A question I often get is “what certification or knowledge should I pursue to get me a better job?”. Or variants such as “which cert is going to get me employed?”. Here is my opinion on it. Certificates only bring you so far. Most companies aren’t looking for people with knowledge. They are looking for the results that the knowledge brings, such as improved processes, new revenue, etcetera. Today’s major innovations are in using generative AI. ...
(sent nov 11. How to make AI work for you) By now, you probably had your first encounters with AI. What did you run into? Would love to know about that. While I am currently on a sabbatical, these things are top of mind for me. For me, I am focussing on two AI directions. Given my background in cloud security, I cannot help but think about AI security and governance. ...
Applications based on LLMs (Large Language Models) have risks too. The OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications risks are a good start for analyzing the risks of such a system. These types of applications, like many others, are also cloud applications. This means that there is a variety of parties responsible for controlling those risks. But, who is supposed to do each control? And which role do they have? For example, there are model providers, there is the AI consumer, and so on. For a deeper story on these roles look at AI roles. ...