My Take
MY TAKE: Microsoft takes ownership of AI risk — Google, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI look the other way
Last week at Microsoft Build, Azure CTO Mark Russinovich made headlines by telling the truth. Related: A basis for AI optimism In a rare moment of public candor from a Big Tech ...
MY TAKE: Are we ‘Super f**cked’ by AI? — debate gets 10 million-plus views on YouTube
The day after my column dissecting Chris Sacca’s viral outburst went live—his now-notorious claim that we are “super f**ked” by artificial intelligence—I stumbled onto another AI conversation that had already amassed over ...
MY TAKE: Are we ‘Super f**ked’ by agentic AI — or finally able to take charge of what comes next?
When VC mogul Chris Sacca declared AI is the death knell for professional services, I flinched. Not because he’s wrong — but because it’s only half the story. Related: GenAI grows up ...
MY TAKE: Semantics aside, “agentic AI” is already reshaping how we work, think, envision what’s next
Stephen Klein didn’t just stir the pot. He lit a fire. Related: Klein’s LinkedIn debate In a sharply worded post that quickly went viral on LinkedIn, the technologist and academic took direct ...
MY TAKE: Beyond agentic AI mediocrity — the real disruption is empowering the disenfranchised
Is agentic AI accelerating mediocrity? Plenty of folks on LinkedIn seem to think so. Related: The 400th journalist A growing chorus of academics, tech workers, and digital culture watchers are pointing out ...
RSAC Strategic Reel: Cyber experts on the front lines unpack ‘Shadow AI,’ ‘Ground Truth’
The response to our first LastWatchdog Strategic Reel has been energizing — and telling. Related: What is a cyber kill chain? The appetite for crisp, credible insight is alive and well. As ...
INTRODUCING: LastWatchdog strategic LinkedIN reels – insights from the ground floor at RSAC 2025
Every year at RSAC, the cybersecurity conversation swells with new terms, emerging threats, and fresh takes on familiar problems. What exactly is ‘agentic AI?’ At RSAC 2025, the volume knob turned to ...
MY TAKE: RSAC 2025’s big takeaway — GenAI is growing up fast, but still needs human direction
SAN FRANCISCO — The cybersecurity industry showed up here in force last week: 44,000 attendees, 730 speakers, 650 exhibitors and 400 members of the media flooding Moscone Convention Center in the City ...
MY TAKE: RSAC 2025 – Conversing with vendors hanging out in the Marriott Marquis mezzanine
SAN FRANCISCO — Sometimes, the best insights come not from the keynote stage, but from the hotel lobby. Related: RSAC 2025 top takeaways In between sessions at RSAC 2025, I slipped over ...
MY TAKE: Notes on how GenAI is shifting tension lines in cybersecurity on the eve of RSAC 2025
SAN FRANCISCO — The first rule of reporting is to follow the tension lines—the places where old assumptions no longer quite hold. Related: GenAI disrupting tech jobs I’ve been feeling that tension ...
