#251: Forward-Deployed Engineers, Shadow AI, the Owner Bottleneck, AI on Your Resume & Token Budgets
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Imagine every role in your company has an agent watching the data and bringing you recommendations each morning. Paul Roetzer says that unlock is coming to corporate teams within six months.
In this episode of AI Answers, Paul and Cathy McPhillips answer 14 questions from our Scaling AI and Intro to AI classes: scaling AI under SOC 2 and HIPAA, blocked frontier models, agent governance, shadow AI, forward-deployed engineers, the future of agencies, and whether AI will ever write like a talented human.
Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here
00:00:00 — Intro
00:06:18 — How do you scale AI under compliance requirements?
00:07:53 — Should companies block frontier models and only allow self-hosted AI?
00:11:34 — What should AI teams prioritize when governance isn’t ready for AI agents?
00:15:34 — How much AI platform standardization do organizations need, and how should leaders handle shadow AI?
00:21:31 — Where do forward-deployed engineers fit, and who owns AI enablement?
00:24:04 — Where do OCR and RPA fit alongside AI agents?
00:25:40 — Should you redesign work by mapping tasks or business outcomes?
00:27:44 — How can business owners use AI to become less of a bottleneck?
00:31:09 — How much client education should AI-enabled marketing consultants provide?
00:34:57 — What does responsible AI personalization look like for outreach?
00:39:11 — How do you show AI skills to a hiring manager?
00:41:52 — What AI skills matter most for a mid-career pivot into project management?
00:45:07 — Will AI ever write as creatively as a talented human?
00:48:31 — Will top performers negotiate token budgets into job offers?
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