The massive promises surrounding artificial intelligence are just history repeating itself. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast recorded on-site at AI Field Day 8, host Stephen Foskett is joined by Jim Czuprynski, Kate Scarcella, and Jeff Ello to debate the explosive world of AI hype. They compare the current generative AI boom to past tech cycles like the dot-com era and early cloud computing. Together, they break down the brutal financial realities of a trillion-dollar AI infrastructure investment, dropping software precision, and the truth behind Large Language Models versus traditional machine learning.
Panelists
Jeff is a veteran of Technology and Film/Media. Currently navigating AI integration, he has been innovating at Purdue University for over three decades.
Jim Czuprynski is an in-demand public speaker and technology advocate focused mainly on databases, analytics, spatial/graph, and AI.
Kate Scarcella is a recognized cybersecurity expert, chair of the CDF Cybersecurity SIG, and is a CISSP.
Stephen is the President of the Tech Field Day business unit for The Futurum Group and focuses on AI, edge, and cloud