In this thought-provoking episode hosted by Jayesh Ahire, Noah Gift, founder and CEO of Pragmatic AI Labs, delves into the complex interplay between generative AI, cybersecurity, and ethics. Gift challenges the current hype surrounding AI, emphasizing its role as an enhancer of existing best practices rather than a disruptive force. With a keen focus on the importance of ethical considerations and the potential risks of commercial AI models, he offers insightful perspectives on the future of technology. Join us as we explore the ethical minefield of AI in cybersecurity and the critical importance of adhering to solid principles over chasing the latest trends, all through the insightful dialogue between Ahire and Gift.

Guest Bio:

Noah Gift is the founder of Pragmatic A.I. Labs. Noah Gift lectures at MSDS, at Northwestern, Duke MIDS Graduate Data Science Program, the Graduate Data Science program at UC Berkeley, the UC Davis Graduate School of Management MSBA program, UNC Charlotte Data Science Initiative, and University of Tennessee (as part of the Tennessee Digital Jobs Factory).

He teaches and designs graduate machine learning, MLOps, AI, and Data Science courses, and consulting on Machine Learning and Cloud Architecture for students and faculty. These responsibilities include leading a multi-cloud certification initiative for students.

Host Bio:

Jayesh Ahire is the Founding Product Manager at TraceableAI where he runs the Company’s API Security initiative. He is a Practitioner at heart and has worked with numerous organizations to design and implement secure API architectures and integrate security practices into their development processes.

He is the maintainer of Open source projects like OWASP crAPI, Hypertrace, and many others. He has presented at various industry conferences on topics related to API security and secure development practices including DefCon, Bsides, and BlackHat, and also runs the API security Global community.