Frank Fitzgerald

🚨 At DEFCON, Microsoft’s Copilot Studio agents got absolutely wrecked. Researchers hijacked them with a few clever prompts and… boom: – Full CRM records dumped – Private tools exposed – Actions executed without human oversight Yes, the “autonomous agents” everyone is rushing to deploy turned into data exfiltration machines — zero governance, zero brakes. The irony? We keep selling “no human in the loop” as a feature, when in practice it’s a hacker’s dream. One vulnerability = full system compromise. This time it was Salesforce records, billing info, and internal comms. Next time? Who knows. Enterprises, here’s the memo: autonomous AI without serious security is not innovation, it’s malpractice. We’re widening the gap between capability and security and hackers are the only ones winning. Autonomous is cool… until your agent is working for someone else. (@Michael Bargury on X) #ai #agents #security

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AI adoption rarely fails because of tech. It fails because leadership treats it like tech. In too many mid-sized companies, AI still sits on the CIO’s checklist or the innovation team’s backlog. It gets framed as a systems upgrade or a data pilot. The conversation never reaches the table where the actual business challenges are being discussed. That’s a costly mistake. AI doesn’t live in models. It lives in decisions. And decisions start with leadership. When CEOs and CXOs engage directly with AI strategy, the questions change: ✔️ What operational risks can we reduce? ✔️ How do we improve predictability and margins? ✔️ Where can intelligent systems help us grow smarter, not just bigger? In my work with manufacturers and industrial firms, the breakthrough moments haven’t come from tools. They’ve come when the business side took ownership and not just the tech side. This isn’t about writing algorithms. It’s about shaping direction. And that responsibility can’t be delegated. The AI conversation belongs at the leadership table. That’s where real transformation begins. #unlockingtheaimindset #manufacturingleadership #industrialai

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Meta Microsoft soaring... on #AI Did you see this???? The Congressional Budget Office just dropped a Bombshell: AI could solve the U.S. fiscal problem. 💣📈 If... Artificial intelligence leads to permanently higher GDP & Permanently lower inflation.... our long-term debt crisis might just… VANISH‼️ Think about that: We’re not just automating tasks. We’re rewiring the economy. 🔥 This is the new power equation: Intelligence x Infrastructure = National Transformation As someone who’s led AI-driven innovation from the boardroom to the server room, I can tell you—this isn’t a pipe dream. It’s already in motion. 👀 AI isn’t just a trend. It’s the lever. 📩 If you’re building, investing, or rethinking your future in this space—pull me in. I live at the intersection of tech leadership, AI execution, and macro strategy. Let’s move the needle together. #AILeadership #TechStrategy #DigitalTransformation #SmartCapital #AITalent #FutureOfWork #CIOPerspective

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Last week at a roundtable dinner at New York MOMA, the conversation kept circling back to one truth: software is no longer soft. When systems become rigid, they become liabilities, especially when you’re trying to embrace AI in a closed, mainframe ecosystem. Here's what struck me most from our group's real-world experiences: • Curiosity drives adoption more than age or tech background. The strongest AI uptake comes from leaders who create space to explore without fear. • The human side is where execution gets hard. Technical answers are easy; getting people to embrace them is where initiatives stall. • Yes, there's pressure from VCs to move fast, but speed needs structure. “10% top-down, 15% lateral, 75% bottom-up” change works better than rushing without a plan. • Bottom-up isn’t bottom-only. Empowerment needs intentional leadership and clear innovation frameworks. The gap between technological possibility and human adoption is where real transformation happens. That’s why I focus on enabling change advocates, whether in my Columbia University Technology Management classroom or with clients — to turn vision into reality. Thanks to hosts Rob Mee and Irene Sandler of Mechanical Orchard, and Peter Temes for facilitating such a rich discussion among financial services leaders from consumer and commercial sectors. What about you: are you seeing curiosity or caution driving AI adoption in your organization? Arindam Mukhopadhyay, Robert Schlaff, Inderpal Bhandari, Luis Soto (He/Him/His), Roman Eisenberg, Magnus Korsæth, Sandeep Sambyal, Thomas Hughes, Ashley McKinley, Martine Boyer, CJ Jaskoll, Derek Wu #AI #leadership #transformation #finserv

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Yesterday at 7pm ET I got access to OpenAI's Sora 2 model.... and I'll refrain from sharing what time I ended up going to bed. Check out the video for some initial results of what the model can do. When I sent a few of these to friends, I got back of lot of "I'm confused... is that really you?" It wasn't self-evident that some of these were AI generated (at least for most of them). On the platform, you can type in a prompt of a scene you want to create, you can tag yourself and up to a couple of friends who give you permission to, and then have it create highly realistic scenes, with you in it! (It's funny, I had disheveled hair last night, and was wearing a black t-shirt, so that's how I look in every video) The first few times you make a video with this, you almost can't believe that it's not you, or that these aren't real clips. The line between artificial vs reality is beginning to blur, and OpenAI has a lot of thoughts on how they are approaching this on their blog (safety, security, etc). Now, the work that I do for clients is always focused on data, enterprise tech applications and a very measurable outcome. After 15 hours or so of spending time on the platform, I'll be honest with you - don't immediately see the commercial application of this in distribution (especially on the areas that I'm focused on) Yet at the same time, we're continuing to see what AI is allowing people to do: Express creativity as fast as they can think. Whether it's videos like this or complex ideas and problem solving through a LLM, AI is lowering the bar and required activation energy in order to make things happen. The speed of work is going to accelerate. I'll be honest, I got so caught up in the fun aspects of making videos that I didn't look at generating good B-roll footage or some of the other applications of this as it applies to products, product explanations, or troubleshooting or using manuals.... things that distribution orgs would be more focused on. I've already maxed out the 100 videos I could create, so I'll try more later. (and I'll spare you the videos of me with famous historical figures, in the wild west, in middle earth, skydiving while explaining AI concepts, or me working on a laptop while in a cold plunge) P.s. for my friends in Serbia that I'll see next week, watch to the end of the video and let me know how it did on real-time translation

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