

What's Actually Coming in AI (From Someone Building It)
97 snips Jul 1, 2025
In this engaging conversation, DJ Sampath, Senior Vice President of AI Products at Cisco and former CEO of Armorblox, discusses the future of AI and its transformative powers. He unveils Cisco's AI Canvas platform, designed for seamless human-AI collaboration in tech management. DJ shares insights on how enterprises are leveraging AI to enhance security and user experience. They explore how AI can boost job performance instead of threatening jobs, emphasizing optimism for innovation in the workforce. Expect to hear about creativity unleashed in research and networking!
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Cisco's Live AI Canvas Demo
- Cisco demoed AI Canvas to solve network issues live on stage with real-time collaboration between AI and humans.
- The AI dynamically generated UI widgets by pulling data from multiple Cisco products to diagnose problems instantly.
Cisco's Internet Backbone Role
- Cisco builds critical infrastructure powering devices, networks, and data centers behind everyday internet use.
- They are now evolving this backbone to support the modern AI era and its complex demands.
Billions of AI Agents Coming
- Billions of AI agents will operate inside enterprises, requiring new infrastructure for networking, security, and observability.
- Cisco aims to equip enterprises to safely monitor and manage this rapidly growing AI agent ecosystem.