Understanding Data Complexity in Enterprise AI Systems with John Willis
Release Date: 06/17/2025
Understanding Data Complexity in Enterprise AI Systems with John Willis
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What would Founder, Systems Architect, and Deeptech Strategist, John Willis, like you to understand? The history of AI and the risks associated with data exhaust. Willis recently published , an AI history told through the stories of lesser-known technologists who built the foundation for modern-day AI. And one of the biggest threats he’s flagging for enterprise AI users is data exhaust, byproduct info that's generated while using digital systems. From manufacturing process details to AI model configurations, this data trail is growing fast and can be collected and exploited. Also...
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info_outlineWhat would Founder, Systems Architect, and Deeptech Strategist, John Willis, like you to understand? The history of AI and the risks associated with data exhaust.
Willis recently published Rebels of Reason, an AI history told through the stories of lesser-known technologists who built the foundation for modern-day AI.
And one of the biggest threats he’s flagging for enterprise AI users is data exhaust, byproduct info that's generated while using digital systems. From manufacturing process details to AI model configurations, this data trail is growing fast and can be collected and exploited.
Also in this episode, you’ll hear about:
- Why legacy systems and tech debt still haunt AI adoption
- How the NORMAL stack embeds AI governance into every layer of the enterprise
- Why RAG isn’t dead
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