Know Your Risk Podcast Brad Sarsfield
Sep 8, 2025
Brad Sarsfield, Senior Director of Security AI Research & Development at Microsoft, dives deep into the transformative impact of AI on cybersecurity. He discusses the urgent need to utilize AI against evolving cyber threats, including those from nation-state actors. Sarsfield also examines the rise of large language models and their implications, explores the complex H-1B visa landscape in tech, and reflects on the evolution of coding. Tune in for fascinating insights into the future of AI and its role in various sectors!
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AI As Both Threat And Defense
- Microsoft uses AI to protect against nation-state actors and accelerate defenses.
- Brad Sarsfield says AI both accelerates threats and improves Microsoft's defense capabilities.
Everything Can Be Treated As Language
- LLMs generalize because many data types can be represented as language tokens.
- Brad explains images, video, and sensor streams become 'language' for LLMs to process.
AI Shrinks Time, Accelerates Progress
- AI's improvement rate outpaces past tech transitions and shrinks task time dramatically.
- Brad frames AI as 'winning time back' and manufacturing intelligence on demand.