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Most companies view AI as a simple tool for aggregation. With generative AI becoming more accessible, it's easy to unify everything. But in fields like aerospace or defense, over-aggregation is a real risk. The impasse? Location, customer data, and tradecraft—individually harmless—can turn classified when linked together. Suddenly, you’re in hot water you never saw coming. The complexity of controlling what gets aggregated—and the consequences of getting it wrong—makes it a much tougher challenge. In this episode, John Russell, CIO of Northrop Grumman, drives home how AI’s application for national security is immense, but for some, the risks loom just as large.

Without rewiring how people work, tech alone is suboptimal. Remember when employees who resisted PowerPoint and Excel were phased out? Now, AI represents an even bigger shift. Shifting entrenched behaviors and routines is tough, especially when people are comfortable. That’s why only digitally native companies are built to embrace this change. In contrast, those accustomed to traditional roles often resist, viewing change as a threat. John Russell, CIO of Northrop Grumman, believes the real breakthrough will come when employees disrupt their own roles to make room for new opportunities.

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What data nuances does an aerospace and defense giant like Northrop Grumman need to tackle? Northrop's CIO, John Russell, joins Floating Points to break down how they safeguard the nation's data and build mission-critical infrastructure.  In Episode 03 of Floating Points, he discusses: • Why GovTech struggles • How enterprises can boost workforce productivity with GenAI • Why Northrop’s biggest threat isn’t other defense companies, but nation-state actors Catch the full chat via the link in the comments!

The GovTech sector is notoriously harder to break into than FinTech. Breaking into GovTech means you’re up against: a) incumbents with massive contracts, and b) bureaucratic hurdles In contrast, FinTech startups can enter more easily by tweaking existing solutions. For GovTech, the real challenge lies in aligning with government missions. The bottleneck is addressing complex problems while ensuring the right safety and compliance measures are in place. The solution? In Episode 3, John Russell, CIO of Northrop Grumman, advises GovTech startups to identify how their solutions can fit into government processes. Tune into the full conversation featuring John with the link in the comments below.

Latency is a key component to making autocomplete at Codeium successful. In our new Pro tier, we've added "Fast speed", which seamlessly completes your code before you can even type the next keypress. Check this out in action versus Copilot below:

🔔 Launching Professional (“Pro”) Tier, a paid plan for individual developers. 🔔 This will have everything in our free Individual plan plus a series of new features that unfortunately would be too expensive for us to serve completely for free: - A blazing fast Autocomplete speed - Unlimited use of larger models such as Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o - Uncapped advanced reasoning The free forever Individual plan isn’t going anywhere, and we will continue to ship features and improvements to Individual, but the Pro tier allows us to release compute-intensive workloads in a financially responsible way! Get the Pro tier here: https://lnkd.in/g_U5mPmh Read the full launch blog post (with demo videos): https://lnkd.in/gNiZVtNV

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AI isn’t ready to take over… just yet. Deloitte reported that 62% of enterprises cited data quality as a major barrier to AI implementation. AI still struggles to bridge the gap between understanding intent and executing complex, context-aware tasks. Today’s models have difficulty with even basic, context-sensitive tasks like ordering coffee based on your calendar. Limitations in contextual awareness hinder AI from reaching its full potential. In the next 5, 10, or even 20 years, these gaps may close as AI advances. Mike Hamilton, CIO of Cloudflare, emphasizes that as AI becomes more ingrained in our lives, its primary goals will remain: - mitigating human error - enhancing safety protocols, and - streamlining complex workflows Like what you read? Tune in to the full conversation with Mike here: https://lnkd.in/dwpWHS6s