Techstrong Gang

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for the Techstrong Group, dive into a ban on ban on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that pose unacceptable risks being enacted by the European Union (EU) before discussing how a mobile application dubbed Hiya is using AI to thwart robocalls and other scams.

Techstrong Gang members Stephen Foskett, Bonnie Schneider and Alan Shimel discuss the tech industry's call for a "Great American Firewall" to keep competing technologies out. Then, the gang looks at the DOJ lawsuit -- still in effect as of today -- aiming to block HPE's acquisition of Juniper Networks. Finally, the gang looks at a recent video by EcoTech analyst Bonnie Schneider on the DOD and sustainability.

Alan, Mike and Techstrong gang members Tracy Ragan, Traci Bannon, and Guy Currier, CTO for the Visible Impact of The Futurum Group, an arm of The Futurum Group, debate the degree to which organizations should be using large language models (LLMs) such as DeepSeek that were created in China before discussing the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on application testing.

Then the gang turns its attention to the impact payment systems embedded into social media platforms such as X and Trust Social are likely to have on our society.

In our second special episode of Techstrong Gang, recorded live at AI Field Day in San Jose, Mitch is joined by co-host Stephen Foskett and special guests Gina Rosenthal of Digital Sunshine Solutions and John Willis. The panel first considers the VMware private AI platform from Broadcom and the GPU sharing technology of MemVerge, both of which were presented at AI Field Day on Wednesday.

The second segment focuses on the latest AI coding assistant technology, exploring whether it can augment or replace developers. The final segment looks at Alibaba’s new Qwen2.5-Max, which is said to have surpassed DeepSeek in terms of inferencing performance.

In this special episode of Techstrong Gang, recorded live at AI Field Day in San Jose, Jon is joined by co-host Stephen Foskett and special guests Gina Rosenthal of Digital Sunshine Solutions and John Willis.  They start with a behind-the-scenes look at what Tech Field Day means to them and why it continues to be important after more than a decade. The panel considers the impact of DeepSeek and changing U.S. government policies on the world of AI, debating the knee-jerk reactions to DeepSeek and questioning whether it’s truly a Sputnik moment or something simpler. Finally, they discuss the recent reports about the termination of the CISA and CSRB, along other elements of the U.S. government, on cybersecurity. 

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Amanda and special guest Lisa Martin, the CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, discuss claims that artificial intelligence (AI) will ultimately reduce wages to the point of causing economic collapse. Then, they revisit the controversy surrounding the DeepSeek AI large language model (LLM), developed in China using relatively inexpensive IT infrastructure.

Lastly, the gang looks ahead to Q-Day -- when advances in quantum computing possibly break existing encryption.

Alan, Mike, Sulagna and special guest Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the claims being made by DeepSeek AI concerning a new way to dramatically lower the cost of training large language models (LLMs).

Then the gang turns its attention to Data Privacy Day before digging into how vertical farming might transform the way we get our food.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Sulagna and special guests Chris Blask and Tracy Ragan dive into the implications recent executive orders issued by President Trump will have on cybersecurity before discussing whether sanctions are an effective method for punishing cybercriminals.

Then, the gang turns its attention to the latest cloud outage, this time involving the Bitbucket continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) service provided by Atlassian.

Alan, Mike, Mitch, Jon and special guests Anne Ahola Ward and Lisa Martin, CMO Advisor for The Futurum Group, dive into the trouble with software integration following some new research from The Futurum Group.

Then, the gang turns its attention to how data science and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming product development before discussing the latest salvos in the AI smartphone wars between Samsung and Apple.

Mike, Jon, Sulagna and special guests John Willis and Stephen Foskett, president of the Tech Field Day arm of The Futurum Group, dive into the executive order regarding artificial intelligence (AI) issued by the Trump administration and what a $500 billion Stargate initiative might yield.

Then, the gang turns its attention to a CEO survey conducted by The Futurum Group that finds most are pursuing a more deliberate approach to investing in AI before discussing the latest advances in AI coding tools.