In 2024, is there a world outside of AI?

We're taking an ever so slight break from our regular topic of AI to discuss other topics that CIOs should be considering, outside of AI. Vincent Yates, Jason Goth, and Kevin Erickson, three senior leaders at Credera, discuss a wide range of topics related to the evolving landscape of technology and business strategy, including the move back to the edge, how to handle technical debt, and the increasing need to focus on cybersecurity.

Show outline:

• 00:00 – Introductions
• 1:02 – Outside the world of AI - what else should tech leaders be thinking through?
• 2:00 – Moving AI to the edge
• 10:39 – The downsides of building on the edge
• 23:00 – Technologies tangential to edge computing (i.e., WasmEdge)
• 26:38 – Why crypto and blockchain still aren't popular
• 29:26 – Protein folding (AlphaFold) - should it be done with AI?
• 33:56 – "Musings of tired minds"
• 40:15 – The increasing importance of investing in cybersecurity
• 43:20 – Getting a handle on technical debt
• 49:59 – Quick thoughts on employee engagement and retention in 2024