Hi there, I just arrived in the beautiful city of Zurich from Vienna.
Today was the opening day, and it was packed with insightful talks, great energy, and lots of networking with AI professionals from all over the world. There were many interesting discussions around agent-based development, MCP, OpenClaw, and the security challenges we’ll be facing in the near future.
Two talks really stood out to me:
- “Shadow AI: The Trojan Horse of AI Security” by Timo Bozsolik from SandboxAQ
- “In Search of Winning AI Use Cases” by Slavik Dimitrovich from Amazon Web Services
The main takeaway that came up again and again was “we still need people”, and it’s absolutely true. Without human-in-the-loop, senior guidelines, and code review, it’s hard to imagine building any serious enterprise solution.
At the same time, many companies, including large IT enterprises, still struggle with AI adoption: the field moves too fast, part of the workforce can’t keep up, and documentation and best practices are largely missing. That’s why the AI Enablement role is so important right now.
There were also several interesting talks on Agentic AI vulnerabilities, one of which I mentioned above. This topic deserves a separate discussion on its own. Practices like meta-prompts can’t guarantee 100% protection, so above all, rely on sandboxing and strict permission limits for your LLM.
The day flew by. I had the chance to meet inspiring people, exchange ideas, and learn a lot. Looking forward to another busy and insightful day tomorrow!
Big thanks to the GenAI Zürich team for organizing such a great event and helping make Europe a global AI hub.