AI Model Security and Practical Application in Enterprises

Nebraska.Code 2025 is right around the corner, but before you pack for Lincoln, join Alec and Brian as they tackle the hottest developer question of 2025: How do I harness AI agents without handing the keys to my codebase—or my laptop—over to Big Tech? In this candid therapy-session-meets-tech-deep-dive, we unpack everything from Model Context Protocol (the “USB-C of AI apps”) to rolling your own “Cursor-style” IDE assistant. You’ll hear: The exact trade-offs between GPT-4-class models in the cloud and leaner Phi 3/Llama models you can run on-prem with Foundry Local for air-gapped privacy. Why agent-driven search is replacing static web pages—and how building an Azure OpenAI chatbot today keeps your organization off the “left behind” list. A pragmatic roadmap for leveling-up: free AI-900 / AI-102 learning paths, sample GitHub repos, and the one-day AgentCon tour that drops actionable agent patterns straight into your toolbelt. Whether you’re a developer sick of dependency-update tickets or an underwriter who’d rather review the interesting policies, this episode shows you how AI can erase the drudgery—without erasing your intellectual property. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NEBRASKA.CODE 2025 – REGISTRATION | | https://whova.com/portal/registration/IOhJf-6D449qSu-mYLa9/ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGENTCON 2025 – KANSAS CITY (Global AI) | | https://globalai.community/chapters/kansas-city/events/agentcon-2025-kansas-city/ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | GET STARTED WITH FOUNDRY LOCAL (Microsoft Learn) | | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/foundry-local/get-started | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MICROSOFT CERTIFIED: AZURE AI FUNDAMENTALS (AI-900) | | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/azure-ai-fundamentals/ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VS CODE + MCP SAMPLE REPO (mcp-for-beginners) | | https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+