Joshua Arvin Lat is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of NuWorks Interactive Labs, Inc. He is also an AWS Machine Learning Hero and he has been an international speaker on machine learning, engineering, security, and management. 

He’s the author of three books — “Machine Learning with Amazon SageMaker Cookbook," "Machine Learning Engineering on AWS," and "Building and Automating Penetration Testing Labs in the Cloud." He’s also an AI Hive leader on Swarm.

In this episode, we talk about how he got to write multiple books, leading as a CTO in large organizations, and how to execute digital and AI transformations with technology.

(00:00) Trailer

(00:16) Fractional Intro

(01:04) Arvs Introduction

(02:16) Books written

(03:39) Writing journey for Sagemaker

(07:40) Machine learning engineering on AWS

(11:49) AI and security

(17:42) Leading as a CTO

(19:05) Utilizing tech to solve real business requirements

(20:35) Using Sagemaker for custom AI solutions

(21:45) Adapting to the AI Landscape

(22:24) Prioritizing initiatives across problem areas

(24:02) Using AI the right way

(25:02) Listening and Understanding The Problem

(27:59) What to focus on and specialize on as a CTO

(29:53) Giving a buffer to solve challenges yourself

(32:34) Hive leader advice