AI agents make work easier by adding layers of delegation. Awesome! Well…those layers become dependencies, and those dependencies become risk. Not awesome? My @InfoWorld column tackles some recent @mitchellh advice and finds it…mostly good, most of the time
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Cloud and AI convergence gaining momentum in 2026
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This seems good. Maybe there's something to this cloud + AI thing.
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AI Amplifies Sloppy Communication at Scale
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Too many comms pros were "sloppy" before AI, but now they're sloppy at scale.
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LLMs in Code Development: Quality Concerns vs Photography
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The difference, of course, is that the world needs relatively few professional photographers, compared to developers. The pics I take of friends skiing with my iPhone are more than good enough; the code I write with an LLM may not be. But his general point stands: AI doesn't
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Oracle AI agent lets Gemini users query enterprise data in natural language
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ICYMI: @Oracle
's new AI agent enables Google Gemini users to query their most important enterprise data in natural language, without moving or copying data. Seamless, secure, and awesome. -
Google Cloud Next Conference Criticized for Misguided AI Keynote
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Google Cloud Next continuing the fine tradition of assuming what everyone needs in the morning is a DJ blasting music. 😬😂😇 pic.twitter.com/fHOWgCjdgG
— Matt Asay (@mjasay) 22 avril 2026Google Cloud Next continuing the fine tradition of assuming what everyone needs in the morning is a DJ blasting music.
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Enterprise AI Must Prioritize Security and Governance
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Aaron gets this exactly right. Most enterprise AI isn't very interesting because it's long on “AI” and short on “enterprise.” They forget, as Aaron stresses, that the “real world” of enterprise IT can’t afford to skip over security, governance, etc. On that note, Oracle and
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Open Core Model Demands Code or Cash Contribution
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The new "Open Core"? Contribute "code" or cash or get out
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Open Source Security and LLMs Impact on Code Safety
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Maybe? I've long argued open source isn't inherently less buggy/more secure but the *process* around it can make it easier to secure. Either way, LLMs are changing how we should think about securing code…
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LLM Security: Reverse Engineering Vulnerabilities in Proprietary Software
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With LLMs there's no such thing as security through obscurity even for proprietary software. Every patch is also an easily reverse-engineered pointer to exactly what was broken. Open source doesn't fix this, either, but it's best not to have a false sense of security.