[updated title]
A Skeptic's Guide to Mythbusting AI
October 4, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
James E. Harris, Jr., CISSP
Virtually every product and service advertised today claims some use of “AI,” but what is AI, how does it work, and how can it be “de-mythed”? Jim Harris, a Distinguished Engineer and accredited Model Risk Officer, provides a Skeptic’s take on how Large Language Models (LLMs) work, why they fail, and how you can trick them into exposing their weaknesses.
Jim Harris is a board member of NCAS. He graduated in 1994 from North Carolina State University with a BS in Physics. Since that time, he has worked as a hardware engineer for IBM and Silicon Image, a Special Agent for the FBI, a cybersecurity consultant, a tech startup executive, and a Distinguished Engineer and Model Risk Officer for Capital One Financial.
Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/live/cKKfu6RCx4o?si=i8Ja2o8Dj8vAWKFP&t=2484
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