The Stack Overflow Podcast Is the enterprise (actually) ready for AI?
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May 13, 2025 Maryam Ashoori, Senior Director of Product Management at IBM, leads the charge on WatsonX.ai, IBM's flagship Gen AI product for enterprises. She dives into the evolution of AI and its significant impact on business operations. The conversation highlights the importance of AI governance, the trust gap users feel towards AI technologies, and the pressing skills gap faced by developers. Additionally, Maryam addresses the ethical implications of AI deployment and the advancements in monitoring large language models for better efficiency.
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Maryam Ashoori's AI Journey
- Maryam Ashoori got into AI inspired by helping her sister with code in high school.
- She advanced from UX design to AI research, engineering, and product management at IBM and Lyft.
Critical Role of AI Governance
- Responsible AI governance is essential as enterprises move from experimentation to production.
- With agents capable of action, associated risks significantly amplify, demanding stronger guardrails and observability.
AI Developer Skills Gap
- AI developers face a major skills gap; only a third consider themselves experts in generative AI.
- They use many new tools daily but have limited time to learn, highlighting demand for simplified developer tools.