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Jacob Andra & Stephen Karafiath On Applied AI and How Talbot West Is Driving Digital Transformation

Jacob Andra (Talbot West CEO) sits down with Stephen Karafiath, technical co-founder of Talbot West, for a wide-ranging discussion on practical AI implementation in enterprise. They cut through the hype to address what actually matters: how businesses can achieve concrete efficiency gains through thoughtful AI deployment while avoiding common pitfalls. Topics Covered The State of Enterprise AI Innovation Why large corporations like Oracle struggle to innovate with AI despite massive resources The disconnect between Fortune 500 pace and mid-market agility How smaller firms can move faster and deliver value more efficiently LLMs vs. The Full AI Spectrum The false equivalence between AI and large language models Machine learning algorithms that have been solving business problems for decades (fraud detection, predictive analytics, recommendation engines) When LLMs excel and where traditional ML still dominates Cognitive Hive AI (CHAI) Architecture Talbot West's ensemble approach to composable AI Building modular capabilities that work together The biological inspiration: how bee colony intelligence informs distributed AI systems Antagonistic modules that interrogate results to reduce hallucinations The 2030 Thesis: Total Organizational Intelligence By 2030, competitive organizations will have end to end AI integration Building toward a central nervous system for business The sci-fi vision made practical: companies with awareness of all their components Why this outcome is evolutionarily inevitable (technologically feasible + competitive advantage) Security and Risk Management AI hallucinations require process controls similar to managing human error What executives overlook: data hierarchy and access controls The Microsoft Copilot vulnerability demonstrated at DEFCON Building proper authentication and authorization for both humans and AI systems Implementation Strategy: APEX Framework AI Prioritization and Execution methodology Five evaluation criteria for AI initiatives: 1. Most pressing needs (squeaky wheel syndrome) 2. Biggest impact on revenue and margins 3. Technical feasibility ("slam dunks" vs "meh" outcomes) 4. Cost and complexity (money, time, resources) 5. Strategic alignment (building toward total organizational intelligence vs creating silos) The Human-AI Partnership Why 100% automation isn't the goal for the foreseeable future Processes range from 20% to 80% AI involvement Humans excel at relationships and oversight AI handles repetitive tasks, freeing humans for higher value work Notable Quotes *On innovation speed:* "Those big guys aren't innovating nearly fast enough. I'm coming to management saying, look, LLMs are the future... and they were just totally headset on deterministic chatbots." *On AI capabilities:* "Machine learning algorithms, having nothing to do with large language models, in many ways those models are still superior for highly deterministic, highly mathematical, quantitative models." *On security:* "The same issues that have existed for all of these data leaks and hacks that have destroyed companies... they're far more under the microscope." *On efficiency gains:* "We have customers where it's, 'Hey, in order to get revenue into our company, we have to create proposals to respond to RFPs. And it used to take us three weeks to do this, and now it takes us one day.'" Resources Mentioned Talbot West: https://talbotwest.com Cognitive Hive AI (CHAI): https://talbotwest.com/services/cogni... The Talbot West 5-Year AI Thesis: https://talbotwest.com/ai-insights/th... About the Speakers *Jacob Andra* is the CEO of Talbot West and co-founder of BizForesight, an AI-powered M&A platform built and partially owned by Talbot West. He focuses on pushing the limits of AI capabilities, especially in high-stakes use cases. *Stephen Karafiath* is the technical co-founder of Talbot West with 30 years in enterprise software. Former leader of the Developer Innovations Team at Oracle, left to found an AI SaaS startup before joining Talbot West to focus on consulting and implementation.