#52 – What AI Really Is, And Isn't (Craig Martell, Cohesity)

In this episode of the Expert Insights Podcast, Craig Martell, Chief AI Officer at Cohesity and former Chief Digital and AI Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense, breaks down what modern AI truly is, and what it isn’t.We explore how AI is being applied to real-world enterprise challenges, the risks of over-relying on “human-sounding” systems, and why Martell champions smaller, purpose-built models over the pursuit of general intelligence.He also shares Cohesity’s vision for transforming backup data into an “accidental data lake”, along with key lessons from deploying AI at scale in critical, high-pressure environments. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com