Experts from IBM X-Force discuss the alleged retirement of the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters cybercrime gang, the ethics and implications of AI-powered ransomware, critical software supply chain vulnerabilities exposed by the recent npm hack, growing threats to Operational Technology (OT), and the emergence of AI-driven hiring fraud.
A deep dive into the architectural and economic foundations of memory for AI agents. The talk explores the core tradeoffs between classical data storage and dynamic agent behavior, introduces a human-inspired framework for memory, and discusses practical strategies and future directions for building reliable, evolving AI systems.
Jerry from LlamaIndex explains why naive Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) fails in production and dives deep into advanced data quality techniques—from parsing complex documents and hierarchical indexing to chunking best practices—required to build robust, high-quality LLM applications.
Dell's Shirish Gupta and Ish Shah discuss the complexities developers face in leveraging on-device accelerators like NPUs and GPUs. They introduce Dell ProAI Studio, a solution designed to abstract away hardware-specific toolchains, enabling developers to easily run AI workloads locally for benefits like speed, cost, security, and offline capability.
Ethan Smith, CEO of Graphite, explains Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), the new frontier of getting your product featured in answers from LLMs like ChatGPT. He shares his playbook for ranking in these new systems, revealing why AEO traffic can convert 6x better than traditional search and how even early-stage startups can achieve immediate wins by focusing on landing pages, YouTube videos, and authentic Reddit engagement.
Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, outlines a future where AI agents commoditize traditional software, fundamentally reshaping the economy, the nature of work, and how companies are built. He argues that the focus will shift from building applications to solving problems directly, empowering a new class of 'generalist' employees and 'sovereign individuals'.