In this segment from the theCUBE + NYSE Wired: AI Factories - Data Centers of the Future event, Howie Xu, chief AI officer of Gen Digital, joins theCUBE’s John Furrier to discuss the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence from the "ChatGPT moment" to physical reality. Drawing on his deep industry experience, including the early days of Netscape, Xu draws parallels between the historic browser wars and the emerging battle for the "AI interface," predicting a shift where AI companions act as the new operating system for digital life. The conversation explores the concept of AI factories, analyzing how compute power is transitioning from centralized hubs to distributed "micro-factories" at the edge, enabling real-time, context-aware experiences that will redefine consumer and enterprise applications.
Xu and Furrier also delve into the critical "execution risk" facing enterprises in 2026, moving beyond high-level strategy to the practical application of marrying AI with proprietary data. Xu highlights the rise of the "Forward Deployed Engineer" (FDE) model, where technical talent is embedded on the front lines to shorten feedback loops and solve business problems instantly. The discussion touches on how leaders like Elon Musk are scaling "founder mode" mentalities across large organizations to drive efficiency. Finally, they examine the necessity of overbuilding infrastructure to meet future demand, emphasizing that the true challenge lies not just in hardware investment, but in upskilling the workforce to thrive in an AI-driven economy.
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In this interview from theCUBE + NYSE Wired: AI Factories – Data Centers of the Future event, Glean co-founder and CEO Arvind Jain joins theCUBE’s John Furrier to unpack what’s really working in enterprise AI today and what comes next. Jain explains why knowledge access remains the first successful AI use case at scale and how Glean’s enterprise search brings AI into everyday work. He details the past year’s lessons with AI agents – from the need for guardrails, security, evaluation and monitoring to democratizing agent building so business owners (not just data scientists) can create production-grade agents.
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In this segment from the theCUBE + NYSE Wired: AI Factories - Data Centers of the Future event, Howie Xu, chief AI officer of Gen Digital, joins theCUBE’s John Furrier to discuss the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence from the "ChatGPT moment" to physical reality. Drawing on his deep industry experience, including the early days of Netscape, Xu draws parallels between the historic browser wars and the emerging battle for the "AI interface," predicting a shift where AI companions act as the new operating system for digital life. The conversation explor...Read more
