - How Robert is using AI

36:30 - RAG Architecture Explained

40:45 - Agentic AI

45:37 - Human versus AI generated content

52:19 - AI adoption speed

54:09 - Corporate responsible AI committees

57:28 - AI power consumption concerns

58:51 - Trend Towards Selective AI Usage

1:00:23 - High-efficiency liquid cooled datacenters

HOST:

Hosted by Blake Williams, Founder / Headhunter @ Hyperdrive Recruiting

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Imanuel Babadostov is the Lead BISO at Blackbaud. He has over 20 years of cybersecurity experience in various industries including Government, Healthcare, Managed Services, and SaaS. He is a leader, presenter, trainer, writer, scrum master, and highly certified - CISSP, CEH, GDAT, GSLC, GSEC, CHFI, GMON, Security+. He is focused on performing the role of a BISO - Business Information Security Officer. He is on a mission to clarify what the role entails, how to better the company using it, and define the concrete skills and KPIs one can use to improve as a BISO or a BISO team lead.

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Website: https://ibabadostov.wixsite.com/the-blog

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TIMESTAMPS:

1:50 - Imanuel's Background

3:58 - What's Happening in Cyber

4:28 - Cyber Skills Gap

5:49 - The BISO role, what is it?

8:17 - BISO versus GRC

10:02 - How BISO's Divide Responsibilities

11:23 - How to Find Your Way Into a BISO role

13:15 - Apprenticeship Program Advocacy

15:12 - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

16:56 - Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity

19:10 - Is Work More Stressful at Home or In-Office?

22:21 - Amazon's RTO 5 Days Per Week

23:31 - Layoffs from AI

24:07 - How Imanuel is using AI

27:51 - Hackers Using AI to Their Advantage

30:32 - ChatGPT o1

31:15 - AI's Mad Cow Effect

32:32 - Did The Movie Wall-E Predict Our Future?

33:44 - Black Mirror on Netflix

36:24 - Idiocracy Movie & Concern for Our Kids

45:36 - Ask Me Anything - Recruiter Edition

57:46 - Love, Death, Robots on Netflix

59:23 - How to Measure BISO Performance

HOST:

Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive Recruiting

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Shankar Viswanathan serves as Senior Director, Head of Cloud Security at Credit Karma. He has over 15 years of experience in IAM, Applied Crypto, Security Engineering, Cloud Engineering, especially in the FinTech industry. He's a Startup Advisor and Forbes Technology Council Member.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankarnviswanathan/

TIMESTAMPS:

2:39 - How he landed in Cybersecurity

4:07 - Forbes Technology Council

5:06 - What is Applied Crypto?

6:58 - What's happening in cyber?

9:14 - Non-Human Identity Security

22:24 - What Keeps Cyber Talent Engaged & Happy

26:20 - His Approach to Hiring Junior Level

28:54 - What tools would he learn first?

30:07 - Sources of threat intel

32:10 - Favorite Movies (it's not Star Wars)

33:12 - Hiring

33:46 - Questions for a recruiter

37:02 - Resume Reviews & Coaching

38:44 - Why AI Can't Write Your Resume For You

40:35 - What's led to his success 44:57 - Cruise Ship Mucker Story

48:34 - How he deals with stress of the job

HOST:

Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive Recruiting

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Find Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive Recruiting

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