Is adding AI to your environment a software purchase? Or is it more like hiring an employee?  With the rise of agentic and autonomous AI, issues that normally apply to humans may increasingly apply. These include:

• Background checks (what entities have had the ability to modify your AI? What known risks does it have?)
• Job descriptions (what functions will be in scope and out of scope for this AI?)
• Management responsibility (who is, and is not, permitted to operate this AI?)
• Performance metrics and expectations (how will the efficacy of this AI be measured?)

Add to that questions such as "what happens if your AI creates a hostile work environment for your human employees?" and it becomes apparent that AI is more than "just another software package". This session delves into the extent to which IT, data management, procurement, and HR should be working together to manage the importation of AI into your environment.

Speaker: Johna Till Johnson, CEO, Nemertes

Johna Till Johnson is CEO and Founder of Nemertes, where she sets strategic direction and works with key clients. Under her leadership, Nemertes has emerged as a leading trusted advisor to Fortune-50 and other world-class organizations. Prior to founding Nemertes in 2002, Ms. Johnson served as chief technology officer (CTO) at Greenwich Technology Partners, a global consulting and engineering firm. Prior to that, she led the Global Networking Strategies Service business unit of META Group. Prior to that, as Senior Technology Editor she oversaw the lab-testing program at Data Communications magazine, providing testing and assessment of up to 16 emerging technologies per year. She also has designed and developed security, speech-synthesis, and free-space laser products at companies including Mosler Security Systems and Digitus Corp. Ms. Johnson holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering/computer science (BSEE/CS) from The Johns Hopkins University, has conducted graduate work in nuclear and particle physics at the University of Rochester, speaks three languages, and has published a science fiction novel. She is an avid urban kayaker and novice sailor.