AI & Cybersecurity: How Kevin Carlson is Guiding Leaders Through the Hype and the Reality

🎙️ S1:E3 — AI & Cybersecurity: How Kevin Carlson is Guiding Leaders Through the Hype and the Reality

Welcome back to AI with Bry, the show where I help founders, executives, and innovators learn, leverage, and lead with AI.

In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Carlson, a four-time CTO, former Chief Information Security Officer, and Tech CXO advisor, to dig into the real-world intersection of AI and cybersecurity. Kevin has decades of experience in big data, predictive analytics, machine learning, and AI model development including holding multiple AI patents and he knows how to separate the value from the hype.

We talk about:

💡 Why most businesses should target 30% AI-driven code generation—and why full developer replacement is still far off

🎨 How AI can unlock creativity in music, media, and beyond—without erasing human artistry

🛡️ The privacy, governance, and data protection essentials leaders can’t ignore

🎥 The rapid evolution (and hidden costs) of AI-generated video and audio

⚖️ How to balance efficiency gains with security risks in an AI-first world

📈 Kevin’s “AIIM” model for moving from off-the-shelf tools to differentiated, proprietary AI solutions

🤖 The difference between automation and true “agentic” AI and when to use each

From busting myths about replacing entire engineering teams to showing leaders how to run meaningful AI proofs of concept, Kevin shares a leadership mindset and practical steps you can act on right now. If you’re building a security-conscious AI strategy or just trying to make sense of the tools flooding the market, this episode is packed with value.

🔗 Mentioned in This Episode

Tools & Topics:

• GPT (ChatGPT by OpenAI) — https://openai.com/chatgpt/overview/
• Gemini (Google AI) — https://gemini.google/about/
• LLaMA (Meta AI) — https://www.llama.com/
• 11 Labs (AI Voice Tools) — https://elevenlabs.io/
• CLINE (AI code assistant — VS Code plugin; no official site available)
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) — IBM Overview: https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/retrieval-augmented-generation, Cohesity Glossary: https://www.cohesity.com/glossary/retrieval-augmented-generation-rag/

Frameworks & Models:

• AIIM AI Implementation Model (Proprietary framework shared by Kevin Carlson)
• Agentic AI vs Automation — Medium Article: https://medium.com/data-science-collective/why-there-is-confusion-around-automation-and-agentic-ai-1a4c33860736
• XenonStack Blog: https://www.xenonstack.com/blog/agentic-ai-automation-agents
• UiPath Overview: https://www.uipath.com/ai/agentic-ai

• Connect with Kevin Carlson: https://kevincarlson.substack.com

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