The "bigger is better" era of AI is hitting a wall. We are in an LLM bubble, characterized by ruinous inference costs and diminishing returns. The future belongs to Agentic AI powered by specialized Small Language Models (SLMs). Think of it as a shift from hiring a single expensive genius to running a highly efficient digital factory. Itβs cheaper, faster, and frankly, the only way to make agents work at scale.
Poisoned data. Malicious LoRAs. Trojan model files. AI attacks are stealthier than everβoften invisible until itβs too late. Hereβs how to catch them before they catch you.
A single AI chatbot breach at Salesloft-Drift exposed data from 700+ companies, including security leaders. The attack shows how AI integrations expand risk, and why controls like IP allow-listing, token security, and monitoring are critical.