Lisa Su, the Austin-based CEO of AMD, said on CNBC that the global AI transformation is in year 2 of 10 to get to a level of maturity and adoption that will change the world. I remember the term Software as a Service (SaaS) being tossed around for 10-15 years. No one says this anymore. 🤣 Similarly, AI will be embedded into everyday life.

AI vendors roll out AI urgently and seek revenue that justify their sky high valuations. Austin and Texas benefit greatly in the short term.

Package software vendors are pushing hard so that they are not left behind. The latest AI tools can be used to replace standard package products like CRM. Salesforce is being used widely in the public sector with mostly non-AI use cases. Only recently Salesforce hosted an Agentic AI Government Summit featuring its latest product rollout: Link

All levels of government are grappling with use cases and the cost of rolling out AI. Some interesting use cases are happening as demonstrated in this GovAI webinar featuring Portland, Dallas, and Chattanooga: Link